20.6 percent of the population in the Czech Republic smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 1.1 percent of the population last used cocaine in 2005.
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Revenue for FARC from Illegal Drugs
Drug trafficking activities on the black market generates $500 Million to $1 Billion for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Colombia's Portion of World Market in 2006
Cocaine produced in Colombia supplies 70 percent of the world’s cocaine market.
Number of Illegal Drug Users in China
An estimated 15 million people in China abuse and purchase illegal drugs every year.
Number of Illegal Drug Users in China
An estimated 15 million people in China abuse and purchase illegal drugs every year.
Second Largest Opium Producer in 2005 was Myanmar
Burma/Myanmar is the world’s second largest producer of illicit opium after Afghanistan, accounting for more than 90 percent of heroin in Southeast Asia. (World Crime Statistics by Country.) Source: United States Department of State, “2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report,” Southeast Asia: Burma, March 2006.
Opium cultivation in Burma
In the 2006 World Drug Report, the UN estimates the area of opium poppy cultivation to be at 32,800 hectares. The total estimated production of opium in 2005 was estimated at 312 metric tons.
Cannabis from Afghanistan
According to the United Nations, Afghanistan is the world’s biggest supplier of cannabis.
Afghanistan controls opium market
90 percent of the world’s opium supply was produced by Afghanistan in 2007, according to the UN.
Taliban Earnings from Drugs in 2008
In early 2008, the Taliban was earning $100 Million in drug trafficking revenue by taxing opium farmers in Afghanistan.