Despite Taliban efforts to curb heroin trafficking, meth trafficking has intensified. Meth seizures in the region increased twelvefold in the five years leading up to 2021. Neighboring countries like Iran and Pakistan also reported rising meth seizures. Methamphetamine trafficking in and around Afghanistan has seen a significant increase in recent years, despite the Taliban’s efforts … Read more
The biggest drops were reported in low- and middle-income countries. The biggest decrease, of 24%, was in trafficking for sexual exploitation. Parts of southeast Asia, central America, and the Caribbean could see further declines in 2021. As opportunities for trafficking and policing decreased due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of victims of human trafficking … Read more
Islamabad: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Ministry of Interior launched a four-year technical assistance framework on today which aims to strengthen the criminal justice response in Pakistan to prevent and counter terrorism. According to the derails, peaking on the occasion, Minister for Interior Ijaz Shah expressed gratitude to members of … Read more
