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The majority of routes used by illicit drug traffickers to\u00a0 smuggle cocaine in Africa are in Nigeria, a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)<\/a> has shown.<\/p>\n

According to the report, Nigerian market tops the list of cocaine smuggling regions in Africa.<\/p>\n

In The Global Report on Cocaine 2023 released on Thursday, the UN agency said the steep growth in supply has been matched by a similar swell in demand.<\/p>\n

It said Nigerian traffickers often work in collaboration with their compatriots in other countries, particularly members of \u201ccult groups\u201d in European destination countries and those operating in Brazil.<\/p>\n

The report noted that the role of Nigerians, however, is relatively important at mid-level and dealer levels rather than large-scale trafficking.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on aggregate reporting to UNODC, by Nigeria and other countries, on the main cocaine trafficking routes during 2018-2021, trafficking of cocaine was reported from Nigeria to 20 countries or territories, including countries within the subregion (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Senegal, Liberia), transit countries in Africa (Algeria, Ethiopia, Morocco), and countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region (Australia, China, Hong Kong, China, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka), in the Near and Middle East\/ South-West Asia (Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates) and in Europe (Turkiye, United Kingdom),\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n

\u201cCocaine arrives in Nigeria via a variety of channels including bulk carrier vessels arriving at seaports such as Apapa, Tincan Island, and Onne: passenger flights into airports such as those of Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, and Kano: across land borders at various locations, including Seme (on the border with Benin) and llela (on the border with
\nNiger); and via parcels delivered by courier companies or postal services.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most prominent departure country for cocaine reaching Nigeria is Brazil. Thus, despite the established and
\nwell-connected presence of Nigerian traffickers within an international network of actors and counterparts trafficking cocaine (and other drugs), notably with regard to trafficking by air, in view of the available seizure data, it is plausible that the volume of cocaine transiting Nigerian territory is a relatively modest share of the quantities reaching West and Central Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt should however be borne in mind that Nigerian traffickers are also active in neighbouring countries as well as North Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morocco is second to Nigeria in the African drug trafficking market.<\/p>\n

Ghada Waly, UNODC executive director, warned that the potential for the cocaine market to expand in Africa is a \u201cdangerous reality\u201d and urged governments to closely examine the report\u2019s findings and determine how the threats can be met with solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The majority of routes used by illicit drug traffickers to\u00a0 smuggle cocaine in Africa are in Nigeria, a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has shown. According to the report, Nigerian market tops the list of cocaine smuggling regions in Africa. 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