Sputnik International 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.
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.
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