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Fig. 32 Global quantities of “ecstasy” seized, by region and reported trends in “ecstasy” trafficking,
1998–2018
Seizures (kilogram equivalents)
20,000
17,500
15,000
12,500
10,000
7,500
5,000
2,500
0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
Trafficking trends index: 2009 = 100
Western and Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Other Americas
Other Asia
Africa
South-Eastern Europe
North America
East and South-East Asia
Oceania
"Ecstasy" trafficking trends index
Source: UNODC, responses to the annual report questionnaire.
a The trafficking trends index is based on qualitative information on trends in “ecstasy” trafficking reported by Member States. The trend line
is computed on the basis of the number of countries reporting increases minus the number of countries reporting decreases (2 points for
“strong increase”, 1 point for “some increase”, 0 points for “stable”, -1 point for “some decline”, -2 points for “strong decline”).
sharply since the peak in 2016, mainly reflecting
declines in seizures reported by Chile, and the
smaller seizure amounts reported by Brazil and
Argentina in the period 2017–2018. On the other
Fig. 33 Regional distribution of the quantity of
“ecstasy” seized, 2014–2018
Oceania
25%
Asia
12%
Other
Americas
8%
Africa
1%
North
America
16%
Western and
Central Europe
21%
South-
Eastern
Europe
16%
Eastern
Europe
1%
Source: UNODC, responses to the annual report questionnaire.
hand, increases were reported in that period by Uruguay,
Paraguay and Ecuador.
Most of the “ecstasy” seized in Europe in the period
2014–2018 continued to be intercepted in Western
and Central Europe (56 per cent of the European
total), while most “ecstasy” intercepted in Oceania
was reported in Australia (98 per cent).
Most of the “ecstasy” seized in the Americas was
intercepted in North America (two thirds of the
total). In Asia, most seizures were in East and South-
East Asia (96 per cent), and most seizures in Africa
were in North Africa (92 per cent).
The predominance of “ecstasy” trafficking in Europe,
South-East Asia and Australia is also reflected in the
significant individual drug seizures reported to
UNODC. Seizures of “ecstasy” in the Americas
mainly take place in the eastern states of the United
States. “Ecstasy” seizures in Africa still appear to be
very limited, reflecting low levels of domestic manufacture
and trafficking of the drug, although this
may also be a reporting issue, because even if such
seizures are made, they are not necessarily reported
to UNODC.
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