Seychelles uncovered: Heroin crisis in paradise

Name: Seychelles uncovered: Heroin crisis in paradise
Uploaded: 2025-02-02T07:54:32.764Z
Duration: 12 min 33 s
Description: Beneath the beauty, the Seychelles harbors a shocking secret: It's estimated around 10% of the adult population is addicted to heroin. Drug trafficking and corruption reign.

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Tessa Walther

Beneath the beauty, the Seychelles harbors a shocking secret: It's estimated around 10% of the adult population is addicted to heroin. Drug trafficking and corruption reign.

How did this tropical paradise become a hot spot for one of the world's deadliest drugs? What role does international trafficking, tourism and corruption play in perpetuating the crisis? And what is happening to its people as the fight against this epidemic loses ground?

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