A senior Italian figure has suggested that cannabis sales should be banned 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 cannabis 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 said that ISIS controls the Libya route through its hold﻿control of the coast along the Gulf of Sirte . In his new book “Il contrario della paura” or “The opposite of fear”, the 68-year-old Roberti writes at length about the similarities between Islamic militant groups and Italy’s mafias, and he reflects on ways to improve the fight against both. 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 could strike a blow against both ISIS and the government . How much of a blow is debatable . Forecasting company , Bloomberg , 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 banned 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 cannabis 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 said 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 could strike a blow against both ISIS and the government . How much of a blow is debatable . Forecasting company , Bloomberg , released figures on 18 April in which it suggested that narcotics smuggling accounts for just under 7 % of ISIS ’ funding .