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Europe’s changing role in expanding cocaine and methamphetamine markets

06.05.2022

Europe’s role in international drug production and trade is changing, according to new analyses released today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and Europol (1).

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Coming soon: latest analyses of Europe’s cocaine and methamphetamine markets

29.04.2022

Drug trafficking is a highly profitable commercial activity and remains a core business for organised crime groups across Europe today.

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Methamphetamine from Afghanistan: ‘signals indicate that Europe should be better prepared’, says new EMCDDA report

29.09.2021

This report was prepared before recent developments in Afghanistan and before the withdrawal of US military and other NATO allies from the country.

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Emerging methamphetamine industry in Afghanistan ‘worrying’, says new EMCDDA study

24.11.2020

There are signs that a methamphetamine industry is taking hold in Afghanistan, according to a new report published today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA).

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New report provides window onto EU drug market changes during COVID-19

29.05.2020

What effect is COVID-19 having on the largest criminal market in the EU?

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Increase in darknet market activity for cannabis as users stock up for lockdown

05.05.2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted on our daily lives, including our behaviour as consumers. Just as we have seen online shopping for other goods increase during lockdowns, will we see a similar shift when it comes to illicit drugs?

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EMCDDA Director presents EU Drug Markets Report 2019 at European Parliament — ‘a clear wake-up call for policymakers’

28.01.2020

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel was at the European Parliament today, where he presented the findings of the EMCDDA–Europol EU Drug Markets Report 2019 (EDMR 2019) to the Committee on Civi

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New report highlights wide-ranging impacts of EU drug markets on health and security

26.11.2019

Europeans are spending at least EUR 30 billion on drugs each year at retail level, making the drug market a major source of income for organised crime groups in the European Union.

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Coming soon: 2019 EU Drug Markets Report from the EMCDDA and Europol

18.11.2019

Drug trafficking is a highly profitable commercial activity and remains a core business for organised crime groups across Europe today.

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EMCDDA releases its first analysis on monitoring drug-related homicide in Europe

25.05.2018

An EMCDDA Paper released today provides an overview of the information available on drug-related homicide (DRH) in Europe. This first snapshot provides practitioners and policymakers with the current state of the art on this topic.

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Drugs and the darknet: a growing threat to health and security

28.11.2017

In a new report out today, the EMCDDA and Europol present the latest understanding of how darknet markets function, the threats they pose and how Europe can respond.

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Experts to examine the influence of cyberspace on criminal activities and responses to them

11.04.2017

Leading European and international experts are meeting in Lisbon this week for meetings around the theme of the internet, the exploitation of cyberspace and the transformational nature of new technologies.

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New report highlights wide-ranging impact of EU drug markets on society

05.04.2016

Europeans spend at least EUR 24 billion on illicit drugs each year, making it one of the main profit-generating activities for organised criminals in Europe.

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New EMCDDA report: the internet and drug markets

11.02.2016

How do online drug markets function? What technologies do they use? How do they relate to the traditional drug market? How can they be monitored and controlled?

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New EMCDDA trendspotter study explores online supply of drugs

30.01.2015

Social media were found to play an active role in drug markets, whether used directly for buying and selling drugs or indirectly for marketing, opinion-forming or experience-sharing.

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EU drugs agency raises concerns over complex stimulant market and plethora of powders and pills

15.11.2012

Europe is faced with an increasingly complex stimulant market, in which consumers are confronted with a wide variety of powders and pills.

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