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International drug routes The illegal drug trade is a global dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs that are subject to laws. Most jurisdictions trade, except under, of many types of through the use of.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's World Drug Report 2005 estimates the size of the global illicit drug market at US$321.6 billion in 2003. With a of US$36 trillion in the same year, the illegal drug trade may be estimated as nearly 1% of total global trade. Consumption of illegal drugs is widespread globally. See also: Chinese edicts against opium smoking were made in 1729, 1796 and 1800.

Addictive drugs were in the west in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the early 19th century, an emerged and as a result, by 1838 the number of Chinese opium addicts had grown to between four and twelve million. The Chinese government responded by enforcing a ban on the import of that led to the (1839-1842) between the and China. The United Kingdom won and forced China to allow British merchants to trade opium. Trading in opium was lucrative, and smoking opium had become common in the 19th century, so British merchants increased trade with the Chinese. The broke out in 1856, with the British joined this time by the. After the two opium wars, the British Crown, via the treaties of and, the Chinese government was obliged to pay large sums of money for opium they had seized and destroyed, which were referred to as 'reparations'.

In 1868, as a result of the increased use of opium, the UK restricted the sale of opium in Britain by implementing the. In the United States, control of opium was the responsibility of individual until the introduction of the in 1914, following the passing of the in 1912. Between 1920 and 1933, by the, was. Prohibition proved to be almost impossible to enforce and resulted in the rise of organized crime, including the modern which identified enormous business opportunities in the manufacturing, smuggling and sale of illicit liquor. The beginning of the 21st century saw a drug use increase in North America and Europe, with a particularly increased demand for and. As a result, international syndicates such as the and have increased cooperation among each other in order to facilitate trans-Atlantic drug trafficking. Another illicit drug with increased demand in Europe is.

Legal penalties [ ]. See also: Drug trafficking is widely regarded by lawmakers as a serious offense around the world. Penalties often depend on the type of drug (and its classification in the country into which it is being trafficked), the quantity trafficked, where the drugs are sold and how they are distributed. If the drugs are sold to underage people, then the penalties for trafficking may be harsher than in other circumstances. Drug smuggling carries severe penalties in many countries.

Sentencing may include lengthy periods of incarceration, and even the (in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and elsewhere). In December 2005,, a 25-year-old Australian drug smuggler, was hanged in Singapore after being convicted in March 2004. In 2010, two people were sentenced to death in Malaysia for trafficking 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of into the country. Execution is mostly used as a deterrent, and many have called upon much more effective measures to be taken by countries to tackle drug trafficking; for example, targeting specific criminal organisations (which are often also active in the smuggling of other goods (i.e.

Wildlife) and even people In some cases, even links between politicians and the criminal organisations have been proven to exist. Effects of the illegal drug trade on societies [ ] The countries of drug production and transit are some of the most affected by the drug trade, though countries receiving the illegally imported substances are also adversely affected. For example, Ecuador has absorbed up to 300,000 refugees from Colombia who are running from guerrillas, paramilitaries and drug lords.

While some applied for asylum, others are still illegal immigrants. The drugs that pass from Colombia through Ecuador to other parts of South America create economic and social problems., through which an estimated 79% of cocaine passes on its way to the United States, has the highest in the world. According to the, the most violent regions in Central America, particularly along the Guatemala–Honduras border, are highly correlated with an abundance of drug trafficking activity.

Violent crime [ ]. Jamaican drug lord being escorted by DEA agents In many countries worldwide, the illegal drug trade is thought to be directly linked to such as murder. This is especially true in developing countries, such as, but is also an issue for many developed countries worldwide. In the late 1990s in the United States the estimated that 5% of murders were drug-related. In Colombia, Drug violence can be caused by factors such as, the economy, poor governments, and no authority within the law enforcement.

After a crackdown by US and Mexican authorities in the first decade of the 21st century as part of tightened border security in the wake of the, border violence inside Mexico surged. The Mexican government estimates that 90% of the killings are drug-related. A report by the UK government's Drug Strategy Unit that was leaked to the press, stated that due to the expensive price of highly addictive drugs and cocaine, drug use was responsible for the great majority of crime, including 85% of shoplifting, 70-80% of burglaries and 54% of robberies. It concluded that '[t]he cost of crime committed to support illegal cocaine and heroin habits amounts to £16 billion a year in the UK' Illegal cocaine trade via Venezuela [ ]. For more details on this topic, see and. Historically Venezuela has been a path to the United States and Europe for, through Central America, and Caribbean countries such as, the, and.

