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Drug Trafficking: 1900 to Present: South, Central, and West Asia
The Golden Crescent, an area comprising parts of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, is the world's leading opium poppy cultivation zone, fueling regional drug trafficking in opiates such as heroin. Geographic conditions, limited economic alternatives, poverty, and corruption have ...
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