UN reports Afghan opium fuels world countries
Afghan opiates are fueling addiction and drug use along trafficking routes from Iran to Central Asia the U.N. warned Wednesday.
Iran, Pakistan and Central Asian nations are among the most affected states but the negative impact of the multibillion-dollar Afghan narcotics flow is felt around the world as it continues to spread, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in a new report.
While Central Asian countries such as Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are the main trafficking route for Afghan heroin into the Russia, they also have growing domestic markets, the report warned.
It is disturbing that the number of addicted to drugs in Russia has grown 10 times, as they consume 75-80 tons of Afghan opium.