Shared Responsibility

Seizures

"Drug seizures are increasing. Nearly 50% of the cocaine and over 25% of the heroine that is produced is now seized".

Source: UNODC 2007 World Drugs Report

"In 2005, 210 clandestine cocaine laboratories were destroyed. Not surprisingly, most were located in South America (163 in Colombia and 33 in Bolivia and Peru). Of the remaining 14, 11 were found in Spain, 1 in France, 1 in the U.S. and another in South Africa".

Source: UNODC's Coca Cultivation in the Andean Region 2007

"In 2006, erradication work in Colombia prevented 1.643 tons of cocaine from reaching the streets of the world and $41.073 billion dollars from reaching the coffers of drug traffickers".

Source: Colombian Anti-Narcotics Police, with information from the Colomiban Drugs Observatory (DNE)

"168.5 tons of cocaine were seized by Colombian authorities in 2005, the largest seizure in six years".

Source: Colombian Ministry of Justice and of the Interior

"During 2005 in Colombia aerial aspersion was used to eradicate 138.000 hectares and 32.000 more were manually eradicated".

Source: Sandro Calvani, Director of the Colombian UNODC

"Spanish authorities seized at least 50 tons of cocaine in 2005. Spain is the main entrance of cocaine into Europe".

Source: Spanish Government

"World production of cocaine diminished by 27.6% from 1999 to 2004".

Source: Colombia’s Drugs Observatory

"Between 2002 and 2003, the amount of cocaine seized in the EU nearly doubled (from 47 tons to over 90), suggesting a growing demand for this drug".

Source: EMCDDA 2005 Annual report