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Report: The Balkan route, key in drug trafficking to Europe, increases the entry points of cocaine

2023-01-07 17:19:34Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Report: The Balkan route, key in drug trafficking to Europe, increases the entry
Report: The Balkan route, key to drug trafficking to Europe

In the National Drug Report for 2022, published by the Ministry of Interior and the Turkish Police, the Balkan Route is considered a key and intensively used route for drug trafficking in Europe. Due to its location, Turkey is considered a transit country in the trafficking of heroin and methamphetamine, produced in Asia and transported to Europe.

"The Balkan Route, the Southern Route and the Northern Route are the main routes that are used in drug traffic coming from Afghanistan to Europe and other regions of the world. Starting from Afghanistan, the drug reaches Central and Western Europe through Iran, Turkey and the Balkan countries. The Balkans have been the most used route for the trafficking of opiates, including heroin, in Europe for decades."

In 2019, 50% of the heroin and morphine seized globally, with the exception of Afghanistan, was seized from countries located along the Balkan Route Between 2015-2019, more than 70% of the heroin found in Western and Central Europe entered through the Balkan Route. 18% entered through the Southern Route, 7% through the North and 3% from Southeast Asia," the report states.

The report states that the Balkan Route is still the key corridor through which heroin enters the EU. According to the report in 2020, Turkey was the third country that seized the most heroin, with a total of 14 tons seized. In recent times, it has been observed that the Balkan Route is being used to traffic methamphetamine from Afghanistan and Iran. As for cocaine, it is said that in Europe there have been record seizures of this narcotic substance since 2017, especially in ports.

"Norway and Turkey seized a total of 214.6 tons of cocaine in 2020, which was a historical record. The amount of cocaine seized in the three European countries (70 tons in Belgium, 49 tons in the Netherlands and 37 tons in Spain) make up 73% of the cocaine seized in all of Europe. Also, large amounts of cocaine were seized in Italy (13.4 tons), France (13.1 tons), Germany (11 tons) and Portugal (10 tons). In addition, there were cocaine seizures in Eastern Europe countries that are not traditionally associated with cocaine trafficking and use, with 1.8 tons seized in Greece, 1 ton in Bulgaria, 3.9 tons in Poland and 2 tons in Turkey," the report continues.

Analyzing the figures in the report, it is emphasized that there is an increase in the variety of entry points for cocaine shipments in Europe.

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