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Drugs markets in
North Macedonia

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Mean retail price

Cannabis

2021/2022

€5.00/g

Cocaine

2021/2022

€80.00/g

Heroin

2021/2022

€18.00/g

Amphetamine

2021/2022

€12.00/g

Methamphetamine

2021/2022

€40.00/g

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Drugs prices in North Macedonia
Substance Quantity Price/€ Information by Region/Hotspots Year
Amphetamine 5 g €38 Dealer 2021
Amphetamine (high quality) small roll €32.20 Ministry of Interior and dealer 2021
Amphetamine (high quality) 1 g €8 – €11 Mixed sources 2021
Amphetamine (low quality) 1 pill €4 Ministry of Interior and dealer 2021
Amphetamine (low quality) 1 pill €4 Journalist 2021
Cannabis 1 kg €2 000 Former dealer 2021
Cannabis 1 kg €2 000 Police Strumica 2021
Cannabis 1 kg €2 000 – €2 300 Police Skopje 2021
Cannabis 1 kg €2 200 Police Bitola 2021
Cannabis 1 kg €800 – €1 800 Police 2021
Cannabis 1 g €5 Police 2021
Cannabis (high quality) 1 g €9.60 Former dealer 2021
Cannabis (low quality) 1 g €0.96 Former dealer 2021
Cannabis (medium quality) 1 g €2.68 Former dealer 2021
Cannabis (medium quality) 1 g €1.61 Mixed sources 2021
Cocaine 1 kg €45 000 – €50 000 Police Strumica 2021
Cocaine 1 kg €45 000 – €50 000 Dealer 2021
Cocaine 1 kg €45 300 – €50 300 Police 2021
Cocaine 1 g €75 Police Strumica 2021
Cocaine 1 kg €35 000 – €45 000 2021
Cocaine 1 g €48.30 Mixed sources 2021
Ecstasy 1 pill €10 Mixed sources 2021
Ecstasy 1 pill €10 Police 2021
Ecstasy 1 pill €6 – €9 Dealer 2021
Heroin 1 g €11 Police 2021
Heroin 1 kg €15 000 Police 2021
Heroin (high quality) 1 g €48.30 Police and research centre 2021
Heroin (low quality) 1 g €4.80 Police and research centre 2021
Heroin (low quality) 1 kg €12 000 Dealer 2021
Heroin (low-medium quality) 1 g €11 – €13 Mixed sources 2021
Heroin (medium quality) 1 g €19.96 Police and research centre 2021
Heroin (very low quality) 1 g €4.80 Dealer 2021
MDMA (high quality) 1 g €40 Dealer 2021
Methadone (high quality) 1 g €16.10 Ministry of Interior and dealer 2021
Methadone (low quality) 1 g €0.80 Ministry of Interior and dealer 2021
Methadone (low quality) 1 g €0.80 Journalist 2021
Methadone (medium quality) 1 g €4.80 Ministry of Interior and dealer 2021
Methadone (medium quality) 1 box €16.10 Journalist 2021
Methadone (medium quality) 5 boxes €38 Journalist 2021

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Drug routes in North Macedonia

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