According to the, there was an increase of cocaine trafficking through Venezuela since 2002. In 2005 Venezuela severed ties with the United States (DEA), accusing its representatives of spying. Following the departure of the DEA from Venezuela and the expansion of DEA's partnership with Colombia in 2005, Venezuela became more attractive to drug traffickers. Between 2008 and 2012, Venezuela's cocaine seizure ranking among other countries declined, going from being ranked fourth in the world for cocaine seizures in 2008 to sixth in the world in 2012. On 18 November 2016, following what was known as the, Venezuelan President 's two nephews were found guilty of trying to ship drugs into the United States so they could 'obtain a large amount of cash to help their family stay in power'. Illegal cocaine trade via West Africa [ ] Cocaine produced in Colombia and Bolivia increasingly has been shipped via (especially in Cape Verde, Mali, Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau and Ghana).

The money is often in countries such as, and. According to the Africa Economic Institute, the value of illicit drug smuggling in Guinea-Bissau is almost twice the value of the country's. Police officers are often bribed. A police officer's normal monthly wage of $93 is less than 2% of the value of 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of cocaine (€7000 or $8751). [ ] The money can also be laundered using real estate. A house is built using illegal funds, and when the house is sold, legal money is earned.

When drugs are sent over land, through the Sahara, the drug traders have been forced to cooperate with terrorist organizations, such as in Islamic. Drug trafficking route in Asia [ ] A large amount of drugs are smuggled into Europe from Asia. The main source of these drugs is. Farmers in Afghanistan produce drugs which are smuggled into the West and central Asia.

Iran is a main route for smugglers. The Border Police Chief of Iran says his country 'is a strong barrier against the trafficking of illegal drugs to Caucasus, especially the Republic of Azerbaijan.' Online [ ] Drugs are increasingly traded online on the on. Seized in Operation Albatross, a joint operation of Afghan officials,, and the Statistics about profits from the drug trade are largely unknown due to its illicit nature. In its 1997 World Drugs Report the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the value of the market at $4 trillion, ranking drugs alongside arms and oil among the world's largest traded goods. An online report published by the UK Home Office in 2007 estimated the illicit drug market in the UK at £4–6.6 billion a year In December 2009 Executive Director claimed illegal drug money saved the banking industry from collapse.

He claimed he had seen evidence that the proceeds of organized crime were 'the only liquid investment capital' available to some banks on the brink of collapse during 2008. He said that a majority of the $352 billion (£216bn) of drug profits was absorbed into the economic system as a result: 'In many instances, the money from drugs was the only liquid investment capital. In the second half of 2008, liquidity was the banking system's main problem and hence liquid capital became an important factor.Inter-bank loans were funded by money that originated from the drugs trade and other illegal activities.there were signs that some banks were rescued that way'. Costa declined to identify countries or banks that may have received any drug money, saying that would be inappropriate because his office is supposed to address the problem, not apportion blame.

Though street-level drug sales are widely viewed as lucrative, a study by suggested that many low-level employees receive low wages. In a study he made in the 1990s working closely with members of the in, he found that one gang (essentially a ) consisted of a leader (a college graduate named J.T.), three senior officers, and 25 to 75 street level salesmen ('foot soldiers') depending on season. Selling, they took in approximately $32,000 per month over a six-year period.

This was spent as follows: $5,000 to the board of twenty directors of the Black Gangster Disciple Nation, who oversaw 100 such gangs for approximately $500,000 in monthly income. Another $5,000 monthly was paid for cocaine, and $4,000 for other non-wage expenses. Took $8,500 monthly for his own salary. The remaining $9,500 monthly went to pay the employees a $7 per hour wage for officers and a $3.30 per hour wage for foot soldiers.

Contrary to a popular image of drug sales as a lucrative profession, many of the employees were living with their mothers by necessity. Despite this, the gang had four times as many unpaid members who dreamed of becoming foot soldiers. Drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere [ ].

See also: Background [ ] There are several arguments on whether or not free trade has a correlation to an increased activity in the illicit drug trade. Currently, the structure and operation of the illicit drug industry is described mainly in terms of an international division of labor. Free trade can open new markets to domestic producers who would otherwise resort to exporting illicit drugs. Additionally, extensive free trade among states increases cross-border drug enforcement and coordination between law enforcement agencies in different countries. However, free trade also increases the sheer volume of legal cross-border trade and provides cover for drug smuggling—by providing ample opportunity to conceal illicit cargo in legal trade.

