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    David,

    I don't care what foreign policy pundits say, but nabbing a serving African president to face a drugs trial in the US (like Noriega) is not a good mood.

    There are several leaders in West Africa, most are SOBs - and they know it. The US cannot simply invade all of them and bring them to justice, they will oppose this and the US also needs their cooperation.

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    The first comprehensive account if the situation in Guinea-Bissau I've seen, by a group of blog reporters, partly based on the recently published US court documents:http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/0...y-allegations/
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    David,

    You know we have meth labs in Lagos now?

    I'm told the meth is for export.

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    King Jaja,

    Meth labs in Nigeria, even if for export, is a bad sign. I rely on the anecdotes given to me when out with US LE a few years ago in Montana. To my knowledge 'meth' is virtually unknown here in the UK. Is South Africa the market for the producers?
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    It is VERY serious, FIVE labs have been discovered JUST THIS YEAR.

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    Authorities in Lagos have discovered the fifth illegal methamphetamine production centre in just one year, deepening fears Nigeria is a narcotics hub and part of a worldwide network.

    The anti-drugs agency says the West African country is producing meth on a large scale.

    The highly addictive drug is known by several names, including meth, ice and crystal. It is usually injected, but it can also be smoked or inhaled.

    Mild doses can increase alertness and concentration, but high doses can cause psychological problems including paranoia and hallucinations.

    Nigeria used to be a transit point through which illegal drugs from Mexico passed on their way to Europe.

    Mitchell Ofojeyu, a spokesman for the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, said: "They have an international network because they're bringing in Bolivians into West Africa to produce Methamphetamine; [it] shows the synergy the drug cells in West Africa have with their counterparts in other regions of the world."
    http://www.aljazeera.com/video/afric...354435412.html

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    Default There is hope for Guinea-Bissau?

    Hope, good intentions, internal and external pressure on this 'narco-state' have resulted in:
    Political, military, and civil society leaders have agreed on a new transition deal, according to which elections should be held by November this year, a new head of the national election commission appointed, and a new, more inclusive, interim government formed.
    Link:http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?...70377511&uid=1
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    A Reuters report on West African piracy, which lays much of the blame on Nigerian gangs, as illustrated by this passage:
    Nigerian pirates can make in 10 days what Somalis make in 10 months....It's easier to offload oil to the local black market than negotiate ransom with foreign ship owners.
    The usual references to greater regional co-operation, with external (EU) funding for coastguard training. When as a speaker at IISS last week remarked:
    The main OCG is the state.
    Another contributor pointed to the huge diversion under-way in Nigeria of oil, which can only be explained by systematic and widespread collusion, including purchases by the international oil companies. IIRC 10% of production was missing.

    Link To Reuters:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...0BIAJ520130529

    Link to IISS talk on West African crime and development:http://www.iiss.org/en/events/events...velopment-98fd
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