While almost 90% of methamphetamine seized worldwide was in two regions, seizure data suggests those markets have stabilised at a high level yet trafficking has increased elsewhere. REUTERSPIX: 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 UN report said on Sunday.
Cocaine seizures have, however, grown faster than production, containing the total supply to some extent, the report said. The upper band of the estimated total supply was higher in the mid-2000s than now. “Although the global cocaine market continues to be concentrated in the Americas and in Western and Central Europe , in relative terms it appears that the fastest growth, albeit building on very low initial levels, is occurring in developing markets found in Africa, Asia and South-Eastern Europe,” it said.