While international free trade continues to expand the volume of legal trade, the ability to detect and interdict drug trafficking is severely diminished. Towards the late 1990s, the top ten seaports in the world processed 33.6 million containers. Free trade has fostered integration of financial markets and has provided drug traffickers with more opportunities to launder money and invest in other activities. This strengthens the drug industry while weakening the efforts of law enforcement to monitor the flow of drug money into the legitimate economy.

Cooperation among cartels expands their scope to distant markets and strengthens their abilities to evade detection by local law enforcement. Additionally, criminal organizations work together to coordinate money-laundering activities by having separate organizations handle specific stages of laundering process. One organization structures the process of how financial transactions will be laundered, while another criminal group provides the “dirty” money to be cleaned. By fostering expansion of trade and global transportation networks, free trade encourages cooperation and formation of alliances among criminal organizations across different countries. The drug trade in Latin America emerged in the early 1930s.

It saw significant growth in the Andean countries, including Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. The underground market in the early half of the 20th century mainly had ties to Europe.

After World War II, the Andean countries saw an expansion of trade, specifically with cocaine. United States [ ]. The offloads seized cocaine in Miami Beach, Florida, May 2014 Background [ ] The effects of the illegal drug trade in the United States can be seen in a range of political, economic and social aspects. Increasing drug related violence can be tied to the racial tension that arose during the late 20th century along with the political upheaval prevalent throughout the 1960s and 70s. [ ] The second half of the 20th century was a period when increased wealth, and increased discretionary spending, increased the demand for illicit drugs in certain areas of the United States.

Large-scale drug trafficking is one of the few, and may result in a prescribed at the federal level. Political impact [ ] A large generation, the, came of age in the 1960s. Their social tendency to confront the law on specific issues, including illegal drugs, overwhelmed the understaffed judicial system. The federal government attempted to enforce the law, but with meager effect. [ ] Marijuana was a popular drug seen through the Latin American trade route in the 1960s.

Cocaine became a major drug product in the later decades. Much of the cocaine is smuggled from Colombia and Mexico via Jamaica. This led to several administrations combating the popularity of these drugs.

Due to the influence of this development on the U.S. Economy, the Reagan Administration began 'certifying' countries for their attempts at controlling drug trafficking. This allowed the US to intervene in activities related to illegal drug transport in Latin America. Continuing into the 1980s, the United States instated stricter policy pertaining to drug transit through sea. As a result, there was an influx in drug-trafficking across the Mexico–US border. This increased the drug cartel activity in Mexico. By the early 1990s, so much as 50% of the cocaine available in the United States market originated from Mexico, and by the 2000s, over 90% of the cocaine in the United States was imported from Mexico.

In Colombia, however, there was a fall of the major drug cartels in the mid-1990s. Visible shifts occurred in the drug market in the United States. Between the years 1996 and 2000, US consumption of cocaine had dropped by 11%. In 2008, the United States government initiated another program, known as The, to help combat drug trafficking in Mexico. This program increased US security assistance to $1.4bn over several years, which helped supply Mexican forces with 'high-end equipment from helicopters to surveillance technology.' Despite US aid, Mexican 'narcogangs' continue to outnumber and outgun the Mexican Army, allowing for continued activities of drug cartels across the US-Mexico border.

Social impacts [ ]. War on drugs in, October 2011 Although narcotics are illegal in the US, they have become integrated into the nation's culture and are seen as a recreational activity by sections of the population. Illicit drugs are considered to be a commodity with strong demand, as they are typically sold at a high value.

This high price is caused by a combination of factors that include the potential legal ramifications that exist for suppliers of illicit drugs and their high demand. Despite the constant effort by politicians to win the, the US is still the world’s largest importer of illegal drugs.

Throughout the 20th century, narcotics other than cocaine also crossed the Mexican border, meeting the US demand for alcohol during 1920s, opiates in the 1940s, marijuana in the 1960s, and heroin in the 1970s. Most of the U.S. Imports of drugs come from Mexican drug cartels.

In the United States, around 195 cities have been infiltrated by drug trafficking that originated in Mexico. An estimated $10bn of the Mexican drug cartel’s profits come from the United States, not only supplying the Mexican drug cartels with the profit necessary for survival, but also furthering America's economic dependence on drugs. Demographics [ ] With a large wave of immigrants in the 1960s and onwards, the United States saw an increased heterogeneity in its public. In the 1980s and 90s, drug related homicide was at a record high. This increase in drug violence became increasingly tied to these ethnic minorities. Though the rate of violence varied tremendously among cities in America, it was a common anxiety in communities across urban America.

