Route arrows represent the direction of trafficking: origins of the arrows indicate either the area of departure or the one of last provenance, end points of arrows indicate either the area of consumption or the one of next destination of trafficking. [...] This report on “Drug Trafficking Dynamics Across Iraq As such it provides evidence that can support the im- and the Middle East (2019–2023): Trends and Responses” plementation of the outcome document of the United sheds light on the increasingly complex and dynamic Nations General Assembly Special Session on the drug trafficking landscape across the Near and Middle World Drug Problem (2016) and th. [...] Seizures of amphetamine (mainly in the form of “captagon”) in the Near and Middle East doubled from 2020, reaching a record high of 86 tons in 2021.5 In parallel to “captagon” trafficking, a methamphetamine market seems to be develop- ing in the Near and Middle East, as shown by a rise in seizures.6 4 Drug Trafficking Dynamics Across Iraq and the Middle East (2019 – 2023): Trends and Responses Key. [...] Trafficking trends in Iraq The central internal route connects the Levant to the The southern internal trafficking route connects the Arabian Peninsula, as well as the Islamic Republic of Iranian province of Khuzestan and Al Basrah to Bagh- Iran, primarily via the Iraqi province of Al Anbar. [...] Given its rapid spread and use across Iraq and the Political and economic instability, the introduction and region, a specific focus is needed to monitor ATS, enforcement of international sanctions and changes in including local manufacturing, trafficking nodes, the leadership of criminal groups in one jurisdiction can and the involvement of different actors.
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