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Nov 2021
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West Africa's Cocaine Empire: Guinea Bis...

The Underworld Podcast
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Does any country deserve the title of narco-state more than tiny Guinea-Bissau? The West African nation has become the beating heart of the global cocaine trade, with political leaders serving as little more than pawns in a trade that transformed its cashew coast into a gangster’s paradise. And it doesn’t even have any proper prisons! We explore street fight ... Show More
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