1、 4825 Mark Center Drive,Alexandria,VA 22311-1850 703-824-2000 a.org Workshop on Narcotics-Trafficking and Political Instability in West Africa May 27,2009 Alexandria,VA Rapporteur:Melissa Henton On May 27,2009,CNAs Center for Strategic Studies organized a workshop designed to identify new and emergi
2、ng threats associated with the increased flow of cocaine from South America to Europe via West African transit routes and explore options for stemming the flow of drugs through the region.Panelists and workshop participants,drawn from the U.S.Gov-ernment,European counterpart organizations,and the an
3、alytic community,brought extensive knowledge of the region and functional expertise in counter-narcotics operations to the day-long discussion.Background Regrettably,illegal drug trafficking in West Africa has been around for a long time.Why de-vote increased attention to the issue now?Workshop part
4、icipants were in agreement on the issue the size and number of seizures are the difference.The movement of cocaine from South America to West Africa for onward transit to European markets has grown dramati-cally since 2002.Estimates are that somewhere from 35%to 50%of the cocaine destined for non-U.
