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Ted Kaufman: “I think what is very important for the African nations, the countries, to understand, much as we've seen in Mexico and…”

On the recordJune 22, 2009
I think what is very important for the African nations, the countries, to understand, much as we've seen in Mexico and Central America, years ago, where they say, 'Well, it's just transiting Mexico or Central America; it's going to the United States.' You know what? Transit countries become user countries overnight.
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Ted Kaufman
Delaware

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Kaufman emphasizes the risk of transit countries becoming drug user countries.

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