ATS seizures reached a new record high in 2024, dominated by methamphetamine.
Seizures of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) continue to grow globally, dominated by methamphetamine.
Quantities of ATS seized have increased more than for any other drug category, reaching a record 604 tons in 2024; methamphetamine dominates both…
Data show a persistent reliance on the 3,4-MDP-2-P chemical pathway, an increased importance of pre-precursors related to 3,4-MDP-2-P methyl glycidic acid among “ecstasy” precursors, and an ongoing concentration of “ecstasy” precursor seizures in Europe.Historically, 3,4-MDP-2-P, also known as…
“Ecstasy” seizures reached record levels in 2024, surpassing pre-COVID-19 pandemic highs.The quantity of “ecstasy” (MDMA) seized worldwide increased by 13 percent from 2023 to 2024, more than doubling compared with 2021 levels, following a pandemic-related decline.Increases were widespread in 2024…
Most “ecstasy” found in the global market continues to be produced in the subregion of Western and Central Europe.Data suggest that the bulk of the "ecstasy" is still being produced in Europe, with 82 per cent of reported countries of transit or departure of seized shipments around the world being…
Global methamphetamine seizures reached another record high in 2024, with the highest growth rates reported by emerging markets.East and South-East Asia and North America continue to account for the largest methamphetamine seizures globally, although seizures declined in North America while…
Methamphetamine traffickers continue adapting to enforcement and precursor controlsDespite a 3-fold increase in global methamphetamine seizures between 2014 and 2024, reported quantities of intercepted methamphetamine precursors (-85 per cent) and the number of dismantled methamphetamine…
Most methamphetamine trafficking remains intra-regional, although some inter-regional trafficking has also been detected in recent years.The largest markets for methamphetamine – and most intra-regional trafficking – remain in East and South-East Asia and North America, although trafficking has…
Amphetamine seizures rose strongly until 2020-2021, declined thereafter and showed a modest rebound in 2024.Amphetamine seizures remain concentrated in the Near and Middle East (57 per cent of total seizures between 2020 and 2024) and Europe (26 per cent); in the former subregion much of the drug…
