Cocaine: Africa's New 'Gold Rush'

Trafficking by organized transnational networks generates significant revenue for criminal organizations, now amounting to billions of dollars annually.

"The New Gold Rush" underscores the enormous profits and extensive social and economic impacts of the cocaine trade. This trade has become comparable to historical gold rushes, igniting fierce competition for wealth and power among criminal organizations. Recent interceptions in Nigeria, West Africa, demonstrate the innovative and diversified methods these traffickers use, expanding their reach even further.