Global Opium And Heroin Production Explodes

Source: Voltaire Network

Poppy cultivation reached an unprecedented historical peak in 2013, surpassing the record of 2007-08, said Yuri Fedotov, director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

375 tons came from Afghanistan, while 50 tons originated from Myanmar and Laos.

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