WorldWSJ: Wagner mercenaries in Central African Republic built a tramadol drug empire

Wagner Group mercenaries who remain in the Central African Republic have built what The Wall Street Journal describes as a drug empire around tramadol. The reported operation centers on the smuggling and sale of the opioid painkiller. The account presents the activity as an organized trade linked to the group’s continued presence in the country.

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