Not coco-puffs. Not coca-cola. Not cocoyea broom sticks. Not Cocorite. Not cocoa butter. But 130,000 pounds of that South American Tony Montana was seized last year in the Caribbean Sea by the United States Customs and Border Protection. They revealed this in their 2015 end of year annual report yesterday.

That 130,000 pounds represents only what was seized and is no where near the total amount. 130, 000 pounds is what Charlie Sheen feeds his goldfish. That total seized by the United States CBP is muy muy muy pequeño, just tha tip of the iceberg. The Caribbean’s strategic location–especially Trinidad which is practically a broken puzzle piece off of Venezuela–makes it the ideal middleman between the producers in South America and the consumers in North America and Europe.

The Narco business is big mula. And when big mula is messed with there is an increase in the murder rate. We in the Caribbean are the gateway and the gate keepers to the flow of drugs. If this flow of drugs was regulated and legalized, it would be more transparent and a lot of the players, mainly the corrupted authorities who strike underhand deals and profit from the trade remaining illegal, would be held accountable…just food for thought.