>In Sierra Leone, a major cocaine-trafficking prosecution was almost upended by the attorney general’s attempt to solicit $2.5 million in bribes.
Are we caring about crackheads in that half a**ed 5th world country?
No but it just goes to show how far the DEA’s tentacles have reached.
I don’t think Sierra Leone grows cocaine- nor is it the likely end destination- apparently it is a connection between some South American cocaine-growing country such as Venezuela and other places, such as Europe, where the crackheads are. Sierra Leone is a diamond source though. What is likely going on is we have gotten so good at tracing money that terrorists and criminals are more dependent than ever on laundering their finds using drugs and diamonds as “money.”