Carrying a gun being "common", dealing in court with "networks of criminals" and "settling of scores in the street": in French Guiana, the police and magistrates believe that crime is on the rise in the territory, largely in connection with the expansion of cocaine trafficking. "It's the history of the world, it's the history of life, there's a reason why the biggest drug traffickers started out in extremely poor countries," says n overwhelmed lawyer in Cayenne. This video is part of a special report by AFP on "cocaine routes". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES