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Bitter Harvest

Interactive Map: From Poppy Fields to Western Markets

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Market Profiles for Afghan-Origin Heroin

In 1999, Afghanistan accounted for 79 percent of the world's heroin supply. Prices in markets bordering Afghanistan skyrocketed after September 11, often doubling in the space of just a few months. Much of Afghan's opiate trade goes to neighboring or nearby countries -- Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Russia. Iran, a key market, now has the world's highest number of heroin seizures. But even markets further afield have been saturated with the product -- 90 percent of the U.K.'s heroin, for example, now comes from Afghan opium poppies.


Iran Heroin Seizures: 29,943 kg (2000)
Wholesale Price: $5,125/kg (2000)
Street Price: $2.70/gram (2000)


Pakistan Heroin Seizures: 9,492 kg (2000)
Wholesale Price: $3,491/kg (2000)
Street Price: No data


Tajikistan Heroin Seizures: 1,883 kg (2000)
Wholesale Price: $1,220/kg (2000)
Street Price: $1.85/gram (2000)


Russia Heroin Seizures: 986 kg (2000)
Wholesale Price: $30,000/kg (2000)
Street Price: $22.50/gram (2000)


U.K. Heroin Seizures: 1,496 kg (2000)
Wholesale Price: $29,126/kg (2000)
Street Price: $123.30/gram (2000)


Source: UNDCP

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