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“ West Africa is now on the verge of becoming a source of drugs, not only a transit area ”
Drugs threaten stability in Guinea-Bissau
United Press International
“ The focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan is welcome, but we need to widen the scope to Iran and Central Asia as well ”
Afghan opium activities down, U.N. says
United Press International
“ At a time of pessimism about the situation in Afghanistan, these results are a welcome piece of good news and demonstrate that progress is possible ”
Afghan opium activities down, U.N. says
United Press International
“ A marriage of convenience between insurgents and criminal groups is spawning narco-cartels in Afghanistan linked to the Taliban ”
Afghan opium activities down, U.N. says
United Press International
“ West Africa has everything that criminals need: resources, a strategic location, weak governance and an endless source of foot soldiers who see few viable alternatives to a life of crime ”
U.N.: West Africa awash in contraband
United Press International
“ The more opium is seized in Afghanistan's neighborhood, the less heroin on the streets of Europe, and vice versa, the less heroin is consumed in the West, the more stability there will be in West Asia ”
U.N. cautions against legalizing drugs
United Press International
“ Working together does not mean surrendering sovereignty; it means defending it ”
Organized crime is growing global threat
United Press International
“ Rising opium prices increase the risk that farmers may revert to illicit crops ”
Opium production falls in Golden Triangle
United Press International
“ Urban violence in the United States, biker gangs in Canada, violence and kidnapping in Mexico, pandillas and maras in Central America, thugs in the Caribbean, gangs in Brazilian shanty-towns, insurgency in Colombia; in every case there is a connection to drugs ”
Drug trade called greatest security threat
United Press International
“ In the past, Iraq's national wealth was stolen, its public assets were squandered, and its common wealth was dished out to cronies of the regime. The anti-corruption system needs a complete overhaul ”
U.N. starts anti-corruption agenda in Iraq
United Press International
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