{"id":345572,"date":"2026-05-21T18:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-drug-cartels-are-expanding-their-reach-across-west-africa-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T18:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:01:12","slug":"how-drug-cartels-are-expanding-their-reach-across-west-africa-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-drug-cartels-are-expanding-their-reach-across-west-africa-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How drug cartels are expanding their reach across West Africa | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RKSvahyMcmI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How drug cartels are expanding their reach across West Africa | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RKSvahyMcmI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s biggest meth lab bust ever is raising new fears about the growing connection between international drug cartels in Latin America and terrorism in West Africa. 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