New Europe, 19 December 2011 (pdf, English)
Table of contents
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................5
The global context.............................................................................................................................................................9
Historical background.................................................................................................................................................9
Global situation....................................................................................................................................................11
Amphetamine production and precursors issues.................................................................................................14
The production process...........................................................................................................................................14
The precursors...........................................................................................................................................................16
The European user markets for amphetamine....................................................................................................19
Trends in amphetamine trafficking in Europe....................................................................................................22
Patterns and trends in amphetamine seizures.....................................................................................................22
Amphetamine production and trafficking in Europe........................................................................................24
European and international initiatives...................................................................................................................36
European initiatives.................................................................................................................................................36
International initiatives.................................................................................................................................38
Conclusions.....................................................................................................................................................................39
References.......................................................................................................................................................................41
Acknowledgements.......................................................................................................................................................46
