Europe Remains Safe Despite Growing Afghan Heroin Adulteration
Europe Remains Safe Despite Growing Afghan Heroin Adulteration
Three years after Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban, announced his religious edict banning poppy cultivation, Afghan heroin traders continue to innovate. The latest report by the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), published in late May, unearths a complex picture of Afghanistan’s drug industry and its ability to respond to changing market conditions. Its findings highlight that Europe will continue to receive superior quality opium-derived products (like heroin), while those more adulterated are marketed in other global regions. The report cautiously supports claims that Europe’s opium supply is insulated from supply-side shocks – for now. (Talking Drugs, UK, 09.06.2025)
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