An example of this could be seen in Miami, a city with a host of ethnic enclaves. Between 1985 and 1995, the homicide rate in Miami was one of the highest in the nation—four times the national homicide average.

This crime rate was correlated with regions with low employment and was not entirely dependent on ethnicity. The baby boomer generation also felt the effects of the drug trade in their increased drug use from the 1960s to 80s.

Along with substance abuse, criminal involvement, suicide and murder were also on the rise. Due to the large amount of baby boomers, commercial marijuana use was on the rise. This increased the supply and demand for marijuana during this time period.

Mexico [ ] Political influences [ ] has contributed to the domination of Mexican cartels in the illicit drug trade. Free Download Sunderkand By Mukesh In Hindi more. Since the beginning of the 20th century, Mexico's political environment allowed the growth of drug-related activity. The loose regulation over the transportation of illegal drugs and the failure to prosecute known drug traffickers and gangs increased the growth of the drug industry.

Toleration of drug trafficking has undermined the authority of the Mexican government and has decreased the power of law enforcement officers in regulation over such activities. These policies of tolerance fostered the growing power of drug cartels in the Mexican economy and have made drug traders wealthier. Many states in Mexico lack policies that establish stability in governance. There also is a lack of local stability, as mayors cannot be re-elected. This requires electing a new mayor each term. Drug gangs have manipulated this, using vacuums in local leadership to their own advantage.

Seized drugs in, Colombia, April 2013 Political ties [ ] It was common for smugglers in Colombia to import liquor, alcohol, cigarettes and textiles, while exporting cocaine. Personnel with knowledge of the terrain were able to supply the local market while also exporting a large amount of product. The established trade that began in the 1960s involved Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela and Cuba. Peasant farmers produced coca paste in Peru and Bolivia, while Colombian smugglers would process the coca paste into cocaine in Colombia, and trafficked product through Cuba.

This trade route established ties between Cuban and Colombian organized crime. From Cuba, cocaine would be transported to Miami, Florida; and Union City, New Jersey. Quantities of the drug were then smuggled throughout the US.

The international drug trade created political ties between the involved countries, encouraging the governments of the countries involved to collaborate and instate common policies to eradicate drug cartels. Cuba stopped being a center for transport of cocaine following the establishment of a communist government in 1959.

As a result, Miami and Union City became the sole locations for trafficking. The relations between Cuban and Colombian organized crime remained strong until the 1970s, when Colombian cartels began to vie for power. In the 1980s and 90s, Colombia emerged as a key contributor of the drug trade industry in the Western Hemisphere.

While the smuggling of drugs such as marijuana, poppy, opium and heroin became more ubiquitous during this time period, the activity of cocaine cartels drove the development of the Latin American drug trade. The trade emerged as a multinational effort as supplies (i.e. Coca plant substances) were imported from countries such as Bolivia and Peru, were refined in Colombian cocaine labs and smuggled through Colombia, and exported to countries such as the US. Colombia's economy [ ] Colombia has had a significant role in the illegal drug trade in Latin America. While active in the drug trade since the 1930s, Colombia's role in the drug trade did not truly become dominant until the 1970s. When Mexico eradicated marijuana plantations, demand stayed the same.

Colombia met much of the demand by growing more marijuana. Grown in the strategic northeast region of Colombia, marijuana soon became the leading cash crop in Colombia. This success was short-lived due to anti-marijuana campaigns that were enforced by the US military throughout the Caribbean.

Instead, drug traffickers in Colombia continued their focus on the exportation of cocaine. Having been an export of Colombia since the early 1950s, cocaine remained popular for a host of reasons. Colombia's location facilitated its transportation from South America into Central America, and then to its destination of North America.

This continued into the 1990s, when Colombia remained the chief exporter of cocaine. The business of drug trafficking can be seen in several stages in Colombia towards the latter half of the 20th century. Colombia served as the dominant force in the distribution and sale of cocaine by the 1980s. As drug producers gained more power, they became more centralized and organized into what became drug cartels. Cartels controlled the major aspects of each stage in the traffic of their product. Their organization allowed cocaine to be distributed in great amounts throughout the United States. By the late 1980s, intra-industry strife arose within the cartels.

