Drug corridor

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A drug corridor is a commonly used drug trafficking route that allows for the flow of illicit drugs . The term is often used as a reference to common drug trafficking routes that often flow through major cities.{{Cite web |title=Drug trafficking |url=https://www.unodc.org/unodc/drug-trafficking/index.html#:~:text=Drug%20trafficking%20is%20a%20global,subject%20to%20drug%20prohibition%20laws. |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=United Nations : Office on Drugs and Crime |language=en}} There are no definite drug corridors, but rather a series of connected networks which span across the globe. Drug corridors are reported to have a growing impact on drug use and associated crime along routes drug traffickers are known to travel.Homicide Research Working Group Annual Symposium Proceedings, (2012). Retrieved 24 March 2022, from https://hrwg1991.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/proceedings_2012.pdf#page=27 One well known drug corridor in the Americas is the Trans-American Corridor.