Tuesday, 25 June 2019

The Pacific is in danger of becoming a semi-narco region

Caught in the middle of a drug trafficking route, island countries are in danger of falling under the control of drug cartels

Four years ago I stood in front of a top level security conference and warned that we have just a few years to get on top of the problem of drugs being trafficked through the Pacific region or it could turn into a semi-narco region, controlled by criminal syndicates.

In the four years since I gave that speech, things have gotten worse.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2XsTU13

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