南太平洋的贩毒活动增加,剥削了边远国家,导致吸毒成瘾率上升。 Drug trafficking increases in South Pacific, exploiting remote nations, and causing higher addiction rates.

毒品贩运在南太平洋呈上升趋势,卡特尔利用斐济和汤加等边远国家作为麻醉品过境点。 Drug trafficking is on the rise in the South Pacific, with cartels exploiting remote nations like Fiji and Tonga as transit points for narcotics. 这些岛屿位于基本上未受监测的海洋航线沿线,为从拉丁美洲运送可卡因以及从亚洲运送甲基安非他明和类阿片提供了便利。 Positioned along largely unmonitored ocean routes, these islands facilitate the shipment of cocaine from Latin America and methamphetamines and opioids from Asia. 据警察和联合国官员称,毒品的流入导致在严重犯罪一度罕见的社区,吸毒成瘾率上升。 This influx of drugs is leading to increased addiction rates in communities where serious crime was once uncommon, according to police and UN officials.