"report of the international narcotics control board
364. Illicit production of cannabis resin is concentrated in some countries in North Africa. Morocco has traditionally been the predominant supplier of the cannabis resin abused in Europe, which is the world’s largest illicit market for cannabis resin. According to the World Customs Organization, about 72 per cent of the total amount of cannabis resin seized by customs authorities worldwide in 2011 originated in Morocco. However, recent UNODC data indicate that the supply of cannabis resin from other countries, notably Afghanistan, could be increasing.
372. Reports indicate that cocaine traffickers are increasingly attempting to smuggle cocaine to Europe through Morocco, with cocaine being shipped from South America to sub-Saharan Africa and the Sahel region and on to Morocco.
364. Illicit production of cannabis resin is concentrated in some countries in North Africa. Morocco has traditionally been the predominant supplier of the cannabis resin abused in Europe, which is the world’s largest illicit market for cannabis resin. According to the World Customs Organization, about 72 per cent of the total amount of cannabis resin seized by customs authorities worldwide in 2011 originated in Morocco. However, recent UNODC data indicate that the supply of cannabis resin from other countries, notably Afghanistan, could be increasing.
372. Reports indicate that cocaine traffickers are increasingly attempting to smuggle cocaine to Europe through Morocco, with cocaine being shipped from South America to sub-Saharan Africa and the Sahel region and on to Morocco.
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