'No one smuggles oil any more': Basra police battle crystal meth epidemic

'No one smuggles oil any more': Basra police battle crystal meth epidemic

Each Saturday a long line of women dressed in black snakes around the cracked concrete facade of the decrepit Basra police station where the city's anti-narcotics force has its home. Two police officers are posted to maintain order, but the women - who shelter from the stifling sun in the walls' narrow shade - are silent and subdued.

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