Portugal Is Among the European Countries that Processes the Most Cocaine
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The data are contained in the EU Drugs Agency's 2026 report (EUDA) published today, which warns of the detection of more facilities for the production, extraction, dilution and packaging of cocaine in recent years, indicating that innovative methods are used for trafficking into Europe. Large amounts of cocaine hydrochloride are processed in Europe, mainly in Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal, from intermediate products, such as cocai…
Portugal among European countries that process most cocaine
Portugal is among the European countries that process the most cocaine; in 2024, four laboratories in Portugal were dismantled and 23 tonnes of the drug seized – the sixth-largest quantity The post Portugal among European countries that process most cocaine appeared first on Portugal Resident.
23 tons of cocaine were seized in 2024 and four laboratories were dismantled. European report warns of new trafficking routes and increased drug production.
Europe is dealing with an increasingly unpredictable drug market, with new substances detected almost every week. In Portugal, 23 tons of cocaine were seized, almost the same amount as in Germany. The data are contained in the European Drug Report 2026, released by the European Union Drug Agency
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