Reply #4: They don't say which "drugs" [View All]

[MADem]

But they'll lop your head off for hash or heroin, they don't give a sweet shit.

They've got trouble on their border though--people wanting a good payday will run that risk, and the stuff is right next door:

http://www.yobserver.com/news_10767.php

......Dating back to the late nineties, drugs were rarely heard of in a country like Yemen, as they were only known to a number of locals and those who had lived abroad. However, in the course of time, Yemen has in a short span of less than one decade turned into a regional headquarters, as most of the drugs used in the region are transported from Southeast Asia and into the Gulf of Aden. From there they spread to countries throughout the region through the long border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

In mid July, security authorities in Aden destroyed 1052 kg of hashish and other drugs including heroin, the value of which has been estimated at 526 million Yemeni Riyals. “Such quantities of drugs were seized thanks to efforts by policemen in the governorate who fight the phenomenon of trafficking drugs between Yemen and the neighboring countries,” Chief of Aden Security Department, Colonel Abdullah Qairan said.

“In cooperation with security authorities, many outlets which had been used for transporting these harmful substances, have been controlled by the concerned bodies in the government and civil society organizations,” he added. Comparing the usage of drugs in Yemen with that of other countries in the region, Yemen is considered the least consuming nation in the region.

A main reason for this is that over 70 percent of its people live in rural areas, therefore living a traditional life far from the changes that occur in everyday more quickly in urban areas. When asking numerous rural residents about what drugs look like, nearly 98 percent did not know. Another reason for its slow spread in Yemen is due to the financial crisis that families face, as nearly 40 percent of Yemenis live near the poverty line. According to the Yemen Polling center (YPC), over 21 percent of the people don’t have enough money to buy food for their families.

Even though Yemeni people are not famous for being drug addicts and users, Yemen is still a major route in trafficking drugs to different countries in the region. Most of the country’s drugs can be found in the cities near the sea. Hodeidah, Aden and Sana’a are among the major places in the country where drugs can be found. Aden is also considered to have the highest number of drug users in the country, according to local observers. They can be bought in clubs, certain hotels, and occasionally you will notice prostitutes themselves selling drugs, thereby attracting more customers, and being in a position to influence the use of drugs among locals who contact them. These customers eventually ask for more as time goes on. ........