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Afghan opium production increased dramatically after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled the Taliban in 2001, and Russia has been one of the most affected countries, with heroin consumption rising steeply.

Russia was the biggest consumer of Afghan heroin in 2008, accounting for 21% of Afghanistan"s production according to the UNODC report "Addiction, Crime and Insurgency" released in February

Russia"s envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, described "heroin aggression" as "the main threat to Russia," and Moscow urged NATO to prioritize the fight against drug trafficking in Afghanistan earlier this year.

WASHINGTON, March 3 (RIA Novosti)