drug trafficking

Drug trafficking is a global illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws.

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Dr Reychad Abdool

Dr Reychad Abdool

African Union

Bernice Auma Apondi

Bernice Auma Apondi

VOCAL- Kenya

Li-Fung Cho

Li-Fung Cho

Lecturer, University of Hong Kong Department of Sociology

Associate Professor Cassandra Cross

Associate Professor Cassandra Cross

Queensland University of Technology

Anine Kriegler

Anine Kriegler

University of Cape Town

Karen Laidler

Karen Laidler

Director, Centre for Criminology, University of Hong Kong

Maria-Goretti Loglo

Maria-Goretti Loglo

Africa Consultant, IDPC

Professor Anna Sergi

Professor Anna Sergi

University of Essex

Dina Siegel

Dina Siegel

Utrecht University, Utrecht University / CIROC

Amanda Whitfort

Amanda Whitfort

Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong

Adriana Abdenur

Adriana Abdenur

Executive Director, Plataforma CIPÓ

Victor Akpan

Victor Akpan

Marcos Alan Ferreira

Marcos Alan Ferreira

Associate Professor, Universidade Federal da Paraiba

Dr Etannibi Alemika

Dr Etannibi Alemika

Professor of Criminology, N/A

Déborah Alimi

Déborah Alimi

Felia Allum

Felia Allum

Polis, University of Bath

Jose Pablo Ampudia

Jose Pablo Ampudia

Columbia University

Concepción Anguita Olmedo

Concepción Anguita Olmedo

Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Marco Antonelli

Marco Antonelli

Scuola Normale Superiore

Marija Atanaskova

Marija Atanaskova

RUSI Europe

Mariano Bartolomé

Mariano Bartolomé

Ved Baruah

Ved Baruah

Stefano Becucci

Stefano Becucci

University of Florence

Eleanor Beevor

Eleanor Beevor

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Professor Virginia Berridge

Professor Virginia Berridge

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Talks

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

01 December 2021, 02:30 PM
Maria-Goretti Loglo Anna Paus Dr Reychad Abdool John Collins Bernice Auma Apondi Anine Kriegler

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Marie Jauffret-Roustide Karine Bertrand Déborah Alimi Laurie Wdowiak

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Andrea Oelsner Marcos Alan Ferreira Carolina Sampó Concepción Anguita Olmedo Adriana Abdenur Mariano Bartolomé

Comparative perspectives on illicit crop economies and non-punitive rural drug policies

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Maria López-Uribe Romain Le Cour Grandmaison María Alejandra Vélez David Restrepo

Regulation of smuggling and circulation of drugs in China and India: A historical review

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Ya-kai Wang Ved Baruah Yun Huang

The exponential growth of counterfeit PPE and other counterfeits during the COVID pandemic: Illicit trade in the open and dark web

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Louise Shelley Layla Hashemi Edward Huang Damon McCoy

Expanding beyond cocaine: Rising polycriminality along the ‘cocaine route’

02 December 2021, 08:30 AM
Sasha Jesperson Martin Verrier Marija Atanaskova Alejandro Lerch

Organized crime and drugs in the Netherlands

02 December 2021, 08:30 AM
Hans Nelen Lieselot Bisschop Karin van Wingerde Roland Moerland

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

02 December 2021, 10:00 AM
Karen Laidler Li-Fung Cho Katie Lowe Amanda Whitfort Emiline Smith Cassandra Cross

Drug markets in Ireland and Scotland: Problems and possible solutions?

02 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Fiona Gilbertson Jack Nolan DAVE LIDDELL Sheelagh Brady Tony Duffin

Africa and drugs: Rewriting the tale? Presenting the forthcoming JIED Special issue on drugs markets and policies in Africa

13 October 2022, 04:00 PM
Charity Monareng Déborah Alimi Clemence Rusenga Daniel Brombacher Bernice Auma Apondi

Organized crime in the UK

13 October 2022, 04:00 PM
Felia Allum Ella Cockbain Stan Gilmour Francisco Garcia

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Mouhamadou Kane Freedom Onuoha Kingsley Madueke Eleanor Beevor Lyes Tagziria

Transforming the war on drugs: Victims, warriors, and vulnerable regions

13 October 2022, 07:00 PM
Carlos Pérez Ricart Mónica Serrano Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara Annette Idler John Pokoo

Legalizing the drug wars: A regulatory history of UN drug control

13 October 2022, 08:30 PM
Déborah Alimi William McAllister Virginia Berridge John Collins

The illogic character of drug trafficking: Counterintuitive routes and strategies

13 October 2022, 08:30 PM
Carolina Sampó Josefina Salomon Anna Sergi Christian Vianna de Azevedo Luca Raineri

Cocaine hoppers: Nigerian international cocaine trafficking

13 October 2022, 10:00 PM
Damián Zaitch Stefano Becucci Victor Akpan Jude Roys Oboh

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

13 October 2022, 10:00 PM
Mónica Meltis Luis Daniel Vazquez Gabriel Mondragón Toledo Gema Kloppe-Santamaría Michael Chamberlin Olivia Leon

Legal regulation of drugs: A policy to transform the state and organized criminal organizations

14 October 2022, 01:00 AM
Zara Snapp Amaya Ordorika David Restrepo Nazlee Maghsoudi

Trying to make it the enterprises, gangs, and people of the American drug trade

14 October 2022, 01:00 AM
Tim Lauger Rebecca Wickes R. V. Gundur Guadalupe Correa Cabrera Christian Bolden

Drugs trafficking

14 October 2022, 08:30 AM
Deborah Manzi Anthony Morgan Marco Antonelli Dina Siegel Toine Spapens

What's hiding in the shadows? Insights from comparative research on illicit drug trafficking

14 October 2022, 01:00 PM
Ruggero Scaturro Erica Marat Gulzat Botoeva

Narcas, The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels + The War on Dirty Money

18 October 2023, 01:00 PM
Deborah Bonello Tristram Hicks Elaine Carey Mariola Marzouk

Invisible women in drug economies and gender sensitive drug policies

18 October 2023, 05:30 PM
Jennifer Fleetwood Sarah David Adela Llatja Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Nara Denilse de Araujo

Organized crime in Latin America

18 October 2023, 07:00 PM
Jose Pablo Ampudia Damián Zaitch Fausto Carbajal-Glass Juan Corredor-Garcia Sarah W. Hirsch