Drug Seizures and Trafficking Routes - Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan. Opium and heroin enter Uzbekistan through the south (Surkhandarya province), south-east (Syrdarya and Samarkand provinces) and north-east (Tashkent province, Ferghana Valley) regions bordering Tajikistan, and directly from Afghanistan (along the Amudarya River).[1] The map of Uzbekistan below shows heroin seizures over 1kg made in the country in 2007.

Estimates by Uzbek law enforcement agencies indicate that 5% of heroin trafficked through Uzbekistan is absorbed in the country, 80% is transported to the Russian Federation, and 15% transported to other CIS countries.[2] 
Experts of law enforcement agencies in Uzbekistan estimate that 54.4% of heroin is transported by animal-powered transport or on foot; 42.3% of heroin is transported by road; 7.8% by rail; 4% by air; and 1.5% by sea.

[1] Information on Drug Situation in the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2007. Report of the National Center on Drug Control under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

[2] UN Annual Reports Questionnaire for 2007, Uzbekistan