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) 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total 7,291 7,234 7,199 7,181 Aged 15-64 4,956 4,944 4,909 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 1244. Estimated population (thousands) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total 9,702 9,647 9,597 9,553 9,511 9,468 9,424 Aged 15-64 6,714 6,694 6,670 6,640 6,604 6,562 6,516 Source: UN World Population Prospects, the 2012 Revision. Note: Data are for the Republic of Serbia including Kosovo under UN Security Council Resolution 1244. DRUG SEIZURES Drug (kg) and precursor (lt) seizures 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Heroin 169 243 1 65 55.1 56.6 193 Cocaine 19 8 6 3.8 71.4 4.1 Marijuana 1,083 1,353 999 2,220.9 3,043 2,785 Hashish 16 0.4 5 0.7 0.8 6.2 Opium 12.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Ecstasy 5 23.5 49 0.78 20.3 40 Ecstasy (tab) 2,512 892 n/a 2,507 9,502 1,956 Amphetamine 7 6 5 12.9 22 23 Amphetamine (tab) 239 1,023 n/a 312 501 52 Acetic Anhydride 100 0 0 0 0 0 Source: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Drug Situation Analysis Report 2011: South Eastern Europe 1 This figure was submitted by the Serbian Ministry of Interior to the Paris Pact. The amount of 0.24 kg in Serbia's ARQ 2010 is considered to be misreported. Updated February 2015 1
International Controlled Delivery Operations and Cooperation Agreements 2011 2012 International Controlled-Delivery Operations by Police 0 1 Signed Bilateral Police Cooperation Agreements n/a 20 Source: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia Drug seizures in the Republic of Serbia, 2012-January 2015 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, http://drugsmonitoring.unodc-roca.org. Note: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. DRUG PRICES AND DRUG PURITY Average wholesale prices (US$ per kg) 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 Heroin* 19,120-36,800 15,600 21,000 18,600 27,200 16,753-24,485 29,000 Cocaine 44,100 58,800 44,120 59,600 51,500 64,400 46,392-57,990 52,200 Marijuana 150-735 460-660 570 860 515-773 n/a Skunk 2 n/a 2,000 3,900 1,900 2,900 1,675-2,577 1,300 2,000 Amphetamine 22,000-36,770 3,312 4,636 3,600 5,000 3,222-4,510 n/a Source: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, World Drug Reports 2010-2013, ARQ 2011, 2012 2 Skunk is a modified type of marijuana with increased THC content. Updated February 2015 2
* Unknown purity Average retail prices (US$ per gram) 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 Heroin* 15-29 n/a 26 29 26 Cocaine 40-47 59-118 65-140 72 114 64 103 Marijuana 0.4 1.5-4.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 Source: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, World Drug Report 2010-2013, Drug Situation Analysis Report 2011: South Eastern Europe, EMCDDA Country Overview 2009, ARQ 2011, 2012 * Unknown purity Drug purity in street seizures mean values in % 2010 2011 Heroin 5-10 1.74 8.15 3 Cocaine n/a 4.50 9.00 Marijuana (THC) 1.50 15.21 0.04 14.60 Amphetamine 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, 2012 Heroin Cocaine Source: ARQ 2012 Paracetamol, caffeine Benzocaine, caffeine, lactose, creatine DRUG-RELATED CRIME Drug-related offences 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Persons committed (a) 5,354 5,783 5,179 4,745 5,616 Rate (per 100,000) 73 79 72 66 78 Persons prosecuted (b) 4,374 3,940 3,296 3,468 n/a Rate (per 100,000) 60 54 46 48 Persons convicted (b) 3,525 2,539 3,588 3,076 n/a Rate (per 100,000) 48 35 50 43 Source: (a) Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia, (b) Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, Organized Criminal Groups (OCGs) Involved in Drug Trafficking, 2012 Type of Drug Trafficked Number of OCGs dismantled Number of OCG members Top 3 nationalities among OCG members Heroin 1 6 Serbia: 6 Cocaine 1 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1, Serbia: 2 Cannabis Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1, Montenegro: 2, 4 25 dual Serbia and Croatia: 2, Serbia: 20 Methamphetamine 1 11 Serbia: 11 Source: Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia 3 Brown heroin Updated February 2015 3
DRUG ABUSE Number of cases diagnosed and registered as Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance abuse 4 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total number 8,454 9,363 8,301 8,109 7,992 of which hospitalized 2,630 2,518 2,447 1,987 1,667 Rate (100,000) 116 128 114 104 111 Injecting Drug Users (estimated) 2007 2009 Estimated number of IDUs (aged 15-59) 12,500-25,000 12,682-48,083 Estimated number of IDUs, median 18,000 30,383 2009 2010 2011 2012 Methadone treated drug users 1,114 1,520 1,774 2,045 Buprenorphine treated drug users n/a n/a 79 155 Drug-related deaths 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 Drug-related deaths 117 119 75 39 50, UNODC DELTA database Annual prevalence of drug use in the population aged 15-59 Year Any illegal drug use 6 0.28 2008 Source: Institute of Public Health of Serbia HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS reported 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Newly diagnosed HIV cases 116 131 148 127 125 Rate (per 100,000) 1.58 1.79 2.03 1.74 1.72 IDU (%) 8.6 6.9 4.1 7.1 4 Total HIV cases (a) 2,319 2,450 2,598 2,725 2,850 Rate (per 100,000) (b) 31.55 33.47 35.56 37.37 39.26 Total IDUs (%) 40 38 36 35 33 (a) Cumulative number of reported HIV cases at the end of reporting year since 1985. (b) Cumulative rate at the end of reporting period 4 F11 F19 as per WHO s International Classification of Diseases-10 in primary/public health care centers 5 Opiate substitution treatment in 29 methadone centers. 6 According to study Narcotics in Serbia conducted in 2006 under the Global Fund HIV project Round I. Updated February 2015 4
PLWHA (estimated) and HIV prevalence 2010 2011 2012 PLWHA (a) 3,500 3,500 n/a Injecting Drug Users (%) (b) 2.4 n/a 1.7 Sex Workers (%) 0.8 n/a 2 MSM (%) 3.9 n/a 4.4 Inmates (% of total prison population) (c) 0.13 0.16 0.13 Source: (a) UNAIDS; (b) Ministry of Health and Institute of Public Health of Serbia (HIV seroprevalence found in three the integrated bio-behavioural surveys among IDU, MSM and SW conducted in 2010 and 2012 in Belgrade); (c) Ministry of Justice CRIME-RELATED TREATIES Signature and ratification status of UNTOC and UNCAC Signature Status United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) 12 Dec 2000 6 Sept 2001 a) Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UNTOC 12 Dec 2000 6 Sept 2001 b) Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the UNTOC 12 Dec 2000 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) 11 Dec 2003 20 Dec 2005 Updated February 2015 5