Drug economy growing rapidly in East Africa

East Africa is no longer just a convenient transit point for hard drugs to the developed world. More and more East Africans are getting high, though mostly on the cheaper cannabis – turning the region into a large and profitable market for illicit drugs…

…As authorities fall behind on modernising anti-drug laws, intelligence and enforcement, an integrated regional drug economy is starting to emerge. This economy has a well-organised value chain of producers, traffickers, middlemen and street level retailers, The East African reports, citing the latest report from the meeting of heads of anti-narcotic enforcement agencies of the East African Communities.