DANGERS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
CONTENT
- Dangers/Consequences of Drug Trafficking
- Ways of Preventing Drug Trafficking
Dangers/Consequences of Drug Trafficking
Drug trafficking has the following dangers:
- Bad image for the nation
- Imprisonment
- Death penalty
- Adverse effect on the economy
- Affects national security
- It brings shame
- Anybody caught will forfeit his assets
Bad Image for the Country
Countries whose citizens are involved in drug trafficking are rated poorly by the international community and are treated with contempt or suspicion in any bi-lateral relation.
Imprisonment
People caught in this act are made to face the wrath of the law which eventually ends up in imprisonment. Some of them on discharge, behave like abnormal human beings.
Death Penalty
Some cases of drug trafficking lead to death. In 1984 during the military regime of General Mohammadu Buhari, the death penalty was imposed on drug traffickers.
Adverse Effects on the National Economy
Drug trafficking has an adverse effect on the economy of any nation where drug trafficking is the other of the day.
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