The truth is that a many of them are trafficked through massive networks.
As a result more drugs were being trafficked through Moslem-controlled ports, north and south of the capital.
The two-parter told the harrowing story of two young Moldovan sisters, kidnapped and trafficked through Europe to London.
"We are talking about thousands, not hundreds, of women and children who are trafficked through Serbia every year.
The World Bank estimated that cocaine with a street value of $6.8bn was trafficked through the region the previous year.
Drugs (and other illicit goods) are generally trafficked through parts of the world (like West Africa) where corruption and instability are rife, or where social antibodies are weak.
Rohingya migrants trafficked through deadly jungle camps have been sold to Thai fishing vessels as slaves to produce seafood sold across the world, the Guardian has established.
Campaigners regard co-ordinated EU action as essential because many victims are trafficked through the new member states of Bulgaria and Romania.
By Peter Canby April 19, 2018 "Mlima's Tale" traces the path of a poached elephant's tusks, as they are trafficked through a series of underground transactions.
Some is also trafficked through Mexico, but usually in vehicles through official crossings rather than in remote areas where a wall might complicate smugglers' plans.
The legislation, prompted by scandals and foreign criminal cases involving stolen works trafficked through Switzerland, regulated Swiss free ports handling cultural goods and set criminal penalties for violators.
