Global trade in cocaine, methamphetamine is booming, UN drug report shows
Cocaine production surged to roughly 4,100 metric tons of pure product in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Global trade in cocaine, methamphetamine is booming, UN drug report showsSign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developmentsCocaine production surged to roughly 4,100 metric tons of pure product in 2024. PHOTO: REUTERSPublished Jun 26, 2026, 02:06 PMUpdated Jun 26, 2026, 02:40 PMSet as preferred sourceListenVIENNA - The global trade in illicit drugs is booming, with cocaine production and seizures of methamphetamine at an all-time high, a United Nations report showed on June 26, warning of a surge in new drugs filling a gap left by the collapse in heroin supply.Cocaine production surged to roughly 4,100 metric tons of pure product in 2024, the latest year on record, a fourfold increase within a decade, while methamphetamine seizures suggest production is growing 13 per cent a…
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