Guinea-Bissau: World's First Narco-State

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Since about 2005, West African nation of Guinea-Bissau has become a key hub for drug traffickers who move cocaine from South America to Europe. The country's extreme poverty, corrupt bureaucracy and relative proximity to South America — only five days by boat — make it especially vulnerable to the cartels that control the flow of the drug.

• Life on the Streets of Guinea-Bissau