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http://www.mapinc.org/pix/xmlpower.gifGuinea-Bissau: Guinea-Bissau: Cocaine's Traffic Hub
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Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov 2009 - GUINEA-BISSAU: COCAINE'S TRAFFIC HUB On the Route From South America to Europe, Unstable Guinea-Bissau Is the Ideal Stop for a Drug Smuggler. The unstable nation, along with other West African countries, makes an ideal stop for cartels smuggling drugs from South America to Europe. Kraft, ScottLos Angeles TimesDrugnews - Guinea-Bissau2009-11-16Guinea-Bissau: How A Tiny African Outpost Became The World's
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The Observer, 09 Mar 2008 - It is the world's fifth poorest country with no prisons and few police. Now this small west African failed state has been targeted by Colombian drug cartels, turning it into a transit hub for the cocaine trade out of Latin America and into Europe. Grant Ferrett and Ed Vulliamy tell the remarkable story of how the cocaine cavalry arrived three years ago and transformed the life of Guinea-Bissau The roads outside the X Club nightspot in Bissau, capital of the world's fifth poorest country, are cracked and pot-holed. They have not been repaired since they were torn up by the tracks of military vehicles during Guinea-Bissau's civil war of the late 1990s. But the cars parked outside - Porsche and Audi four-wheel drives - wouldn't look out of place in the wealthiest quarters of London. Ferrett, GrantThe ObserverDrugnews - Guinea-Bissau2008-03-10Guinea-Bissau: Column: Narco-Poverty
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The Daily Star, 07 Dec 2007 - An unfamiliar country keeps popping up in press reports about drug trafficking: Guinea Bissau. This West African state of 1.5 million people is one of the poorest in the world. Its chief exports? Cashews, shrimp, and cocaine. Cocaine, in a country with no coca bush? That's right. More than four tons of cocaine have been seized in West Africa this year, a 35 percent increase over the haul for 2006. Drugs are also being seized in international waters off the Gulf of Guinea. One reason why this region is becoming a major drug trafficking hub is its location. West Africa is an ideal staging point along the route from South America to the cocaine markets of Europe. Big shipments are hidden on fishing boats and freighters, then broken up into smaller consignments that are sent by fast boats up the coast to Morocco or Spain. Costa, Antonio MariaThe Daily StarDrugnews - Guinea-Bissau2007-12-07More Headlines
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