In the first half of 2009, Turkmen authorities seized 94.5 kg of marijuana and 156 kg of hashish, according to official figures passed to the US State Department. The same six-month tally included 154 kg of heroin and 562 kg of opium. In June the government burned 1.2 tonnes of seized narcotics at a public ceremony.[1]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Turkmenistan here.
References
- 2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report — Turkmenistan (US Department of State, reproduced by the Turkmenistan Helsinki Foundation)Law Enforcement Efforts: first-half 2009 seizure table; June 2009 drug burn
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