IRAN THE GLOBAL LEADER IN ILLICITLY PRODUCING HEROIN AND MORPHINE
As per the World Drug Report, released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Iran emerged as the largest illicitly producer of Heroin and Morphine. 2018 globally, 103 countries reported heroin seizures and 30 countries seized morphine. The largest quantity of morphine and heroin was seized in Europe. India ranked eleventh.
TOP TEN COUNTRIES WHERE ILLICITLY PRODUCED HEROIN AND MORPHINE WAS SEIZED
| RANK | COUNTRY | SEIZURE OF HEROIN AND MORPHINE IN KG |
| 1 | IRAN | 46,047 |
| 2 | AFGHANISTAN | 22,652 |
| 3 | TURKEY | 18,884 |
| 4 | PAKISTAN | 9,346 |
| 5 | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 8,963 |
| 6 | CHINA | 6,603 |
| 7 | BELGIUM | 4,537 |
| 8 | VIETNAM | 1,836 |
| 9 | MALAYSIA | 1,441 |
| 10 | SUDAN | 1300 |
