Iranian Heroin Processing
Gigantic increases in the volumes of seized heroin derived from Afghan and Pakistani opium, processed in Iran, and headed for Azerbaijan (and presumably onward to Russia) have been observed in the...
View ArticleAfghan Government Protection of Heroin Traffickers
A diplomatic cable was sent in August 2009 detailing concerns the United States had with the embrace of the drug trade by the highest levels of the Afghan government. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and...
View ArticleHeroin Will Bring Us Together
When it comes to organized crime in the Middle East, everyone seems to manage to get along as long as the money keeps flowing. 21. (SBU) The profit motive serves as a great unifier among Israel’s...
View ArticleDrug Trafficking in Mozambique
A cable was sent in November of 2009 from the US Embassy in Maputo detailing the increasing problems Mozambique was experiencing with drug trafficking. The diplomat described how “porous borders, lack...
View ArticleCasablanca’s Cafe Culture
A diplomatic cable was sent in May 2008 from Casablanca describing external, internal, and underground sources of wealth in Morocco. Most Casablancans acknowledge that at least some of Casablanca’s...
View ArticleAfghan Heroin and Supply Side Economics
A diplomatic cable sent in September of 2009 describes a speech given by Executive Director of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Antonio Maria Costa, briefing NATO on the results of the 2009...
View ArticleGuinean Cocaine Seizure Goes Down in Flames
DATE: 2008-03-06 14:02:00 CLASSIFICATION: SECRET ORIGIN: Embassy Conakry SUBJECT: SEIZED DRUGS FINALLY INCINERATED…OR WERE THEY? SUMMARY: On April 11, 2008, Guinean police seized a shipment of...
View Article2003 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report – The Netherlands
Summary The Netherlands continues to be a significant transit point for drugs entering Europe (especially cocaine), an important producer and exporter of synthetic drugs (particularly Ecstasy and...
View ArticleMissing Kenyan Cocaine Arrives in England
Summary [Kenyan] Attorney General Wako offers inconsistent, unconvincing explanations of why more than one ton of cocaine held by the Government of Kenya for over a year cannot yet be destroyed....
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