Drug prohibition results in the corruption of governments, militaries, etc. all over the world. Guinea-Bissau's ailing infrastructure, weak political institutions and powerful and corrupt military has made it a favorite transit country with Latin American drug lords. Drug traffickers bring cocaine through the tiny West African state and smuggle it onwards through local networks to valuable consumer markets in Europe.
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