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Inside Story, Mules
produced by Olivia Lichtenstein, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Inside Story (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1992), 57 mins
One in every five women in prison in Britain today is a Nigerian woman convicted of smuggling drugs into the UK. The 'Mules' are the small-fry in a big international game. For every woman they arrest, many others will be recruited to take her place. Inside Story travels to Nigeria to discover what compels women to...
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produced by Olivia Lichtenstein, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Inside Story (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1992), 57 mins
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One in every five women in prison in Britain today is a Nigerian woman convicted of smuggling drugs into the UK. The 'Mules' are the small-fry in a big international game. For every woman they arrest, many others will be recruited to take her place. Inside Story travels to Nigeria to discover what compels women to undertake such a dangerous mission and to explore what happens to their families while they are away for so many years.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Olivia Lichtenstein, British Broadcasting Corporation, Veronika Hyks, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Inside Story
Speaker / Narrator
Veronika Hyks, 1951-
Topic / Theme
EU and its Borders, Internal and External, Border Events and Areas Context, Women, Illegal drugs, Drug trafficking, Smuggling, Law, Sociology, Current Affairs, Nigerians (Nigeria), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 BBC Worldwide
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