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EU Drug Markets: Coca and cocaine production

06.05.2022

This page provides an overview of the coca and cocaine production, including coca cultivation, cocaine chemicals and seizures, the larger European role in cocaine maufacturing, and environmental impact of coca cultivation, cocaine production and trafficking, This resource is part of EU Drug Market...

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EU Drug Markets: Europe and the global cocaine trade

06.05.2022

This page provides an overview of the global cocaine trade and Europe, including cocaine trafficking to Europe, the exploitation of global logistics through European and Latin American ports, cocaine trafficking by air, and distribution within and via the EU. This resource is part of EU Drug Market...

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EU Drug Markets: In-depth analysis

06.05.2022

'EU Drug Markets: In-depth analysis' is a strategic and action-oriented analysis of the information available on Europe's illicit drug markets. It takes a broad view of these markets from production and trafficking, to distribution and use. It provides a holistic and systemic perspective, capturing...

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EU Drug Markets: Cocaine

06.05.2022

‘EU Drug Market: Cocaine’ describes the European cocaine market from production and trafficking, to distribution and use. It details the processes, materials and players involved at different stages and levels of the market. The module takes a threat assessment approach, identifying key issues and...

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Penalties for drug law offences in Europe at a glance

26.04.2022

This tool lets you examine and compare the penalties or rehabilitative responses for the core offences of drug use, possession for personal use, and supply-related offences, across countries in Europe. It also allows you to see how the laws vary those penalties according to the type or quantity of...

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Methamphetamine from Afghanistan: signals indicate that Europe should be better prepared

29.09.2021

This report examines the relatively recent emergence of methamphetamine production in Afghanistan and identifies actions that may be taken in Europe to mitigate the risks. The publication stresses the importance of increasing awareness on the issue among policymakers in Europe as well as among law-...

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Exploring drug supply, associated violence and exploitation of vulnerable groups in Denmark

10.05.2021

This report provides an analysis of current drug supply models and the related violence and exploitation of vulnerable groups in Denmark. Recent years have seen a growth in criminals’ exploitation of vulnerable groups for drug-related crimes. This development appears to be driven by several...

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Methamphetamine developments in South Asia: the situation in Iran and the implications for the EU and its neighbours — EU4MD special report

09.04.2021

Iran is a key transhipment point for illicit drugs along the Balkan and Southern trafficking routes and this report examines the threats posed by its potential emergence as a transhipment point for Afghan methamphetamine (‘shisheh’). The study is based on interviews with Iranian drug treatment...

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EU Drug Markets — Impact of COVID-19

29.05.2020

What effect is COVID-19 having on the drug market in the EU? This joint publication from the EMCDDA and Europol analyses the impact of the pandemic on the market for the main drug types (cannabis, heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, NPS), including demand, production, trafficking and availability. It...

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EU Drug Markets Report 2019

27.11.2019

The EU Drug Markets Report 2019 is the third comprehensive overview of illicit drug markets in the European Union by the EMCDDA and Europol. A more recent version of this publication is now available: EU Drug Markets: In-depth analysis The analysis presented in this report spans numerous topics...

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Methamphetamine in Europe: EMCDDA-Europol threat assessment

26.11.2019

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the methamphetamine market in the European Union. It assesses the current threat situation regarding current trends in production, trafficking and distribution. This is a supporting publication to the 2019 EU Drug Markets Report.

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Highlights from the EU Drug Markets Report for policy and practice

26.11.2019

This short publication presents the main highlights from the EU Drug Markets Report 2019, targeting policy and practice.

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Using open-source information to improve the European drug monitoring system

26.11.2019

This paper explains the methodology developed by the EMCDDA for open-source information monitoring in the area of drug markets. Initially designed to support the work of the EU Early Warning System in 2016, the technique has recently been expanded to cover open-source information through a pilot...

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European Drug Report 2019: Trends and Developments

06.06.2019

The Trends and Developments report presents a top-level overview of the drug phenomenon in Europe, covering drug supply, use and public health problems as well as drug policy and responses. Together with the online Statistical Bulletin and 30 Country Drug Reports, it makes up the 2019 European Drug...

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Recent changes in Europe’s cocaine market: results from an EMCDDA trendspotter study

13.12.2018

Using trendspotter methodology, this report explores signs of increasing availability and consumption of cocaine in Europe, in an effort to increase our understanding of recent changes in the cocaine market. The study investigates the consequences of these developments on acute health harms linked...

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Drug supply reduction: an overview of EU policies and measures

20.01.2017

Illicit drug markets have a global reach. This paper provides an overview of EU policies and responses to the production and trafficking of illicit drugs within the international context. It considers the different strategic areas involved, the EU structures concerned, along with some of the key...

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Drug trafficking penalties across the European Union: a survey of expert opinion

11.01.2017

The results of a study on national drug trafficking laws and their application in the Member States of the European Union are presented in this report. It is based on an analysis of the national laws and on the opinions of legal practitioners — judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers — from 26...

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Cocaine trafficking to Europe (Perspectives on drugs)

31.05.2016

Cocaine is Europe’s most commonly used illicit stimulant drug, with about 3.6 million adults (aged 15–64) estimated to have used it in the last year. It is the second most seized drug in Europe, after cannabis. Cocaine is trafficked to Europe from the producer countries of South America by both air...

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2016 EU Drug Markets Report: In-depth Analysis

05.04.2016

The EU Drug Markets Report 2016 is the second comprehensive overview of illicit drug markets in the European Union by the EMCDDA and Europol. The analysis provided in this report spans numerous topics such as the links between drugs and other crimes, the licit economy and society more generally as...

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2016 EU Drug Markets Report: Strategic Overview

05.04.2016

This publication provides a strategic overview of the key findings of the 2016 EU Drug Markets Report: In-depth Analysis. The report brings together our knowledge and understanding of the operation and structure of the drug market within the broader context of the illicit drugs phenomenon in the EU...
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