Egypt Black Market Value: $3.107 Billion
World Average: $20.34 Billion
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Data on Egypt Black Market
Commission for Kidney Broker
Kidney brokers who arranged people from Yemen to sell their kidney for patients in Egypt received commission payments of up to $60,000 per kidney.
The sellers of kidneys received $5,000, although many were targeted for robbery on their way home.
Source: AFP, “Yemeni arrested for organ trafficking,” Google News, June 25, 2010.
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- Tags: Egypt Black Market, Organ Trafficking Statistics, Prices on the black market, Yemen | June 25th, 2010
Number of workers in the smuggling tunnels of Gaza
An estimated 20,000 people were working in the smuggling tunnels of Gaza in June 2010.
Source: Associated Press, “Ordinary Gazans hurt most by 3-year blockade,” Google News, June 11, 2010.
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- Tags: Egypt Black Market, Israel Black Market, Palestine | June 11th, 2010
Spending on illegal drugs in Egypt
Every year drug addicts in Egypt spend up to $2.9 Billion on illegal drugs.
Source: Randa Abu Shakra, “Exposing Egypt’s drug trade,” Menassat.com, February 18, 2009.
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- Tags: Egypt Black Market | May 10th, 2010
Drug addicts in Egypt
6 million people in Egypt, or 8.5 percent of the population, are addicted to illegal drugs.
439,000 children in Egypt regularly abuse illegal narcotics in the country.
Source: AFP, “6 million drug addicts in Egypt: study,” Google News, October 3, 2007.
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- Tags: Drug Users, Egypt Black Market | May 10th, 2010
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.
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- Tags: Egypt Black Market, Kenya Black Market, Marijuana, Nigeria Black Market, Prices on the black market, South Africa Black Market | June 26th, 2009
Price of Cocaine in Africa
Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Cocaine in Africa.
| Country | Wholesale Price (per kilogram |
Retail Price (per gram) |
| Egypt | 62,179.2 | 78.7 |
| Kenya | NA | 31.3 |
| Nigeria | 19,610 | 32.5 |
| South Africa | NA | 35.4 |
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Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.
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- Tags: Cocaine, Egypt Black Market, Kenya Black Market, Nigeria Black Market, Prices on the black market, South Africa Black Market | June 26th, 2009
Price of Ecstasy in Africa
Price is in US Dollar and represents the typical price of Ecstasy in Africa.
| Country | Wholesale Price (per thousand tablets) |
Retail Price (per tablet) |
| Egypt | 10,659.3 | 15.1 |
| South Africa | NA | 7.8 |
| Zimbabwe | NA | 3 |
Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.
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- Tags: Ecstasy, Egypt Black Market, Prices on the black market, South Africa Black Market, Zimbabwe Black Market | June 26th, 2009
Price of Heroin in Africa
Prices are in US Dollars and represent the typical price of heroin in Africa.
| Country | Wholesale Price (per kilogram) |
Retail Price (per gram) |
| Kenya | 16,145.4 | 1.9 |
| Egypt | 14,212.4 | 11.5 |
| Libya | 39,370.1 | NA |
| South Africa | NA | 25.5 |
| Zimbabwe | NA | 27.1 |
| Nigeria | 20,780 | 26.4 |
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Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.
