Guinea-Bissau: World's First Narco-State

Mob Scene

Although the authorities insist that they want to tackle drug trafficking, they lack the necessary resources.
Marco Vernaschi / Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Mob Scene
Although the authorities insist that they want to tackle drug trafficking, they lack the necessary resources. There are almost no ships to patrol the coastline, and with few cars, little gas and no handcuffs or phones, the police are hard-pressed to keep order. Here, an officer tries to control a protest in the aftermath of Vieira's killing.

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