We're sunsetting PodQuest on 2025-07-28. Thank you for your support!
Export Podcast Subscriptions
cover of episode The El Chapo of the Sahel, Africa's Desert Trafficking and the Sahara’s Most Dangerous Gangs

The El Chapo of the Sahel, Africa's Desert Trafficking and the Sahara’s Most Dangerous Gangs

2023/12/26
logo of podcast The Underworld Podcast

The Underworld Podcast
AI Deep Dive AI Chapters Transcript
People
S
Sean Williams
S
Sean Williams & Danny Gold
旁
旁白
知名游戏《文明VII》的开场动画预告片旁白。
Topics
旁白：本集讲述了萨赫勒地区毒品贩运的猖獗以及主要人物Sharif al-Taha 的犯罪活动，及其对当地政治和社会稳定造成的严重破坏。事件始于2016年7月27日，一名议员Sidi Lameen试图盗窃al-Taha的两吨大麻，结果al-Taha展开报复，导致Lameen的同伙损失惨重，甚至被迫逃亡。al-Taha的报复行动也加剧了萨赫勒地区的政治动荡，最终导致了政变的发生。 Sean Williams：萨赫勒地区由于气候变化、人口增长和治理不善等因素导致的冲突和犯罪活动日益猖獗，这加剧了该地区的贫困和不稳定。该地区拥有悠久的跨撒哈拉贸易路线历史，如今这些路线被用于贩运武器、毒品和人口。历史上，强大的帝国曾利用这些路线致富，而如今，恐怖组织和犯罪集团则利用这些路线牟取暴利。在20世纪80年代，四轮驱动车和GPS的出现进一步推动了萨赫勒地区的非法贸易活动。 Danny Gold：对萨赫勒地区毒品贸易的讨论，包括对主要人物Sharif al-Taha 的犯罪活动的分析，以及对该地区政治和社会影响的评估。讨论还包括对该地区历史、地理和政治背景的介绍，以及对该地区冲突和不稳定性的分析。

Deep Dive

Chapters
The episode introduces Sharif al-Taha, known as the El Chapo of the Sahel, a powerful drug trafficker operating in the Sahel region of Africa.

Shownotes Transcript

We do Christmas shows different. Using ancient desert trade routes made famous by megarich kings, narcos, terrorists and arms traffickers have turned the Sahel region into one of the world’s deadliest drug caravans.

In recent years cigarette traders, Tuareg separatists and religious rebels have coalesced into a giant, lucrative underworld. Among its key players, one man stands out—and though his career path is about as apocryphal as the average midnight mass, his impact is no less huge.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices)