Publication
Jun 2005
This paper assesses the opium production markets in China and Afghanistan. The study considers the three categories of trafficking routes between Afghanistan and Xinjiang: direct smuggling, trafficking via Pakistan and diversion of opiate flows in Central Asia. Additionally, it analyzes the local and regional factors that affect the feasibility of trafficking in the three route categories.
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Author | Jacob Townsend |
Series | CACI-SRSP Silk Road Papers |
Publisher | Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program (CACI-SRSP) |
Copyright | © 2005 Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program (CACI-SRSP) |