Difference between revisions of "Guinea-Bissau"
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| − | '''Guinea-Bissau''' is a [[nation state]] in [[Africa]]. It was been termed a "[[narco-state]]". | + | '''Guinea-Bissau''' is a [[nation state]] in [[Africa]]. It was been termed a "[[narco-state]]" due to the importance of it role as a hud for illegal [[cocaine]] [[drug smuggling|smuggling]]. |
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| + | {{QB|On March 9, Guinea-Bissau recorded its biggest [[cocaine]] bust yet after discovering almost 800 kilograms (1,764 pounds) of the narcotic in a fish truck bound for Mali. Four people were arrested, including an adviser to the speaker of Niger’s national assembly who’s suspected of working for a businessman with links to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, known by its acronym AQIM, according to [[Domingos Correia]], deputy national director of the judicial police.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-13/record-cocaine-busts-mark-west-africa-s-comeback-as-transit-hub</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 13:59, 18 May 2019
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| Location | Africa |
| Leader | President of Guinea-Bissau |
| Type | nation state |
| Member of | African Union, La Francophonie, Organisation of African Unity, UN |
Guinea-Bissau is a nation state in Africa. It was been termed a "narco-state" due to the importance of it role as a hud for illegal cocaine smuggling.
Cocaine transit hub
On March 9, Guinea-Bissau recorded its biggest cocaine bust yet after discovering almost 800 kilograms (1,764 pounds) of the narcotic in a fish truck bound for Mali. Four people were arrested, including an adviser to the speaker of Niger’s national assembly who’s suspected of working for a businessman with links to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, known by its acronym AQIM, according to Domingos Correia, deputy national director of the judicial police.[1]
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