This stage was marked by increased violence as different cartels fought for control of export markets. Despite this strife, this power struggle led to then having multiple producers of coca leaf farms. This in turn caused an improvement in quality control and reduction of police interdiction in the distribution of cocaine. This also led to cartels attempting to repatriate their earnings which would eventually make up 5.5% of Colombia's GDP.

This drive to repatriate earnings led to the pressure of legitimizing their wealth, causing an increase in violence throughout Colombia. Colombian drug lord was extradited from Colombia to the U.S. In May 2008 Throughout the 1980s, estimates of illegal drug value in Colombia ranged from $2bn to $4bn. This made up about 7-10% of the $36bn estimated GNP of Colombia during this decade.

In the 1990s, the estimates of the illegal drug value remained roughly within the same range (~$2.5bn). As the Colombian GNP rose throughout the 90's ($68.5bn in 1994 and $96.3bn in 1997), illegal drug values began to comprise a decreasing fraction of the national economy.

By the early 1990s, although Colombia led in the exportation of cocaine, it found increasing confrontations within its state. These confrontations were primarily between cartels and government institutions.

This led to a decrease in the drug trade's contribution to the GDP of Colombia; dropping from 5.5% to 2.6%. Though a contributor of wealth, the distribution of cocaine has had negative effects on the socio-political situation of Colombia and has weakened its economy as well. Social impacts [ ] By the 1980s, Colombian cartels became the dominant cocaine distributors in the US. This led to the spread of increased violence throughout both Latin America and Miami. In the 1980s, two major drug cartels emerged in Colombia: the Medellin and Cali groups.

Throughout the 90's however, several factors led to the decline of these major cartels and to the rise of smaller Colombian cartels. Demand for cocaine dropped while Colombian production rose, pressuring traffickers to find new drugs and markets.

In this time period, there was an increase in activity of Caribbean cartels that led to the rise of an alternate route of smuggling through Mexico. This led to the increased collaboration between major Colombian and Mexican drug traffickers. Such drastic changes in the execution of drug trade in Colombia paired with the political instabilities and rise of drug wars in Medellin and Cali, gave way for the rise of the smaller Colombian drug trafficking organizations (and the rise of heroin trade). As the drug trade’s influence over the economy increased, drug lords and their networks grew in their power and influence in society.

The occurrences in drug-related violence increased during this time period as drug lords fought to maintain their control in the economy. Typically a drug cartel had support networks that consisted of a number of individuals. These people individuals ranged from those directly involved in the trade (such as suppliers, chemists, transporters, smugglers, etc.) as well as those involved indirectly in the trade (such as politicians, bankers, police, etc.). As these smaller Colombian drug cartels grew in prevalence, several notable aspects of the Colombian society gave way for further development of the Colombian drug industry. For example, until the late 1980s, the long-term effects of the drug industry were not realized by much of society.

Additionally, there was a lack of regulation in prisons where captured traffickers were sent. These prisons were under-regulated, under-funded, and under-staffed, which allowed for the formation of prison gangs, for the smuggling of arms/weapons/etc., for feasible escapes, and even for captured drug lords to continue running their businesses from prison.

Trade in specific drugs [ ]. Main article: While the recreational use of (and consequently the distribution of) is illegal in most countries throughout the world, it is available by prescription or recommendation in many places, including Canada and 8 of the 50 US states (although importation and distribution is still federally prohibited).

Beginning in 2014, became the first country to legalize cultivation, sale, and consumption of cannabis for recreational use for adult residents. [ ] Cannabis use is tolerated in some areas, most notably the Netherlands which has legalized the possession and licensed sale (but not cultivation) of the drug. Many nations have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Due to the hardy nature of the cannabis plant, marijuana is grown all across the world and is today the world's most popular illegal drug with the highest level of availability. [ ] Cannabis is grown legally in many countries for industrial, non-drug use (known as ) as well. Cannabis-hemp may also be planted for other non-drug domestic purposes, such as seasoning that occurs in. The demand for cannabis around the world, coupled with the drug's relative ease of cultivation, makes the illicit cannabis trade one of the primary ways in which organized criminal groups finance many of their activities.

In Mexico, for example, the illicit trafficking of cannabis is thought to constitute the majority of many of the cartels' earnings, and the main way in which the cartels finance many other illegal activities; including the purchase of other illegal drugs for trafficking, and for acquiring weapons that are ultimately used to commit murders (causing a burgeoning in the homicide rates of many areas of the world, but particularly Latin America). Some studies show that the increased legalization of cannabis in the United States (beginning in 2012 with and ) has led Mexican cartels to smuggle less cannabis in exchange for more heroin. Woven into a hand-made knotted seized at, 2012 Up until around 2004 the majority of the world's heroin was produced in an area known as the. [ ] However, by 2007, 93% of the opiates on the world market originated in.

