Subtitle
via Africa
Publication Name
EUISS ISSUE Alerts
Volume, number, page
3, pp.1-2
Year of Publication
2016
Editor(s)
EUISS
Organization Name
European Union Institute for Security Studies
Acronym
EUISS
Publisher
EUISS
City
Paris
Country of Publication
France
Full Date
January 2016
ISBN or ISSN
978-92-9198-377-3
Considered Countries
Colombia
Brazil
Venezuela
Nigeria
Guinea-Bissau
Ghana
Category
Official Documents
Keyword(s)
Social affairs
Drug traffic
Cocaine
Drug Policy
Latin America
Foreign Policy
European Security
Organized Crime
Police cooperation
Fight against crime
Africa
Abstract
The growing consumer market for illicit substances in Europe also poses challenges for West Africa. This Alert shows how its optimal geographical location is turning it into a hotbed for smuggling networks operating out of Latin America.
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