New drug trail sees Puerto Rico's death toll skyrocket

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Mon, 26 Sep 2011 6:33p.m.

The murder rate on the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico is rocketing as Colombian drug lords open a new drug trail.

Around three-quarters of the murders on Puerto Rico are now drugs-related after cocaine bound for America started getting sent through the US Commonwealth rather than Mexico.

CBS's Kelly Cobiella reports.

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