The number of drugs being smuggled into the United States continues to increase.
Cocaine is one of the principle drugs being smuggled into the country.
Most of it is processed in South America and distributed by the powerful cartels. The cartels are large, highly structured organizations that use their wealth and power to corrupt the law and government officials who try to stop their operations. Crack is a form of smokeable cocaine that has become a serious public health problem. Its lower cost makes it much more accessible and at the same time, it is much more physically and psychologically damaging than cocaine. It is second only to cocaine in the number of addicts.