Prosecutors said Na Tchuto discussed shipping ton-quantities of cocaine from South America to Guinea Bissau by sea, saying it was a good time to transport drugs because Guinea Bissau government was weak because of a recent coup d'etat.

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Road transport is only one-third the cost of shipping goods to Pakistan by sea, via Dubai, as happens now.

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