abis and opium poppy and
producer of amphetamine, mostly for domestic consumption; government
has active eradication program; increasingly used as transshipment
point for Southwest and Southeast Asian opiates and cannabis and
Latin American cocaine to Western Europe, possibly to the US, and
growing domestic market; major source of heroin precursor chemicals;
corruption and organized crime are major concerns; heroin an
increasing threat in domestic drug market

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
transshipment point for South American drugs
destined for the US and Europe

Saint Lucia:
transit point for South American drugs destined for the
US and Europe

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
transshipment point for South
American drugs destined for the US and Europe

Saudi Arabia:
death penalty for traffickers; increasing consumption
of heroin and cocaine

Senegal:
transshipment point for Southwest and Southeast Asian
heroin moving to Europe and North America; illicit cultivator of
cannabis

Singapore:
as a transportation and financial services hub, Singapore
is vulnerable, despite strict laws and enforcement, to use as a
transit point for Golden Triangle heroin and as a venue for money
laundering

Slovakia:
transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for
Western Europe

Slovenia:
minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin
bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals

South Africa:
transshipment center for heroin, hashish, marijuana,
and possibly cocaine; cocaine consumption on the rise; world's
largest market for illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally
from India through various east African countries; illicit
cultivation of marijuana

Spain:
key European gateway country for Latin American cocaine and
North African hashish entering the European market; transshipment
point for and consumer of Southwest Asian heroin

Suriname:
transshipment point for South American drugs destined for
Europe and Brazil; transshipment point for arms-for-drugs dealing

Switzerland:
because of more stringent government regulations, used
significantly less as a money-laundering center; transit country for
and consumer of South American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin

Syria:
a transit point for opiates and hashish bound for regional
and Western markets

Tajikistan:
major transshipment zone for heroin