Remnants of Wagner Group Run Drug Empire in Central African Republic

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Wagner Group mercenaries have built a massive drug empire in the Central African Republic (CAR) centered on the smuggling and sale of tramadol, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). According to the newspaper, some five hundred Wagner mercenaries remain in the CAR, led by Pavel Prigozhin, the son of founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Supplanted by Africa Corps on the continent since the death of its founder, Evgueni Prigojine, the group of Russian mercenaries Wagner continues and diversifys its operations in the Central African Republic, where it has been present since 2018. Notably by using tramadol, used as a cocaine of the poor, describes