Cocaine in the Sahel: A Troubling Trend on Two Wheels The recent takedown of an international cocaine trafficking ring in Nigeria highlights the complex web of routes used by illicit traders.
What's striking about this story is not just the scope of the operation but also the role motorcycles play in ferrying these substances across the continent.
Nigeria's Drug Enforcement Agency has been at the forefront of efforts to disrupt international trafficking networks, but the use of motorcycles as a key mode of transportation underscores a growing trend.