The director of the National Centre for Drug Control said drug offences had doubled between 2019 and 2024, drug seizures rose 8.5 times and synthetic-drug seizures 400 times. He warned that 'pharmacy drug addiction' was spreading among young people and called for regional cooperation. The figures cover all drugs, not cannabis alone.[1][2]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Uzbekistan here.
References
- Gazeta.uz — “Yoshlar orasida „dorixona narkomaniyasi“ keng tarqalayotganidan tashvishdamiz” — Narkotiklarni nazorat qilish milliy markazi (15 November 2024)2019–2024; drug crimes doubled; seizures 8.5 times; synthetic seizures 400 times; pharmacy drug addiction.
- Azattyq — Число наркопреступлений в Узбекистане выросло вдвое (18 November 2024)Russian summary of the same statement.
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