Africa’s main drug smuggling seaports
For as long as I can remember, African countries have been calling for stronger regional cooperation to tackle drug trafficking through the continent’s seaports amid growing threats of international drug trafficking.Africa, like any other continent in the world, has experienced an increase in illicit drug trafficking through sea routes. African countries have to strengthen their joint efforts to tackle the issue.There is urgent need at strengthening efforts to curb drug trafficking in the region and countries should also aim at strengthening regional cooperation to stop drug trafficking in the region and manifest Africa’s strong commitment to fighting drugs.Authorities have for many years reiterated that drug smuggling in the region, especially in West Africa, had become an "emergency" that requires transnational collaboration between relevant officials in order to fight drug networks. In 2015 alone, drugs worth more than $300 million were seized from shipping containers e