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In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the drug trade in West Africa rapidly expanded amid dramatic increases in US and European demand for cocaine, cannabis, and other drugs. This resulted in the expansion of two distinct trade routes, both of which went through West Africa. One route exported domestically produced cannabis from West Africa to South Africa, Europe, and Asia. The other trade route moved cocaine from Latin America and heroin from Afghanistan and Southeast Asia to Europe and the United States. In both of these routes, drug traffickers took advantage of trading networks created by Malian and Berber traders in colonial times to move drugs through the region, as well as West Africa's broader geographical location as an intermediate stop from Latin America and Southwest Asia to Euro

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  • Tráfico de drogas en África Occidental (es)
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  • A finales de la década de 1950 e inicios de la década de 1960, el tráfico de drogas en África occidental se expandió rápidamente a medida que la demanda de cocaína, cannabis y otras drogas de los Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea aumentó dramáticamente. Esto dio lugar a la expansión de dos rutas comerciales distintas, que atravesaron África Occidental. Una ruta exportó cannabis producido en el país desde África occidental a Sudáfrica, Europa y Asia. La otra ruta comercial trasladó cocaína desde América Latina y heroína desde Afganistán y el sudeste asiático a Europa y Estados Unidos. En ambas rutas, los narcotraficantes aprovecharon las redes comerciales creadas por comerciantes malienses y bereberes en la época colonial para mover las drogas a través de la región y la ubicación geográfica (es)
  • In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the drug trade in West Africa rapidly expanded amid dramatic increases in US and European demand for cocaine, cannabis, and other drugs. This resulted in the expansion of two distinct trade routes, both of which went through West Africa. One route exported domestically produced cannabis from West Africa to South Africa, Europe, and Asia. The other trade route moved cocaine from Latin America and heroin from Afghanistan and Southeast Asia to Europe and the United States. In both of these routes, drug traffickers took advantage of trading networks created by Malian and Berber traders in colonial times to move drugs through the region, as well as West Africa's broader geographical location as an intermediate stop from Latin America and Southwest Asia to Euro (en)
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  • In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the drug trade in West Africa rapidly expanded amid dramatic increases in US and European demand for cocaine, cannabis, and other drugs. This resulted in the expansion of two distinct trade routes, both of which went through West Africa. One route exported domestically produced cannabis from West Africa to South Africa, Europe, and Asia. The other trade route moved cocaine from Latin America and heroin from Afghanistan and Southeast Asia to Europe and the United States. In both of these routes, drug traffickers took advantage of trading networks created by Malian and Berber traders in colonial times to move drugs through the region, as well as West Africa's broader geographical location as an intermediate stop from Latin America and Southwest Asia to Europe and the United States. This was due in part to West Africa's badly policed borders, endemic corruption, and economic inequalities. At first, the drugs were only smuggled in small quantities; but as time progressed and the demand for drugs kept rising, countries in West Africa — notably Nigeria, Ghana, and Guinea-Bissau — were entrusted with cocaine loads as large as 135 to 145 tonnes (according to the UNODC). Since then West Africa has become a key component of the drug trading world, with increase in both variety and number of drugs trafficked through West Africa, and the expansion of the drug trade from West Africa to other parts of the continent. International pressure and prioritization by regional governments has fuelled the rise of drug control organizations in many West African countries, shifting the focal point of political, economic, and social domestic action. (en)
  • A finales de la década de 1950 e inicios de la década de 1960, el tráfico de drogas en África occidental se expandió rápidamente a medida que la demanda de cocaína, cannabis y otras drogas de los Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea aumentó dramáticamente. Esto dio lugar a la expansión de dos rutas comerciales distintas, que atravesaron África Occidental. Una ruta exportó cannabis producido en el país desde África occidental a Sudáfrica, Europa y Asia. La otra ruta comercial trasladó cocaína desde América Latina y heroína desde Afganistán y el sudeste asiático a Europa y Estados Unidos. En ambas rutas, los narcotraficantes aprovecharon las redes comerciales creadas por comerciantes malienses y bereberes en la época colonial para mover las drogas a través de la región y la ubicación geográfica más amplia de África occidental como una parada intermedia desde América Latina y el suroeste de Asia hasta Europa y Estados Unidos.​ Esto se debió en parte a las fronteras mal vigiladas de África occidental, la corrupción endémica y las desigualdades económicas.​ Al principio, las drogas solo se introducían de contrabando en pequeñas cantidades, pero a medida que pasaba el tiempo y la demanda de drogas seguía aumentando, los países de África occidental, específicamente Nigeria, Ghana y Guinea-Bissau, recibieron cargas de cocaína tan grandes como 135 a 145 toneladas (según la UNODC). Desde entonces, África Occidental se ha convertido en un componente clave del mundo del tráfico de drogas,​ con el aumento en la variedad y el número de drogas traficadas a través de la región y la expansión del tráfico de drogas desde África Occidental a otras partes del continente. La presión internacional y la priorización por parte de los gobiernos regionales ha impulsado el surgimiento de organizaciones de control de drogas en muchos países de África Occidental, cambiando el punto focal de la acción doméstica política, económica y social. (es)
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