Global cocaine production reaches record levels as demand surges after Covid trends now
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Global cocaine production has reached record levels due to a surge in demand following the Covid-19 pandemic.
A new report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said coca cultivation rose by 35 per cent between 2020 and 2021 to record levels.
The largest markets for cocaine were found to be in Europe and North America, followed by South and Central America and the Carribean.
The new findings also indicate that new trafficking hubs have emerged in West and Central Africa.
The Global Report on Cocaine attributed the increase in cocaine production to an expansion in the cultivation of coca bush, along with improvements in converting coca into the Class A powder.
Global cocaine production has reached record levels due to a surge in demand following the pandemic
While Africa and Asia's markets are 'still limited', Ghada Waly of the UN said expansion is a dangerous
