West Africa and the Drug Menace: Finding a Solution Based on Grant’s 6 point Hypotheses

The narcotic trade posses a very high danger to all countries.  This illegal activity brings in its trail several problems to both the producing country and the countries in which the drugs are finally consumed. Equally worrying are the impacts that the trade is having in countries and regions that serve as the transit points before they reach their final destinations.  For several geographic and socio-political reasons, West Africa has now become a major transit route for drug cartels. Despite the net negative impact that their activities are having on countries in the region, crafting a lasting solution to end it has not been easily forthcoming. Most of the strategies being pursued have not achieved much success. Using Grant’s hypotheses, the aim of this paper is to present a solution that deals with the core structural causes underpinning the problem.