FACT SHEET SERBIA (REPUBLIC OF)

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1 FACT SHEET SERBIA (REPUBLIC OF) Territory: Borders: 88,509 sq. km 2,362 km (total) Hungary: 175 km, Romania: 548 km, Bulgaria: 361 km, FYR of Macedonia: 283 km, Albania: 114 km, Montenegro: 249 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina: 371 km, Croatia: 262 km Estimated population (thousands) Total 7,237 7,201 7,167 7,132 7,114 Aged ,945 4,911 4,862 4,806 n/a Population as per 2011 Census 7,186,862 Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Note: Data are for the Republic of Serbia excluding Kosovo under UN Security Council Resolution Estimated population (thousands) 2016 Total 9,024 8,983 8,938 8,893 8,851 8,813 Aged ,097 6,054 6,002 5,949 5,896 5,838 Source: UN World Population Prospects, the 2015 Revision. Note: Data are for the Republic of Serbia including Kosovo under UN Security Council Resolution DRUG SEIZURES Seizures of illicit drugs and precursors (kg) Heroin Marijuana (herb) , , , , Hashish (resin) Cocaine salts Ecstasy-type substances kg, 410 tabs kg, 2,507 tabs kg, 9,502 tabs Amphetamine 4.74 kg kg, 22.0 kg, 312 tabs tabs Precursors No seizures recorded Source: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia kg, 1,956 tabs 22.6 kg, 453 tabs 6.26 kg 220,974 tabs kg 13 tabs 1 In the UNODC World Drug Report 2015, the seizure refers to Non-specified ATS. 2 In the UNODC World Drug Report 2015, the seizure refers to ATS. Updated August

2 International Controlled Delivery (CD) operations by the Police Number of CD operations 0 1 n/a 0 5 Source: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia Bilateral Police Cooperation Agreements Signed n/a Number of clandestine laboratories detected 2015 Synthetic cannabinoids (non-specified) 1 Amphetamine (non-specified) 1 Source: UNODC World Drug Report 2017 Drug seizures in the Republic of Serbia, Heroin, Cannabis, ATS Source: Ministry of Interior and Customs Administration of the Republic of Serbia; DRUGS MONITORING PLATFORM, joint online platform of AOTP and Paris Pact programmes, Note: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Updated August

3 DRUG PRICES AND DRUG PURITY Wholesale prices of illicit drugs (USD per kg) Heroin (unknown purity) 18,150-26,525 16,753-24,485 29,000 25,400-28,225 22,000 Euro Cocaine salts 51,260-62,820 46,392-57,990 52,200 49,395 40,000 Euro Marijuana (herb) n/a 850 1,130 1,500 Euro Skunk 3 1,815 2,790 1,675-2,577 1,300 2,000 n/a n/a Amphetamine 3,500 4,900 3,222-4,510 n/a n/a n/a Ecstasy-type substances 3,490-4,890 3,222-4,510 n/a n/a n/a Source: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, World Drug Reports , Mini Dublin Regional Report on Western Balkans (Dec 2016) Note: Comparisons of drug wholesale prices from different years need to be made with caution as they are influenced by changes in the exchange rates and may not necessarily reflect changes. Retail prices of illicit drugs (USD per gram) Heroin (unknown purity) n/a Cocaine salts n/a Marijuana (herb) n/a 14 n/a Skunk n/a n/a n/a Amphetamine n/a 3.22 n/a 14 (per gr) n/a Ecstasy-type substances (tablet) n/a n/a n/a Source: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia (data for 2011 and 2014), EMCDDA National Report 2014: Serbia (2013), ARQ 2010, 2012 Note: Comparisons of drug retail prices from different years need to be made with caution as they are influenced by changes in the exchange rates and may not necessarily reflect changes. Drug purity in street seizures mean values in % Heroin n/a n/a 2-54 n/a Cocaine n/a n/a n/a Marijuana (THC) n/a Amphetamine n/a n/a n/a Source: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Drug Situation Analysis Report 2011: South Eastern Europe Adulterants used in heroin and cocaine mixtures Heroin Paracetamol, caffeine, creatinine, lactose, saccharide, starch, talk powder Cocaine Levamisole, creatinine, caffeine, starch Source: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia DRUG-RELATED CRIME Drug-related offences by persons aged 18 and above (Articles 246, 245a and 247 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Serbia) Criminal offences (a) 4,911 4,775 5,642 3,013 3,551 Rate (per 100,000) Skunk is a modified type of marijuana with increased THC content. 4 National Report 2014: Serbia, EMCDDA, Lisbon, April 2014, p. 95. The prices were converted from Euro into USD based on UN Exchange rate as of 30 June 2013, 1 Euro=87.5 RSD). 5 Brown heroin Updated August

