Presentation: Narcotics situation in Afghanistan

AFGAHANISTAN ILLICIT
DRUGS SITUATION
March 2017

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Key Findings
2015

Change from
2015

2016

183,000 ha

+10%

201,000 ha

Number of poppy-free provinces

14

-1

13

Number of provinces affected by
poppy cultivation

20

+1

21

3,760 ha

-91%

355 ha

Average opium yield (weighted by
cultivation)

18.3 kg/ha

+30%

23.8 kg/ha

Potential production of opium

3,300 tons

+43%

4,800 tons

Total farm gate value of opium

production

US$ 0.57 billion

+57%

US$ 0.90 billion

Net opium poppy cultivation (after
eradication)

Eradication

Opium poppy cultivation change by province
2015-2016

Opium production change by region
2015-2016

Opium poppy cultivation by province 2016

Threat Assessment December 2016

95% of cultivation and production take place in
the provinces under HIGH and MEDIUM threat

2016 – most successful year
for CN interdictions
Seizures 2016

Seizures 2015

Increase/Decre
ase (%)

4,759 kg heroin

5,271 kg heroin

-10%

47,048 kg morphine

13 kg morphine,

+362,000%

48,022 kg opium

30,180 kg opium,

+60%

66 kg methamphetamine

17 kg methamphetamine

+288%

352,171 kg hashish

162,817 kg hashish

+115%

72,231 kg solid precursors

1,699 kg solid precursors

+4,135%

15,034 lt liquid precursors

3,869 lt liquid precursors

+285%

CNPA operations and arrests for January 2017

CNPA drug seizures for January 2017

CNPA operations and arrests for February 2017

CNPA drug seizures for February 2017

Heroin and opium flows inside Afghanistan

Afghan opiate trafficking routes

Networking the Networks

Regional Programme for Afghanistan
and Neighboring Countries

Regional Programme, ANC

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