Drug trafficking in Lake Chad region generates $400bn annually, says UNODC official

Ousmane Touré, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) country representative for Nigeria, says drug trafficking generates an estimated $400 billion annually for criminal networks operating across the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin regions. Touré spoke at a panel session on curbing illicit drug trafficking and drug abuse to prevent violent extremism at […]