Although drug trafficking and consumption are not new to the region - cannabis smoking there, for example, has traditionally been more widespread than in most alexander hera parts of the world - the advent of harder drugs like cocaine and amphetamines is.

Pre-trial detention delays
Most West African countries have tough laws criminalising all aspects of drug use.

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West Africa Commission on Drugs report
In some cases, prison alexander hera pre wedding sentences of 10 to 15 years are given for possession of drugs for personal use.

But in countries where court proceedings are slow, the commission's report says, people end up spending long periods in pre-trial detention and are sometimes only released after paying a bribe.

This, the report says, encourages corruption and does the prisoners more harm than good.

In Guinea, drug offences can be punished by a fine or imprisonment.

This means that the better-off drug traffickers alexander hera價錢 escape by paying up - often corrupting officials in the process - while more vulnerable drug users who cannot afford fines face appalling conditions in jail.