Drug cartels are expanding their sophisticated operations in Kenya, utilizing the country for meth production and leveraging South Africa as a transit hub.
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Updated Sep 9
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What happened
Drug cartels are expanding their sophisticated operations in Kenya, utilizing the country for meth production and leveraging South Africa as a transit hub.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Kenya
country in Eastern Africa
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