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title: "The Middle East's Drug Trade is Worse Than You Think"
description: "The Middle East's drug trade has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry, threatening to destabilize the region."
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  - name: Simon Whistler
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The Middle East's drug trade has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry, threatening to destabilize the region.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/the-middle-easts-drug-trade-is-worse-than-you-think/.
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