Cocaine market is booming as meth trafficking spreads, UN report says

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Cocaine demand and supply are booming worldwide and methamphetamine trafficking is expanding beyond established markets, including in Afghanistan where the drug is now being produced, a United Nations report said on Sunday.

Coca bush cultivation and total cocaine production were at record highs in 2021, the most recent year for which data is available, and the global number of cocaine users, estimated at 22 million that same year, is growing steadily, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said in its annual World Drug Report.

"The world is currently experiencing a prolonged surge in both supply and demand of cocaine, which is now being felt across the globe and is likely to spur the development of new markets beyond the traditional confines," the UNODC report said. While almost 90% of methamphetamine seized worldwide was in two regions — East and Southeast Asia and North America — seizure data suggests those markets have stabilized at a high level yet trafficking has increased elsewhere, such as the Middle East and West Africa, the report said.

 

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