Pacific island nations swamped by global drug trade

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 16, 2024 2:18 pm

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A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP.

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