Shift in Trafficking Routes: By the 2000s, the dominance of Mexican cartels in the U.S. cocaine trade shifted more smuggling activities to the southern border. This shift reduced the volume of drugs passing through Florida, although it remained an important trafficking hub, especially for Dominican traffickers
International Pressure and Policies: The U.S. government implemented various policies and initiatives to combat drug trafficking, including the War on Drugs and the Merida Initiative, which provided support to Mexico and Central American countries to enhance their law enforcement capabilities