Morocco Ranks Second Globally in Drug Seizures, UN Report Finds
– bySylvanus
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Morocco ranks second in the top 10 countries that seized the largest quantities of drugs in 2019. This is indicated by the 2021 World Drug Report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Spain tops the ranking, followed by Morocco, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran. "If we consider a longer period (2009-2019), the countries that have seized the largest total quantities were, in order of quantities seized, the United States, Mexico, Paraguay, Colombia, Nigeria, Morocco, Brazil, India and Egypt," the UNODC report states.
According to the Office, Morocco and Afghanistan remain the world’s major drug suppliers.
Category: Morocco
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