From Kabul to Nairobi — how US unmasked SA’s global drug links
Daily Maverick | 18.09.2026 06:12
The July 2026 extradition of alleged Afghan trafficking kingpin Abdul Ahir Qadeer from Kenya to the United States mirrors a previous landmark narco-trafficking case. Both operations involved covert US intelligence gathering, cross-border extraditions, and direct links to South African drug networks – highlighting how deeply South Africa is embedded in the global drug trade and drawing heightened scrutiny from Washington.
