Exam 8: Africa

The structure of African criminal organizations is NOT similar to the Sicilian Mafia or the Japanese yakuza,but more similar to that of which organized crime group in the United States?​

What variables make West Africa attractive for the development of organized crime?​

In West Africa,drug traffickers are primarily of what descent?​

As a result of increased enforcement against drugs entering Europe through Spain and the Netherlands,which area has become even more attractive to drug smugglers?​

There is a pronounced _____________ in West Africa: an "official" legal system,inherited from the former colonial masters and an "unofficial" system that operates beneath the surface.​

The most notorious of the Nigerian operations is the _____________ scam.​

Nigerian involvement in the drug trade is limited due to its geographic location being so secluded.​

Although Nigeria produces no precursor chemicals or drugs that have a significant impact on the United States,Nigeria is a major trafficking hub and the base for criminal organizations responsible for a significant amount of which drug used in the United States?​

In recognition of the problem of Nigerian crime groups,the U.S.Department of Justice established a(n)____________ that coordinates the federal investigations of Nigerian criminal enterprises by using joint task forces in six major U.S.cities.​

Which event caused the deaths of 800,000 Tutsis in 1994?​

Which criminal entrepreneurs are the most significant of African criminal groups and operate in more than 80 different countries throughout the world?​

West Africa is characterized by political instability where military and paramilitary groups often drift into organized crime.​