In 2011, authorities in Brazil seized 24 tons of cocaine. 27 tons of cocaine was seized in 2010.
90 percent of the cocaine consumed in Brazil is trafficked from Bolivia and Peru.
One percent of the population in Brazil uses cocaine or crack regularly. Brazil is the world’s second biggest consumer of cocaine after the United States.
Source: AFP, “Brazil cracks down on cocaine trafficking,” Google News, August 27, 2012.
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