Cocaine production hits record high as post-Covid demand picks up in Europe

TL;DR

Bolivia, Colombia and Peru – which have historically dominated the production of coca leaves – altogether cultivated an area of more than 300,000 hectares in 2021, UNODC said.   And cocaine is increasingly arriving directly from trafficking hubs to northern European ports. While the cocaine market remains quite concentrated in the Americas and parts of Europe, the report warns that there is a strong potential for a large expansion in Africa and Asia

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