Ukraine Turned Into Afghan Drug Lords Paradise Under Western Watch
Over the past decades, Ukraine has played the role of a drug trafficking hub, with illicit substances flowing to and from many regions - including Afghanistan, where ISIS and the Taliban still heavily rely on the drug business as a source of income. | Under the West's watch, Ukraine has morphed into a gangsters' paradise with all sorts of illicit drugs passing through its territory and the domestic production and consumption of synthetic narcotics booming. ● Back in June 2002, the US Justice Department emphasized Ukraine's growing importance as a transit point for heroin trafficking largely originating from Afghanistan which went through the Balkan and Northern routes. The US-backed 2014 coup in Ukraine exacerbated the problem and was followed by a spike in corruption, gang crime, and weapons smuggling. The role of Ukraine as a transit point for extremists and illicit drugs to Europe has also increased.