What's the effect of illegal drug traffic in Nicaragua?
Mike Cobb - ECI Development
Nicaragua is certainly a thoroughfare for drugs bound to the US from South America, as are all nations physically located in-between the supply and demand, and illegal drugs are available in Nicaragua. However, the gang violence that has affected other countries in the region is noticeably absent here.
Nicaragua is certainly a thoroughfare for drugs bound to the US from South America, as are all nations physically located in-between the supply and demand, and illegal drugs are available in Nicaragua. However, the gang violence that has affected other countries in the region is noticeably absent here.
Posted January 19, 2014
Blue van Doorninck - Rancho Chilamate Horseback Adventures & Guest Ranch
Illegal drug trafficking in Nicaragua does not have any effect in my day-to-day life, but I have heard of it.
Illegal drug trafficking in Nicaragua does not have any effect in my day-to-day life, but I have heard of it.
Posted October 7, 2014
Jeffrey Soderlind - Horizon Group
The effect of illegal drug traffic in Nicaragua is very seldom experienced in the normal, day-to-day expat life. Central America is definitely the gateway north for South American drug trafficking, however, Nicaragua boasts a "Zero Tolerance Policy" and has confiscated more illegal drugs than any other Central American country.
The effect of illegal drug traffic in Nicaragua is very seldom experienced in the normal, day-to-day expat life. Central America is definitely the gateway north for South American drug trafficking, however, Nicaragua boasts a "Zero Tolerance Policy" and has confiscated more illegal drugs than any other Central American country.
Posted October 21, 2014
Darrell Bushnell
Nicaragua has the least issue of illegal drug trafficking of any Central American country and probably even any South American country. The Nicaraguan government is extremely pro-family and anti-drugs, so we do not have any of the gangs that are known in Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador, or Guatemala. As expats, we haven’t seen much illegal drug trafficking here in Nicaragua. Since Nicaragua is a poor country, a lot of people just cannot afford to do drugs.
Nicaragua has the least issue of illegal drug trafficking of any Central American country and probably even any South American country. The Nicaraguan government is extremely pro-family and anti-drugs, so we do not have any of the gangs that are known in Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador, or Guatemala. As expats, we haven’t seen much illegal drug trafficking here in Nicaragua. Since Nicaragua is a poor country, a lot of people just cannot afford to do drugs.
Posted October 28, 2014
Joseph Bowersmith
Illegal drug use (not trafficking) is one of the main reasons I stayed away from San Juan del Sur, because San Juan del Sur is a well-known location for anyone who’s into that type of lifestyle. I visited San Juan del Sur once with a family and you couldn't walk two or three blocks on the beach without somebody stopping you and saying, "Hey you wanna buy [this]?” or, “You wanna buy [that]?" It’s definitely not my type of place. There are drug issues up...Illegal drug use (not trafficking) is one of the main reasons I stayed away from San Juan del Sur, because San Juan del Sur is a well-known location for anyone who’s into that type of lifestyle. I visited San Juan del Sur once with a family and you couldn't walk two or three blocks on the beach without somebody stopping you and saying, "Hey you wanna buy [this]?” or, “You wanna buy [that]?" It’s definitely not my type of place. There are drug issues up in our area in Jinotega as well. Just recently, the police busted a whole busload of people coming down from the mountains who were carrying marijuana to take down to Managua to sell.I hear more stories regarding drug trafficking taking place on the east coast (or the Caribbean coast) of Nicaragua, where drugs are run by cigar boats. That’s what they call the “White Lobster Trade.” Just to be clear, a typical expat or even a tourist would not be affected by what takes place on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. The reason is that all of the major cities in Nicaragua are on the Pacific Side, and the major population centers and all the expats places like San Juan del Sur, Managua, Granada, Leon, Jinotega, Matagalpa, etc., are all the Pacific side, which is the Spanish side. On the other hand, the Caribbean side was originally British, and there’s still quite a bit of English spoken there. It is on the Caribbean side that there is the vast bulk of drug trafficking.
(Henry Morgan, notorious during the golden age of piracy in Nicaragua, pictured.)
Posted August 17, 2015