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East African drug trade refers to the sale and trafficking of illegal drugs that take place in East African countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia, and Ethiopia. . The most prevalent types of drugs traded in East Africa are heroin, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, and khat, all of which are strictly prohibited in East African countri
Pages in category "Illegal drug trade in Africa" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... East African drug trade; M. Drug trafficking in ...
Many of the countries in East Africa affected by drug trafficking along the southern route have high poverty levels, poor governance and security challenges. [24] This is exacerbated by ongoing tensions and conflicts within the region, making these states especially vulnerable to organised crime and the threat of exploitation that these ...
Hezbollah is known to be involved in the Cocaine trade, [40] and the Hashish trade. [41] Hezbollah uses the drug trade as well as other "criminal enterprises" to fund its military excursions in Lebanon, [42] [43] while some of their funds go to education and health assistance for the poor. [44]
Tareck El Aissami, the former Venezuelan vice president who was paraded as a trophy this week in the country’s latest anti-corruption drive, was until recently one of the most powerful and ...
The illegal drug trade, drug trafficking, or narcotrafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license , of many types of drugs through the use of drug prohibition laws .
Many young people in West and Central Africa have become addicted to drugs with between 5.2% and 13.5% using cannabis, the most widely used illicit substance on the continent, according to the ...
Conventional thinking on drugs, conflict and development isn’t working – here's why. In the world's forgotten borderlands, the drug trade helps people survive – but at a cost Skip to main ...