Market Data: 2009 June
400 billion counterfeit cigarettes produced in China each year
Up to 400 billion counterfeit cigarettes are produced in China each year. In addition, 99 percent of the counterfeit cigarettes found in the United States comes from China.
Source: Te-Pin Chen, “China’s Marlboro Country,” Slate, June 29, 2009.
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- Tags: China Black Market, China Counterfeit Market, Counterfeit Cigarettes
$6.3 billion drug industry in British Colombia
The current estimated drug industry in British Colombia, Canada is valued at $6.3 billion. The industry mainly consists of cocaine and marijuana.
- No Comments » |June 29th, 2009
- Tags: Canada Black Market, Cocaine, Marijuana
657 billion cigarettes sold illegally each year
657 billion cigarettes are sold illegally each year, killing 132,000 people. In addition, half of all cigarettes sold in developing countries are illegal.
Source: Denis Campbell, “Developing world faces black market cigarette plague,” The Observer, June 28, 2009.
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- Tags: Cigarette Smuggling
1,000 people trafficked into Australia each year
Up to 1,000 people are trafficked into Australia each year, according to various estimates compiled by Voice of America. 90 percent of those trafficked into the country is for sexual purposes.
Source: Phil Mercer, “Asian Police Join to Combat Trafficking of Sex Slaves,” Voice of America News, June 27, 2009.
- No Comments » |June 28th, 2009
- Tags: Australia Black Market, Human Trafficking
Eradication “didn’t reduce the amount of money the Taliban got”
US Envoy to Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke stated that efforts by the United States to eradicate poppy production in the country did not achieve any positive gains.
“Eradication is a waste of money,” Holbrooke said on the sidelines of a Group of Eight foreign ministers’ meeting on Afghanistan, during which he briefed regional representatives on the new policy.
“It might destroy some acreage, but it didn’t reduce the amount of money the Taliban got by one dollar. It just helped the Taliban. So we’re going to phase out eradication,” he said.
The Taliban earned an estimated $50 million to $70 million in 2008 from trafficking opium. Afghanistan is the source country for 93 percent of the world’s heroin.
Source: Associated Press, “U.S. Announces Shift in Afghanistan Drug Policy,” NPR News, June 27, 2009.
- No Comments » |June 27th, 2009
- Tags: Afghanistan Black Market, Heroin, Taliban
Price of Marijuana in the Middle East
Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Marijuana in the Middle East.
| Country | Wholesale Price (per kilogram |
Retail Price (per gram) |
| Israel | 320 | 4.5 |
| Jordan | NA | 7 |
| Lebanon | 1,250 | 15 |
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Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.
- No Comments » |June 26th, 2009
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Price of Marijuana in Europe
Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Marijuana in Europe.
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| Country | Wholesale Price (per kilogram |
Retail Price (per gram) |
| Austria | 4,110.7 | 13 |
| Czech Republic | 6,357.9 | 8.2 |
| Finland | 12,332.1 | 24 |
| France | 3,425.6 | 8.2 |
| Germany | 4,521.8 | 11.2 |
| Greece | 630 | 4.1 |
| Hungary | 2,780.3 | 11.9 |
| Ireland | 16,442.9 | 6.9 |
| Italy | 1,717.7 | 10 |
| Moldova | NA | 1.6 |
| Netherlands | NA | 7.3 |
| Poland | 5,140 | 11.6 |
| Romania | 1,918.3 | 8.9 |
| Russia | 2,984.3 | 6.7 |
| Spain | 1,103 | 4.2 |
| Sweden | 9,635.3 | 11.5 |
| Switzerland | 4,602.5 | 8.4 |
| Ukraine | NA | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 2,615.7 | 8 |
Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.
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Price of Marijuana in Asia
Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Marijuana in Asia.
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| Country | Wholesale Price (per kilogram |
Retail Price (per gram) |
| Afghanistan | 56 | NA |
| Australia | 6,112.8 | 20.9 |
| Bangladesh | 29.3 | 0.2 |
| China | NA | 0.8 |
| Hong Kong | 1,833.5 | 8.3 |
| India | 85 | NA |
| Indonesia | 244.9 | 0.2 |
| Japan | 16,997.2 | 51 |
| Laos | 14 | NA |
| Malaysia | 423 | NA |
| Myanmar | 130 | 0.2 |
| New Zealand | 6,071.4 | 16.5 |
| Philippines | 475 | 0.5 |
| Singapore | 2,527.7 | 22.2 |
| South Korea | 1,040 | 6.5 |
| Thailand | 217.2 | 1.4 |
Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.
- No Comments » |June 26th, 2009
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Price of Marijuana in the Americas
Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Marijuana in the Americas.
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| Country | Wholesale Price (per kilogram |
Retail Price (per gram) |
| Argentina | 400 | 1.3 |
| Bolivia | 115 | 0.8 |
| Brazil | 150 | 0.3 |
| Canada | 4,714.3 | 15 |
| Chile | 1,223 | 5.3 |
| Colombia | 40.3 | 0.4 |
| Mexico | 80 | NA |
| United States | 2,000 | 10.4 |
| Venezuela | 90 | 1.9 |
Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.
Price of Marijuana in Africa
Price is in US Dollars, and represents the typical price of Marijuana in Africa.
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| Country | Wholesale Price (per kilogram |
Retail Price (per gram) |
| Egypt | 35.5 | 2.7 |
| Kenya | 96.9 | 0.2 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 0.2 |
| South Africa | 22.7 | 0.1 |
Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.
- 1 Comment » |June 26th, 2009
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