Canada has become a major producer and shipper of methamphetamines and ecstasy New UN report

Canada has become a major producer and shipper of methamphetamines and ecstasy, according to a new United Nations report Canada, which traditionally consumes a lot of cannabis and produces a lot of cannabis, is also a hub now for methamphetamines and ecstasy, which would likely come as a surprise for Canadians,” Walter Kemp, a spokesman for the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime. According to the 314-page report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, organized crime involved in the methamphetamine trade has grown significantly in Canada. Such criminal groups have also increased the amount of methamphetamines they manufacture and export. Australia, for example, reported that 83 per cent by weight of its total seized imports of methamphetamines came from Canada. In Japan, the figure was 62 per cent. According to the report, most methamphetamine trafficking in North America supplies US demand, and Mexico and Canada ship the bulk of the drug that is trafficked into the United States. Organized crime concerns “With this meth and this ecstasy, it’s going all over the world, which means Canada now is part of a global drug trade which really affects all parts of the world,” Kemp said. Kemp said Canadian involvement in the trade is a relatively recent phenomenon, with figures showing a significant increase from 2006 to 2007. The report notes that the rise appears to have begun in 2003. “It’s a manifestation of a more effective market at the level of organized crime, and that’s something …