West Africa is rapidly becoming a critical transshipment corridor for cocaine destined for European markets, with projections indicating that half of Latin American cocaine consumption in Europe will transit through the region by 2030. Senegal's strategic ports, particularly Dakar, face escalating challenges from organized drug trafficking networks. Simultaneously, synthetic drug proliferation in West African cities presents an emerging public health crisis, with substances far more potent and dangerous than traditional narcotics gaining momentum among vulnerable populations.

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