Turkmenistan: ‘War on Drugs’ Turns Bloody
Turkmenistan: ‘War on Drugs’ Turns Bloody
Author(s): Naz NazarSubject(s): Politics
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: drug gangs; narcotics traffickers; Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov; Turkmen security forces; narcotics; arms; Independent media; narcotics corridor; Islamist militants; corrupt officials
Summary/Abstract: A shootout in Ashgabat could signal the rise of drug gangs in Turkmenistan and a growing threat to the region.
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 10/14
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
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