A senior Italian figure has suggested that cannabis sales should be decriminalised in an effort to curtail the smuggling activities of both the mafia and ISIS. Investigations have revealed that the two groups are working together to smuggle North African hash along a route that runs from Casablanca (Morocco), through Algeria, and oin to Tunisia and Tobruk (eastern Libya). Franco Roberti, ﻿Italy’s national anti-mafia and anti-terrorism chief, has revealed that ISIS controls the Libya route through its hold﻿control of the coast along the Gulf of Sirte. Roberti addedhas said that the illegal drugs trade makes the Italian mafia more than €32bn annually. “Certainly IS controls the Libya route; it controls the coast along the Gulf of Sirte,” said Roberti in his frescoed office in the 17th century building that once served as the Vatican prison. Reflecting this, heRoberti has suggested that decriminalising cannabis sales would strike a blow against both ISIS and the mafia. The UK government is currently considering whether or not to legalise cannabis. Forecasting company, IHS, released figures on 18 April in which it suggested that narcotics smuggling accounts for just under 7% of ISIS’ funding.
A senior Italian figure has suggested that cannabis sales should be decriminalised in an effort to curtail the smuggling activities of both the mafia and ISIS. Investigations have revealed that the two groups are working together to smuggle North African hash along a route that runs from Casablanca (Morocco), through Algeria, and oin to Tunisia and Tobruk (eastern Libya). Franco Roberti, ﻿Italy’s national anti-mafia and anti-terrorism chief, has revealed that ISIS controls the Libya route through its hold﻿control of the coast along the Gulf of Sirte. Roberti addedhas said that the illegal drugs trade makes the Italian mafia more than €32bn annually. Reflecting this, heRoberti has suggested that decriminalising cannabis sales would strike a blow against both ISIS and the mafia. The UK government is currently considering whether or not to legalise cannabis. Forecasting company, IHS, released figures on 18 April in which it suggested that narcotics smuggling accounts for just under 7% of ISIS’ funding.