Swaziland became a party to the 1988 UN Convention in October 1995. Togo Togo currently appears to be a staging point for drug shipments bound for Europe and the US, although there is insufficient evidence to clearly document either case. According to Government of Togo reports, cocaine, hashish and heroin transit the country. The cocaine and heroin trade is controlled by resident Nigerian nationals. The hashish trade is controlled by Gambians, Togolese and Ghanaians.
Togolese seizures are haphazard at best, with only minor traffickers being arrested.
There are allegations of laundering drug money against several local businesses. Togo is a signatory to the 1961 and 1971 UN conventions and the 1972 Protocol, as well as to the 1988 UN Convention. All of these factors make Togo vulnerable to the numerous West African narcotics dealers and traffickers operating within its borders. In addition, because of its importance as a regional financial center and its lack of effective banking controls, the UAE is an attractive venue for money laundering. The UAE Government takes a firm stance against narcotics use and trafficking within its own national territory.