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Police officer keeps vigil at Chibolya drug dealers as they wait to be screened at Lusaka s Edwin Emboela Stadium on September 29, 2017. Picture by - Tenson Mkhala
Trafficking of illicit substances erodes local economies through declining tourism revenues. Conversely, revenue from wildlife and narco-trafficking does not return to the community. Illicit trafficking degrades the local work-force and thus local businesses. Trafficking also Increases crime and violence, which poses a risk to community members and discourages outside financial investment. while a smaller percentage of the community may be participating in drug trafficking and drug use, the economic effects trickle into the lives of every community member.