Narco-state
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Narco-state (also narco-capitalism or narco-economy is a political and economic term applied to states where policies are seen to collude and cooperate with the illegal drug trade. It has been argued that Tajikistan in the 2000s qualified as a narco-state in the Journal of Drug Issues. Guinea-Bissau, in West Africa, has been called a narco-state due to government officials often being bribed by traffickers to ignore the illegal trade. Colombian drug cartels used the West African coast as Jamaica and Panama increased policing. The Guardian noted Guinea-Bissau's lack of prisons, few police, and poverty attracted the traffickers. An article in Foreign Policy questioned the effectiveness of money from the United States, the European Union and the United Nations designated to combat the illegal trade.
See also
- Crack epidemic
- Failed state
- Opium War
- Mexican Drug War
- Philippine Drug War
- Narco-submarine
- Narco-
- War on Drugs
- Rogue state
- Corruption
- Kleptocracy
- Mafia state
- Illegal drug trade
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