Drug profits in the United States
In the National Drug Threat Assessment 2007, the report states that Mexican and Colombia Drug Trafficking Organizations “together generate, remove, and launder between $8.3 billion and $24.9 billion in wholesale distribution proceeds from Mexico-produced marijuana, methamphetamine, and heroin and South American cocaine and heroin annually.”
On the Northern border, “an estimated $5.2 billion to $21.2 billion [...]
29.6 percent of UK population smoked marijuana
29.6 percent of the population has smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 6.5 percent of the population has used cocaine at least once in their lifetime.
Source: EMCDDA, “United Kingdom Data Sheet.”
6,000 youths in Spain using cocaine on daily basis
6,000 youths between the age of 14 to 18 are reportedly using cocaine on a daily basis.
Source: 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, “Europe and Central Asia: Spain,” United States Department of State, March 2007.
475,000 people use cocaine in Spain
Spain has one of the highest levels of cocaine use in the world, with an estimated 475,000 people using the drug.
Source: BBC, “Cocaine traces ‘on Spanish euros’,” BBC News, December 25, 2006.
28.6 percent of Spain’s population smoked marijuana
28.6 percent of the population smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 7.0 percent of the population used cocaine at least once in their lifetime.
Source: EMCDDA,“Spain Data Sheet.”
5 to 6 million drug users in Russia in 2006
Source: 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, “Europe and Central Asia: Russia,” United States Department of State, (accessed: March 2, 2007).
950 Russian criminal groups invovled in drug trade in 2004
An estimated 950 criminal groups were involved in the illegal drug trade in 2004.
Source: Louis Shelly, “The Drug Trade in Contemporary Russia,” China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 1 (2006), pg. 15-20.
7.7 percent of Poland’s population smoked marijuana
7.7 percent of the population smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 0.8 percent of the population last used cocaine in 2005.
Source: EMCDDA, “Poland Data Sheet.”
14.7 tons of cocaine seized in Peru in 2006
In 2006, 718 cocaine factories and 14.7 tons of partially processed cocaine were seized by police in Peru.
Source: “Cocaine labs should be bombed: Peru’s president,” Reuters, April 2, 2007.
North Korea produces 44 tons of opium a year
In 2005, available estimates of the North Korean drug trade placed opium production at 44 tons a year.
Source: Matthew Quirk, “The world in numbers: The New Opium War,” The Atlantic Monthly, March 2005, pg. 52-53.
