 By the early 1980s, the islands had become a major center for the drug trade, with 90 percent of all the cocaine entering the United States reportedly passing through the Bahamas.
<fluency>  By the early 1980s, the islands had become a major center for the drug trade, with 90 percent of all the cocaine entering the United States reportedly passing through the Bahamas.
 By the early 1980s, the islands had become a major centre for the drug trade, with 90 percent of all the cocaine entering the United States reportedly passing through the Bahamas.