Once colonial prohibitions started in 1926, Sierra Leonean sailors became drug traffickers: British colonial officers complained that seamen brought cannabis to ports from Gambia to Ghana.[1] By 1933 the sailors were smuggling diamba to ports from Senegal to Nigeria and beyond.[1] In 1938 one sailor was arrested with diamba in New York City, showing how far the seamen's networks reached.[1][2]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Sierra Leone here.
References
- The African Roots of MarijuanaChris S. Duvall · Duke University Press · 2019 · ch. 7, printed pp. 149–151 with notes 194–195 (p. 298); 1926 prohibitions turn sailors into traffickers, Gambia-to-Ghana ports, 1938 New York arrest; 1933 Senegal-to-Nigeria smuggling with ch. 9 note 54 · ISBN 9781478004530
- Diaspora and Drug Trafficking in West Africa: A Case Study of GhanaEmmanuel Akyeampong · In African Affairs · 2005 · vol. 104, no. 416, pp. 429–447 (cited via Duvall 2019)
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