COVID19 pandemic leading to illegal drug shortages: UN report
VIENNA - The wide-ranging disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic and its associated lockdowns are leading to shortages of illegal drugs in some countries, according to a UN report released Thursday.
"Reports emerging from different countries point to a shortage of drugs among end-consumers caused by reduction in imports of drugs and/or by strict lockdown measures," the report from the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime says, "with reports of heroin shortages in Europe, South-West Asia and North America in particular".
However, it said that trafficking of cannabis was unlikely to be affected in the same way as cocaine or heroin "given that its production often takes place near consumer markets".It also warns that the pandemic may be presenting some drug smugglers and organized criminals with new opportunities.
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