All you need to know about Polish drug routes

During the communist era, Poland was a country cut off from the international drug market. Substances like cocaine or ecstasy were unavailable for Polish users. Some addicts were producing so called “Polish heroin” for personal use and sometimes for sale within small groups of friends. There was no such thing as a drugs trade. After the collapse of communism and opening of the borders, new substances began to appear on the black market, and became popular.

Nowadays, there are numerous drug smuggling routes which pass through Poland. Illegal substances are transported from Eastern to Western Europe, and those (such as amphetamine) which are produced in Poland, are transported directly to Western Europe. Smuggling routes and methods vary, depending on the particular substance and its country of origin.

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