4 Drug-related offences by persons aged 18 and above (Articles 246, 245a and 247 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Serbia) Illicit production and trafficking (Art. 246) (a) 1,425 1,387 1, Illicit possession (Art. 245a) (a) 3,268 3,177 3,949 2,054 2,531 Facilitation of drug consumption (Art. 247) (a) Persons committed (b) 5,179 4,745 5,616 5,842 5,748 Rate (per 100,000) Persons convicted (a) 3,588 3,076 2,855 2,949 2,938 Rate (per 100,000) Source: (a) Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, (b) Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia Overview of Organized Criminal Groups (OCGs) involved in drug trafficking, and apprehended in 2015 Type of drug trafficked Number of OCGs against which the police pressed charges Nationality of the perpetrators Marijuana 8 Serbian Marijuana 2 Serbian Cocaine 2 Serbian Cocaine 3 Brazilian (1 person), 2 unidentified Heroin 3 Serbian (2 persons), 1 unidentified Heroin 4 Serbian (2 persons), 2 unidentified Heroin 3 Bulgarian (2 persons), 1 unidentified Heroin 4 Serbian Cocaine, heroin 7 Serbian (6 persons), 1 Nigerian Amphetamine, ecstasy, cocaine 3 Serbian (2 persons), 1 Dutch Heroin 2 Serbian Source: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia DRUG ABUSE Number of cases diagnosed and registered as Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use Total number 8,301 8,109 7,992 8,703 9,586 of which hospitalized 2,447 1,987 1,667 1,814 1,506 Rate (100,000) Source: Institute of Public Health of Serbia, EMCDDA Country Overview, September 2013 and National Report 2014 Injecting drug users (estimated) Estimated number of IDUs (aged 15-59) 12,500-25,000 12,682-48,083 10,000-25,000 Estimated number of IDUs, median 18,000 30,383 20,000 Source: Institute of Public Health of Serbia, EMCDDA Country Overview. Situation Summary, September F11 F19 as per WHO s International Classification of Diseases-10 in primary/public health care centers Updated August

5 Drug treatment Methadone treated drug users 1,520 1,774 2,045 1,918 3,503 Buprenorphine treated drug users n/a Source: Institute of Public Health of Serbia, EMCDDA Country Overview. Situation Summary, September 2013 Drug-related death Drug-related deaths Source: Institute of Public Health of Serbia, EMCDDA National Drug Report 2017 of Serbia 8 Annual prevalence of drug use as a percentage of the population aged 18-64, 2014 Any illicit drug 8.0 Cannabis 1.6 Cocaine 0.1 Ecstasy-type substances 0.1 Heroin 0.1 Medication - opioids 5.1 Amphetamines 0.1 Source: National survey on life styles of citizens in Serbia 2014 substance use and gambling, Institute of Public Health of Serbia HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS reported Newly diagnosed HIV cases Rate (per 100,000) IDU (%) Total HIV cases (a) 2,725 2,856 3,003 3,128 3,312 Rate (per 100,000) (b) Total IDUs (%) n/a n/a Source: Institute of Public Health of Serbia Dr Milan Jovanovic Batut (a) Total number of newly diagnosed HIV cases (b) Cumulative number of reported HIV cases at the end of reporting year since (c) Cumulative rate at the end of reporting period Estimated number of PLWHA and HIV prevalence among IDUs, CSWs, MSM and prisoners PLWHA (a) 2,800 2,900 3,000 3,000 Injecting drug users (%) (b) 2.4 n/a Sex workers (%) 0.8 n/a MSM (%) 3.9 n/a Prisoners (% of total prison population) (c) Source: (a) UNAIDS (2014); (b) Ministry of Health and Institute of Public Health of Serbia (HIV seroprevalence found in the integrated bio-behavioural surveys conducted among IDU, MSM and SW in Belgrade in 2010, 2012 and 2013); (c) Ministry of Justice 7 Opioid substitution therapy (OST) in 29 health care facilities on primary, secondary and tertiary levels. 8 Updated August

6 DRUG- AND CRIME-RELATED TREATIES Ratification status of Drug-Related Treaties Status Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Mar 2001 (Succession) Convention on Psychotropic Substances of Mar 2001 (Succession) United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of Mar 2001 (Succession) Signature and ratification status of UNTOC and UNCAC Status United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) 6 Sept 2001 a) Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UNTOC 6 Sept 2001 b) Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the UNTOC 6 Sept 2001 c) Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the UNTOC 20 Dec 2005 Accepted United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) 20 Dec 2005 Updated August