UN Warns of Booming Global Trade in Cocaine and Methamphetamine
The United Nations has issued a warning about the booming global trade in cocaine and methamphetamine, alongside the rise of new synthetic drugs. The report highlights increasing drug use worldwide and new trafficking routes.
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