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In 1999, Afghanistan accounted for 79 percent of the world’s heroin supply. Prices in markets bordering Afghanistan skyrocketed after September 11, often doubling in the space of just a few months. Much of Afghan’s opiate trade goes to neighboring or nearby countries — Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Russia. Iran, a key market, now has the world’s highest number of heroin seizures. But even markets further afield have been saturated with the product — 90 percent of the U.K.’s heroin, for example, now comes from Afghan opium poppies.
| Iran | Heroin Seizures: 29,943 kg (2000) Wholesale Price: $5,125/kg (2000) Street Price: $2.70/gram (2000) |
| Pakistan | Heroin Seizures: 9,492 kg (2000) Wholesale Price: $3,491/kg (2000) Street Price: No data |
| Tajikistan | Heroin Seizures: 1,883 kg (2000) Wholesale Price: $1,220/kg (2000) Street Price: $1.85/gram (2000) |
| Russia | Heroin Seizures: 986 kg (2000) Wholesale Price: $30,000/kg (2000) Street Price: $22.50/gram (2000) |
| U.K. | Heroin Seizures: 1,496 kg (2000) Wholesale Price: $29,126/kg (2000) Street Price: $123.30/gram (2000) |
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