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Afghanistan produces 90 per cent of the world's opium, as well as a large amount of marijuana. AFP
Afghanistan produces 90 per cent of the world's opium, as well as a large amount of marijuana. AFP
Drug cartels using GCC as gateway for illegal trade
The UAE’s major air and sea ports are seen as a channel from Afghanistan and Syria to drug users here and in Europe and as far away as the US.
Caline Malek
June 10, 2017