This amounted to an export value of about US$64 billion, with a quarter being earned by opium farmers and the rest going to district officials, insurgents, warlords and drug traffickers. Another significant area where poppy fields are grown for the manufacture of heroin is Mexico. According to the, the price of heroin is typically valued 8 to 10 times that of cocaine on American streets, making it a high-profit substance for smugglers and dealers.

In Europe (except the transit countries Portugal and the Netherlands), for example, a purported gram of street heroin, usually consisting of 700–800 mg of a light to dark brown powder containing 5-10% heroin base, costs €30-70, making the effective value per gram of pure heroin €300-700. Heroin is generally a preferred product for smuggling and distribution—over unrefined opium due to the cost-effectiveness and increased [ ] of heroin. Because of the high cost per volume, heroin is easily smuggled.

A US quarter-sized (2.5 cm) cylindrical vial can contain hundreds of doses. From the 1930s to the early 1970s, the so-called supplied the majority of US demand. Allegedly, during the, drug lords such as used to smuggle hundreds of kilograms of heroin to the US in coffins of dead American soldiers (see ).

Since that time it has become more difficult for drugs to be imported into the US than it had been in previous decades, but that does not stop the heroin smugglers from getting their product across US borders. Purity levels vary greatly by region with Northeastern cities having the most pure heroin in the United States. Penalties for smuggling heroin or morphine are often harsh in most countries. Some countries will readily hand down a death sentence (e.g.

Singapore) or life in prison for the illegal smuggling of heroin or morphine, which are both internationally Schedule I drugs under the. [ ] Methamphetamine [ ]. Main article: Methamphetamine is another popular drug among distributors. Three common are 'crystal meth', 'meth', and 'ice'. According to the Community Epidemiology Work Group, the number of incidents reported to the National Clandestine Laboratory Database decreased from 1999 to 2009.

During this period, methamphetamine lab incidents increased in mid-western States (Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio), and in Pennsylvania. In 2004, more lab incidents were reported in Missouri (2,788) and Illinois (1,058) than in California (764). In 2003, methamphetamine lab incidents reached new highs in Georgia (250), Minnesota (309), and Texas (677). There were only seven methamphetamine lab incidents reported in Hawaii in 2004, though nearly 59 percent of substance abuse treatment admissions (excluding alcohol) were for primary methamphetamine abuse during the first six months of 2004. As of 2007, Missouri leads the United States in drug-lab seizures, with 1,268 incidents reported.

Often canine units are used for detecting which can be concealed on large vehicles, or transported on something as small as a motorcycle. These labs are more difficult to detect than stationary ones, and can often be obscured among legal cargo in big trucks. Methamphetamine is sometimes used intraveneously, placing users and their partners at risk for transmission of and. 'Meth' can also be inhaled, most commonly vaporized on aluminum foil or in a glass pipe. This method is reported to give 'an unnatural high' and a 'brief intense rush'. In South Africa methamphetamine is called 'tik' or 'tik-tik'.' Known locally as 'tik,' the drug was virtually unknown as late as 2003.

Now, it is the country's main drug of abuse, even when alcohol is included. ' Children as young as eight are abusing the substance, smoking it in crude glass vials made from light bulbs. [ ] Since methamphetamine is easy to produce, the substance is manufactured locally in staggering quantities. [ ] The government of currently operates methamphetamine production facilities. There, the drug is used as medicine because no alternatives are available; it also is smuggled across the border. Ninja Shadow Of Darkness Ps1 Iso For Psp.

The Australian Crime Commission's illicit drug data report for 2011–2012 stated that the average strength of crystal methamphetamine doubled in most Australian jurisdictions within a 12-month period, and the majority of domestic laboratory closures involved small 'addict-based' operations. Temazepam [ ]. Main article: Temazepam, a strong hypnotic, is illicitly manufactured in clandestine laboratories (called jellie labs) to supply the increasingly high demand for the drug internationally. Many clandestine temazepam labs are in.

The labs manufacture temazepam by chemically altering diazepam, oxazepam or lorazepam. 'Jellie labs' have been identified and shut down in Russia, the Ukraine, Czech Republic, Latvia and Belarus. Surveys in many countries show that temazepam,,, and rank among the top illegal drugs most frequently abused. See also [ ].

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