Drug trafficking at sea is devastating island states, ministers say

Ministers of island states call for help in tackling organised crime in the fishing industry, which they say is harming both the environment and human rightsMinisters from tiny island states including Palau, the Solomon Islands and Kiribati are calling for help over the “devastating” impacts of criminal networks in the fishing industry.Fishermen, unable to work because stocks are so low, are being lured into gun-running and drug trafficking by international organised crime, the natio