Thursday, December 4, 2008

New Neighbors

First, they learn to transit the area.

Then, they move in to stay.

Not only in Guinea-Bissau, but in Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Ghana, narco-traffickers are setting up new identities, permanent presences and finding ways to buy off the local authorities.

The Telegraph (UK) has a special report on this in the December 3rd edition.
Almost 18 months after their detention, none has been charged or tried. Commander Daonde Diop, from Senegal's Gendarmerie in Dakar, said they were still in prison and "waiting for a trial".

But officials doubt this explanation. They suspect that all of those arrested simply bought their freedom and disappeared.
T.I.A.

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