German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Drug Flows: Maritime Routes, Cocaine Seizures, and Coca Cultivation

This visual exploration examines four aspects of the cocaine trade using seizure and cultivation data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The first focuses on maritime trafficking, analyzing sea-related seizures in ports, harbors, rivers, and aboard vessels. The second explores cocaine paste (pasta básica), visualizing the scale and distribution of large interdictions. The third examines cocaine powder seizures, highlighting trafficking patterns and concentrations across regions. The final section shifts to the source, tracking coca cultivation trends in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. Through interactive visualizations, this exploration provides insights into where and how major drug seizures take place, offering a data-driven perspective on interdiction patterns.

Infographic | 03/2025

Navigating Seizures: Sea-related Drug Seizures as Recorded by the UNODC

This visual exploration examines sea-related drug seizures recorded by the UNODC, focusing on seizures in ports, harbors, territorial waters, and vessels. It highlights trafficking patterns, enforcement efforts, and geographic distribution of maritime drug flows.

Eduardo Valencia

Outreach Administrator

Infographic | 03/2025

Tracking Cocaine Paste: Patterns in Large-Scale Seizures

Focusing on cocaine paste (pasta básica) seizures, this visualization examines the scale, distribution, and concentration of large interdictions. By analyzing seizure sizes and geographic hotspots, it highlights key trafficking routes and the role of enforcement in disrupting supply flows.

Eduardo Valencia

Outreach Administrator

Infographic | 03/2025

Seizures of Cocaine Powder: Patterns in Large-Scale Seizures

Cocaine hydrochloride is the final and most distributed form of cocaine. This visualization uses UNODC seizure data to show the scale, spread, and clustering of large interdictions, offering insight into global trafficking and enforcement patterns.

Eduardo Valencia

Outreach Administrator

Infographic | 03/2025

Coca Cultivation in Selected Andean Countries: Trends in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia

This line graph shows coca cultivation trends in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia from 2000 to 2023. Using UNODC’s Illicit Crop Monitoring Programme (ICMP) data, it tracks total hectares of coca bush cultivated annually, highlighting long-term shifts across the three countries.

Eduardo Valencia

Outreach Administrator

Drug Flows: Maritime Routes, Cocaine Seizures, and Coca Cultivation

Navigating Seizures: Sea-related Drug Seizures as Recorded by the UNODC

Tracking Cocaine Paste: Patterns in Large-Scale Seizures

Seizures of Cocaine Powder: Patterns in Large-Scale Seizures

Coca Cultivation in Selected Andean Countries: Trends in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia

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