Guinean MP and former minister Francisco Conduto de Pina has raised alarm over
the use of the Bijagós Islands as a major entry point for drug trafficking into
Guinea-Bissau. He claims Latin American criminal networks, including those from
Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, and Bolivia, are involved—with the complicity
of some Guineans. Conduto de Pina accuses national authorities of inaction and
insists they are aware of the problem but lack resources to respond. He also links
the archipelago to prostitution and human trafficking. As a solution, he proposes
granting the islands greater administrative and financial autonomy, though the idea
has not yet gained widespread support.
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