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In June, the UN's drugs and crime office (UNODC) said that the amount of cocaine seized on the continent had grown tenfold between 2015 and 2019, rising from 1.2 to 12.9 tonnes.
Tramadol seized in West and Central Africa accounted for 86 percent of the global total between 2015 and 2019.
