Turks and Caicos engulfed by gang warfare, says Foreign Office report

Exclusive: Police in British overseas territory known for beautiful beaches said to have been overwhelmed by extreme violence

With sweeping beaches and turquoise waters, the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British territory in the Caribbean, are best known as one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in the world.

But an internal Foreign Office investigation seen by the Guardian lays bare the extent to which the islands were engulfed by extreme violence last year amid a turf war for control of drug trafficking routes.