Illegal drug trade in Turkey Illegal drug trade in Turkey The illegal drug trade in Turkey has played a significant role in its history. Turkish authorities claim that Drug trafficking has provided substantial revenue for illegal groups such as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), particularly through marijuana cultivation in south-eastern Turkey, and the 1996 Susurluk scandal showed substantial involvement in drug trafficking on the part of the Turkish deep state. The French Connection heroin trade in the 1960s and 70s was based on poppies grown in Turkey (poppies are a traditional crop in Turkey, with poppy seed used for food and animal fodder as well
Illegal drug trade in the Bahamas personal finances by the Commission found that he had spent eight times his reported total earnings from 1977 to 1984. According to the Inquiry: "The prime minister and Lady Pindling have received at least $57.3 million in cash. Explanations for some of these deposits were given... but could not be verified." As a result of the Inquiry, five government ministers either resigned or were dismissed. Illegal drug trade in the Bahamas The illegal drug trade in The Bahamas involves trans-shipment of cocaine and marijuana through The Bahamas to the United States. In 1982, a report entitled "The Bahamas: A Nation