Iraqi Drug Trafficking
Reuters –
Officials at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs are concerned about a noticeable increase in drug trafficking and drug addiction, especially following the seizure of large quantities of “class A” narcotics by police.
…Based on investigations in Kerbala and Baghdad, drugs are coming in from Afghanistan through Iran, creating what local officials are calling a major new drug route to neighbouring countries and Europe. Afghanistan is said to supply almost 90 percent of the world’s opium, from which heroine is derived.
Drugs offer a great return on investment due exorborant markup, a steady demand, and little hope for decline of said demand when “…the lack of specialised centres for the treatment of drug addiction…” is taken into account.
We are witnessing more mainstream black globalization creep into Iraq. This globalization originally only involved flows of insurgents and materials to make them more efficient at their tasksets. That market is saturated. Now we are seeing these guerrillas increase their connectivity with the illicit economy to garner more power than their peers.
-Shlok
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