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The US put a $100 million drone base next to a world heritage site

The US put a $100 million drone base next to a world heritage site

The United States now leans on the Niger base because, according to newly-revealed documents, it's the only country that will let them conduct drone operations.

A Chat with Producer Alex Chitty About Tonight's Episode of 'VICE' on HBO

We chatted with producer Alex Chitty about the trail of cocaine running from Caracas to a small, strange town in Niger called Agadez.

Lines In the Sand: Tracing Cocaine’s Path Through Africa to Europe

Since drugs consumed in America come from all over the world, goes the reasoning, clandestine operations staged in hostile corners of the globe can theoretically stop the goods even entering the US.