West Africa as a Hub for Global Cocaine Trafficking
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As part of a comprehensive anti-drug operation, former Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor was arrested for her alleged links to an “international drug trafficking network”.
West Africa has in recent years become a privileged passage for traffickers, who pass the drug from producing South America to Europe where the juicy cocaine market has exploded. To the point that drug trafficking is now the "greatest threat" to Liberia, President Joseph Boakai estimated in August in a speech to the nation after several seizures of magnitude. As part of a large-scale operation against drug trafficking, a former vice-president of…
West Africa, a new hub of global cocaine trafficking
Dozens of cocaine packages piled up, weighing in at four tonnes and valued at $317 million -- the seizure by Liberian police in July was a stark symbol of west Africa's expanding role in the global cocaine trade.
Stark symbol: West Africa, a new hub of global cocaine trafficking
Ghana cannot be a transit point for cocaine—Ras Mubarak expresses worry
Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has expressed his disgust at recent cocaine busts from Ghana. He believes it’s becoming a worrying feature and soils the hard-won reputation of the West African country. In a social media post reacting to the cocaine bust in Spain, the former legislator said “This is embarrassing. We […]
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