コカイン生産は上昇気流

　どうも記録的なレベルに達したのだとか。

BBC Cocaine production reaches record levels as new trafficking hubs emerge 16 Mar 2023　By Thomas Mackintosh

　2020年から2021年にかけて35％の上昇と。

「Global cocaine production has reached record levels as demand rebounds following Covid lockdowns, a new report has found.

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime said coca cultivation rose by 35% between 2020 and 2021 to record levels.」

　なにやら密輸輸出入のあらたなハブが見つかったとか。―ナイトクラブやなんかがCovid-19の影響で営業停止・短縮でドラックの商売あがったり―と思いきや、郵便システムを利用した宅配で売り上げをのばしたようで…

「Findings suggest new hubs for trafficking have emerged in West and Central Africa.

The report also said traffickers were using international postal services more often to get drugs to consumers.」

「It added the outbreak of Covid-19 had a "disruptive" effect on drug markets as international travel was severely curtailed.

Demand for cocaine slumped as nightclubs and bars were shut during the pandemic lockdowns.」

「"However, the most recent data suggests this slump has had little impact on longer-term trends," the report says. "The global supply of cocaine is at record levels."」

　とりあえずねえ、我々の国は麻薬汚染が低水準であること、とてもとても誇るか、安心するかするといいと思うの。