and heroin shipments); money laundering is probably
increasing

Guyana:
transshipment point for narcotics from South America -
primarily Venezuela - to Europe and the US; producer of cannabis

Haiti:
major Caribbean transshipment point for cocaine en route to
the US and Europe; vulnerable to money laundering

Honduras:
transshipment point for drugs and narcotics; illicit
producer of cannabis, cultivated on small plots and used principally
for local consumption; corruption is a major problem; vulnerable to
money laundering

Hong Kong:
a hub for Southeast Asian heroin and regional stimulants
trade; transshipment and money-laundering center; increasing
indigenous amphetamine abuse

Hungary:
major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and
cannabis and transit point for South American cocaine destined for
Western Europe; limited producer of precursor chemicals,
particularly for amphetamine and methamphetamine

India:
world's largest producer of licit opium for the
pharmaceutical trade, but an undetermined quantity of opium is
diverted to illicit international drug markets; transit country for
illicit narcotics produced in neighboring countries; illicit
producer of hashish and methaqualone

Indonesia:
illicit producer of cannabis largely for domestic use;
possible growing role as transshipment point for Golden Triangle
heroin

Iran:
despite substantial interdiction efforts, Iran remains a key
transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin to Europe; domestic
consumption of narcotics remains a persistent problem and Iranian
press reports estimate that there are at least 1.2 million drug
users in the country

Ireland:
transshipment point for and consumer of hashish from North
Africa to the UK and Netherlands and of European-produced synthetic
drugs; minor transshipment point for heroin and cocaine destined for
Western Europe

Israel:
increasingly concerned about cocaine and heroin abuse; drugs
arrive in country from Lebanon and increasingly Jordan

Italy:
important gateway for and consumer of Latin American cocaine
and Southwest Asian heroin entering the European market

Jamaica:
major transshipment point for cocaine from South America to
North America and Europe; illicit cultivation of cannabis;
government has an active manual cannabis eradication program;
corruption is a major concern

Kazakhstan:
signif