News Briefing- Week of 4 June

Argentina, Cocaine, Consumption, Drug policy, EU, Impact, Latin America, Marijuana, Mexico, Money laundering, Newsbriefings, Production, Security context, Trafficking

The European Drug Report 2018, released on 7 June by the EMCDDA, mentioned that the purity of street cocaine across Europe is at its highest level in a decade and that the number of people seeking treatment for cocaine addiction has risen. Solution to fight illegal drugs can be country-specific, as the 3-year Mexico-Filipino cooperation…

Cocaine reached highest purity in a decade according to the latest European Drug Report

Article, Cocaine, Drug policy, EU, NPS, Production, Publication, Security threats, Trafficking

The European Drug Report 2018: Trends and Developments launched on 7 June in Brussels by Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos and the Director of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) Alexis Goosdeel, offers a comprehensive view of the latest drug trends across Europe. • Cocaine: increased availability…