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5. Prices<br />

HEROIN<br />

Retail <strong>and</strong> wholesale prices <strong>and</strong> purity levels:<br />

breakdown by drug, regi<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> country or territory<br />

(prices expressed in US$ or c<strong>on</strong>verted equivalent, <strong>and</strong> purity levels in percentage)<br />

RETAIL PRICE (per gram)<br />

WHOLESALE PRICE (per kilogram)<br />

Regi<strong>on</strong> / country or territory Typical Range Purity Year Typical Range<br />

Purity Year<br />

Africa<br />

East Africa<br />

Kenya (Heroin no.3) 12.9 12.9 - 19.4 2004 16,145.4 12,916.6 - 19,374.8 2004<br />

(Heroin no.4) 15.5 15.5 - 23.3 2004 22,604.0 19,374.8 - 25,833.1 2004<br />

Mauritius 364.0 20.6 2003<br />

Ug<strong>and</strong>a (Heroin no.3) 12.5 10.0 - 15.0 2004 30,000.0 25,000.0 - 40,000.0 2003<br />

(Heroin no.4) 17.5 15.0 - 20.0 2004<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>United</str<strong>on</strong>g> Republic of Tanzania 18.0 16.0 - 22.0 2003 18,000.0 15,000.0 - 20,000.0 2003<br />

North Africa<br />

Morocco 52.4 47.1 - 57.6 2003 26,180.0 20,940.0 - 36,650.0 2003<br />

Southern Africa<br />

Namibia (Heroin no.3 & 4.) 75.7 53.0 - 83.3 39 2004<br />

South Africa 44.8 2004<br />

Swazil<strong>and</strong> 39.8 33.2 - 46.4 2003 31,840.0 23,880.0 - 39,800.0 2003<br />

Zimbabwe 49.3 43.8 - 54.8 2004<br />

West <strong>and</strong> Central Africa<br />

Burkina Faso 43.3 43.3 - 51.9 15 (10-20) 2003<br />

C<strong>on</strong>go 9.3 2004 9,270.2 9,270.2 - 11,124.3 2004<br />

Gab<strong>on</strong> 92.7 55.6 - 111.2 2004<br />

Ghana (Heroin no.4) 19.0 16.0 - 22.0 2004 19,000.0 16,000.0 - 22,000.0 75 (60-90) 2004<br />

Guinea 17.5 15.0 - 20.0 2003 17,500.0 15,000.0 - 20,000.0 2003<br />

Nigeria (Heroin no.3) 15,057.4 2004<br />

(Heroin no.4) 22,586.1 2004<br />

Togo (Heroin no.1) 1.9 2004<br />

Americas<br />

Caribbean<br />

Dominican R. 30.0 2004<br />

Trinidad Tobago 129.2 2004 6,540.0 75 (62-85) 2003<br />

Central America<br />

El Salvador 69.0 65.0 - 70.0 2004 75,000.0 70,000.0 - 80,000.0 2004<br />

H<strong>on</strong>duras 5.3 2.6 - 7.9 63 (50-75) 2004 18,000.0 16,000.0 - 20,000.0 85.0 - 93.0 2003<br />

North America<br />

Canada (Heroin no.3) 186.9 149.0 - 299.0 45 (30-60) 2004 59,790.0 2004<br />

(Heroin no.4) 261.6 261.6 - 597.9 84 2004 71,001.5 59,790.7 - 168,161.4 2004<br />

Mexico (Heroin no.4) 32,850.0 2004<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>United</str<strong>on</strong>g> States (Heroin no.4) 95.0 25.0 - 462.0 35 (28-45) 2004 66,250.0 16,000.0 - 125,000.0 72 (70-76) 2004<br />

(Black Tar) 60.0 50.0 - 75.0 28 (15-40) 2004 33,000.0 16,000.0 - 50,000.0 37 (15-60) 2004<br />

South America<br />

Argentina 110,000.0 100,000.0 - 120,000.0 2004<br />

Colombia (Heroin no.4) 9.0 2004 10,149.1 2004<br />

Ecuador 10,000.0 8,000.0 - 12,000.0 2003<br />

Venezuela (Heroin no.4) 7.6 6.4 - 7.6 17.5 (10-25) 2003 8,590.0 950.0 - 9,550.0 85 (80-90) 2003<br />

Asia<br />

Central Asia <strong>and</strong> Transcaucasia<br />

Armenia 135.0 120.0 - 150.0 2003<br />

Georgia 100.0 90.0 - 200.0 2004<br />

Kazakhstan 17.0 11.0 - 22.0 2004 10,000.0 8,000.0 - 12,000.0 2004<br />

Kyrgyzstan (Heroin no.4) 4.5 4.0 - 5.0 2004 4,500.0 4,000.0 - 5,000.0 2004<br />

Tajikistan (Heroin no.3) 1.9 1.3 - 2.6 35 (10-60) 2003 1,500.0 1,000.0 - 2,000.0 2004<br />

(Heroin no.4) 6,500.0 4,000.0 - 8,000.0 2004<br />

Uzbekistan 16,000.0 7,000.0 - 25,000.0 2003<br />

East <strong>and</strong> South-East Asia<br />

China 36.2 18.1 - 96.5 20 2004<br />

H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g SAR, China (no.4) 46.0 41.1 - 50.8 62 ( 54-68) 2004 37,299.0 29,341.6 - 47,680.2 2004<br />

Ind<strong>on</strong>esia 33.9 2004<br />

Japan 417.4 278.3 - 556.6 2004 42,000.0 28,000.0 - 56,000.0 2004<br />

Laos 12,000.0 10,000.0 - 14,000.0 2004<br />

Macau SAR, China 50.0 37.0 - 62.0 2004<br />

Malaysia (Heroin no.3) 4.8 4.3 - 5.3 2003 5,263.5 3,949.0 - 6,578.0 2004<br />

(Heroin no.4) 12.6 12.0 - 13.3 2003 7,892.0 7,365.9 - 7,892.0 2004<br />

Myanmar (Heroin no.4) 7.0 3.5 - 11.7 2004<br />

Singapore (Heroin no.3) 132.4 117.7 - 147.1 5 2004 9,885.0 9,400.0 - 10,370.0 2004<br />

Thail<strong>and</strong> 93.0 11.0 - 175.0 2004<br />

Vietnam 16,000.0 14,000.0 - 18,000.0 2005<br />

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