Sentence examples for the flow of narcotics from inspiring English sources

Trying to stop the flow of narcotics is akin to the legendary Sisyphus futilely pushing a boulder uphill, says Fernando Carrera, Guatemala's foreign minister.

Like the other former Soviet republics on the drug route dubbed the New Silk Road, Tajikistan lacks the resources to combat the flow of narcotics from neighboring Afghanistan en route to Russia and Western Europe.

The flow of narcotics across the border never diminished significantly, and, as cartels like Sinaloa and the Zetas vanquished smaller competitors, they consolidated territorial control, growing more powerful and more grotesque in the process.

The plan is skewed toward using military force to shut down the drug trade in Colombia, an approach that could entangle American troops in that nation's protracted civil war while doing little to stem the flow of narcotics north.

Mr. Putin seems willing to undertake a significant collaboration with the Bush administration on everything from controlling the flow of narcotics to taking stronger measures to undermine the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan.

However, allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to handle drug investigations at our borders, where it already has a significant presence, would greatly strengthen our efforts to stop the flow of narcotics that fuels the drug violence both here and in Mexico.

Two government reports released Wednesday show that billions of dollars spent on anti-drug efforts in Latin America have failed to curb the flow of illegal narcotics into the U.S. To escalate: China has accused Vietnam of "gravely violating" its sovereignty in a continued dispute over waters in the South China Sea.

Even as the Turkish state militarizes border security and gets a handle on gasoline smuggling, the unrelenting flow of narcotics, foreign fighters, and illicit funds across the Syrian border are a persistent threat to international security and will remain so as long as the conflict to Turkey's south smolders.

The frustration with current drug policy — with its high costs, death tolls in the tens of thousands across the Americas and persistent heavy flow of narcotics — is very real.

But unfortunately, we see a big flow of narcotics, illegal taxi services, physical abuse and rapes.

Economic liberalization, narcotics traffic, and the flow of immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border were also major concerns.