According to his data, 3,700 tons of raw opium will be produced in Afghanistan this year, which is equivalent to 400 tons of pure heroin.
The expert said that 92% of heroin consumed in Britain was of Afghan origin. Whereas only two years ago Afghanistan accounted for a mere 9% of the United States' heroin consumption, this indicator has grown to 12% now.
The number of heroin users is also growing all over the world: there are 4.5 million of them in Pakistan and more than 4 million in Russia and Iran, Mr. Korgun says.
"The main flow continues going from Afghanistan via Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia further to Europe. The second flow goes via Turkmenia," the scientist said.
In his opinion, Iran takes very tough measures against drug-trafficking. As Mr. Korgun noted, all heroin-producing laboratories have been liquidated in Pakistan.
The expert believes that the main reason for low effectiveness of the fight against the Afghan drug threat is the lack of mechanisms for its coordination by the international community. "Everyone fights [against the drug threat] on its own," Mr. Korgun stated.
