Capitalising on criminality: a new lusophone route through Mozambique

Jesperson, Sasha and Verrier, Martin (2024) Capitalising on criminality: a new lusophone route through Mozambique. Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 5 (3). 37 - 46. ISSN 2516-7227

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Abstract

Mozambique is becoming recognised as an emerging hub for cocaine trafficking, with links stretching back to Brazil. The arrest of a well-known associate of Brazil’s Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) suggests the emergence of a new ‘lusophone route’ driven by the group. Mozambique’s connection to other illicit flows – heroin and methamphetamines from the Makran Coast, and natural resources moving outward – provides the infrastructure to begin moving a new commodity through the country, however the PCC should not expect a silent partner in Mozambique. Political elites have played a key role in other illicit flows, and there is no reason to suggest cocaine would be any different.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://jied.lse.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Government
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2024 17:33
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 04:04
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/122168

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