Heroin is Mozambique's Second Biggest Export

About 40 tons of heroin move through Mozambique every year, with a value of U.S.$20 million per ton, making it the country's second biggest contributor to the economy. This has been largely ignored by the international community which wants to see Mozambique as a model pupil, writes Joseph Hanlon for Mozambique News Reports and Clippings.

  • Mozambique:   Heroin is Country's Second Biggest Export

    Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 3 July 2018

    Mozambique is a significant heroin transit centre and the trade has increased to 40 tonnes or more per year, making it a major export which contributes up to $100 mn per year to… Read more »

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