Global drug trade fuels instability in coup hit Guinea-Bissau

DAKAR: Corruption, instability and poverty have opened the door to powerful narcotics traffickers in Guinea-Bissau, where the military justified this week’s coup by alleging “drug barons” were plotting against the state. Wednesday’s military takeover cast a harsh light on how the murky links between traffickers, politicians and officials deepen political turmoil in the coup-prone West African nation.

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