Russia"s drug control chief said on Thursday...
a UN resolution making it incumbent on all UN member states to eliminate illegal drug plantations."All NATO countries are members of the UN, and they also voted for this resolution," he said.
Afghan drug production increased dramatically after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled the Taliban in 2001, and Russia has been one of the most affected countries, with heroin consumption rising steeply. An estimated 90% of heroin consumed in Russia is trafficked from Afghanistan via Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
MOSCOW, March 25 (RIA Novosti)
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