How heavily are Muslim terrorists involved in the drug trade in Europe? What are the drugs they traffic most heavily? What percentage of the drug traffic is by Muslims in Europe?
Well, first off, drug traffic is an effort made by numerous people, often involving crew from different countries.
You see, take heroin (as an example!) most of it comes from China, Pakistan and Afganistan (were the plant which opium is extracted from -dunno the name in english- grows naturally). You see, it´s manufactured in those countries, but that doesn´t mean that the manufactures are the same who sell it to drug-additcs. There is a huge chain involved in introducing and distributing drug in Europe.
While some terrorist or paramilitary organizations might be involved in manufacturing/dealing drugs (as it happens in Colombia with cocaine) as a way on getting funds, most of the major dealers/manufacturers often care only of their business (a very lucrative one, I must say).
In Spain there is a problem right now with muslim inmigrants (illegal ones). Some of them bring hash (which is easily found in Morrocco) to make some money. But this is minor dealing and has nothing to do with terrorists. Most muslims in Spain (and I´m talking about inmigrants only) come here looking for a chance to get a better work (or at least, to not die of starvation, serious). They have nothing to do with terrorists and those I had known are hard workers and try to stay out of trouble.
Altrough a large part of drug has its origin in muslim countries (mostly hash), an even larger part comes from non-muslim countries: cocaine, mostly from Colombia, heroine, mostly from China, this thing called “éxtasis” (some sort of anfetamine) from Eastern Europe and often manufactured here, in Spain.
By the way, I would like to know: cocaine abuse is becoming a major problem these days in Sapin (consume has increased a lot in the last years) does anybody know if it is so in other parts of Europe or USA?
Oh, if somebody ask cite, sorry, I´ve readen this in ana article published by a spanish newspaper a couple of years ago.