Story Publication logo September 25, 2009

Narco State

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An international network led by Latin American drug cartels and the Lebanese Islamist group...

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Marco Vernaschi - West Africa's New Achilles' Heel

Since 2007, Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony and one of the poorest nations in the world, has become the new hub for cocaine trafficking in Africa. Drug cartels from South America and the voracious appetite for cocaine in Europe have transformed this tiny country into a living hell.

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