UN concerned over Balkan cocaine traffic
Some 360 kilos of cocaine was seized in Serbia and Montenegro over last year, the UNODC says.
Thursday, 30.08.2007.
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Some 360 kilos of cocaine was seized in Serbia and Montenegro over last year, the UNODC says. The United Nations Office on Drug and Crimes (UNODC) annual report on drug trafficking expressed concern about the passage of cocaine along Balkan routes. UN concerned over Balkan cocaine traffic According to the report, while most cocaine shipments from South America continue to be directed towards Western Europe, shipments to East European and Balkan countries are now being detected. “This raises concerns about the development of new trafficking routes and/or the incorporation of cocaine into the range of products offered by traditional heroin trafficking groups operating along the Balkan route,” the report says. Cocaine shipments via the Black Sea to Romania and via the Adriatic Sea to Montenegro have been observed in particular. The UNODC report warned that Balkan states could become caught up in criminal activities connected to drug smuggling. “The smugglers knowingly use the corruption, instability and institutional problems of some Balkan states”, says the report. “The best way to fight this phenomenon is improving the legal system and fight against corruption,” it added.
UN concerned over Balkan cocaine traffic
According to the report, while most cocaine shipments from South America continue to be directed towards Western Europe, shipments to East European and Balkan countries are now being detected.“This raises concerns about the development of new trafficking routes and/or the incorporation of cocaine into the range of products offered by traditional heroin trafficking groups operating along the Balkan route,” the report says.
Cocaine shipments via the Black Sea to Romania and via the Adriatic Sea to Montenegro have been observed in particular.
The UNODC report warned that Balkan states could become caught up in criminal activities connected to drug smuggling.
“The smugglers knowingly use the corruption, instability and institutional problems of some Balkan states”, says the report.
“The best way to fight this phenomenon is improving the legal system and fight against corruption,” it added.
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