This is about Madagascar but it could well be a template for many destinations where tourism is the mainstay.
This is a particular scourge where the local people are gentle, hospitable poor and where corruption is endemic. Think of South-East Asian countries. In Goa the problem is as yet confined to the migrant population. The locals are not poor, religion and society play an important part in upholding morals but only just, as temptations like drugs abound. I recall reading a long time ago about Karachi. Drugs started to transit the city from Afghanistan to destinations in Europe, but the locals thought the flow was someone else’s problem, not theirs. If anything, the city was benefiting from the influx of money. Families were tight knit and Islam and the mullahs were thought to be inhibiting factors. In less than 10 years, Karachi turned into a drug infested city, families and strict religion falling by the wayside. Someone discovered with all the drugs passing through, why not create local demand and sell some of it. Less transportation, easier profits, pliable police. Today’s prostitution in Goa is a migrant and tourist problem. So is HIV/AIDS. Tomorrow it is everyone else’s. https://youtu.be/IYRLJXvmTfE Roland Francis Scarborough.
