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How Mombasa port became the world’s capital of drugs

Heroin seized during a past bust. France 24 TV reveals how immigrant crisis has birthed trafficking route through Kenya. [File, Standard]

Mombasa has been found to be a major drug trafficking hub and route for heroin and cocaine destined for Europe.

An investigative report by France 24 TV, filed by Jean Michel Renovic and Catharine Hamilton, showed how heroin and cocaine from Asia and Latin America transit through the Port of Mombasa before getting into Europe and Dubai.

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