Since the 2003 US-led invasion, Iraq has witnessed a dramatic rise in the cultivation and trafficking of drugs. Reports indicate that drug abuse is on the rise amnog Iraqi youth and that armed militias have muscled in on this lucrative trade. So how can Iraq combat this growing problem? Inside Iraq investigates.
Authorities plan to increase border checks to curb smuggling of people into the country that is hoem to about 2 million Myanmar workers who also face a life of exploitation.
Drug traffickers in Colombia are finding ever more inventive ways of transporting narcotics out of the country.
Colombia is the world’s main prodcuer and distributor of cocaine. As police continue tehir efforts to crack down on the drug cartels – they’re finding the battle is not only on land, in the sky or on the sea – but underwater.
Teresa Bo reports.
We talk to author Mihcael Viner about the toll of human trafficking.
Indian doctor Amit Kumar has been arrested in connection with a transplant racket.