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Meth and Guns in South Africa, and Crime at Nairobi’s Dandora Dumpsite

Meth and Guns in South Africa, and Crime at Nairobi’s Dandora Dumpsite

Update: 2021-02-22
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In South Africa, methamphetamine usage and the networks that support them are at all all-time high. And the assassination of a South African police detective highlights the channels by which illegal weapons and firearm licenses are sold to criminals. 

And, new research from the Global Initiative reveals a tight-knit relationship between criminals and corrupt figures in Nairobi’s only dumpsite.

Presenter: Lindy Mtongana

Speakers:

Jason Eligh, Senior Expert, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane, Researcher, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Brian ‘Alaman’ James Omondi, Administrator of the Dandora Community Justice Center and head of their Life and Dignity Campaign. 

Producer: Alexandria Sahai-Williams

Reading

Civil Society Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eastern and Southern Africa

Risk Bulletin - Issue 15

Gun licenses for sale - South Africa's failing firearms control

For other podcasts from the GI click here.

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Meth and Guns in South Africa, and Crime at Nairobi’s Dandora Dumpsite

Meth and Guns in South Africa, and Crime at Nairobi’s Dandora Dumpsite

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime