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.

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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

Felia Allum

Felia Allum

Polis, University of Bath

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

Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez

Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez

Head of Security Research Programs, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California San Diego

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

Déborah Alimi

Déborah Alimi

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

Marco Antonelli

Marco Antonelli

Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy

Marija Atanaskova

Marija Atanaskova

RUSI Europe

Mariano Bartolomé

Mariano Bartolomé

Ved Baruah

Ved Baruah

Vaishali  Basu Sharma

Vaishali Basu Sharma

Policy Perspectives Foundation

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

Karine Bertrand

Karine Bertrand

Lieselot Bisschop

Lieselot Bisschop

Professor of Public and Private Interests, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Christian Bolden

Christian Bolden

Loyola University New Orleans

Deborah Bonello

Deborah Bonello

Gulzat Botoeva

Gulzat Botoeva

Swansea University

Sheelagh Brady

Sheelagh Brady

Dr Rose Broad

Dr Rose Broad

University of Manchester

Daniel Brombacher

Daniel Brombacher

GPDPD, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Megan Capp

Megan Capp

University for Peace (UPEACE)

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Delphi Integrated Solutions

Fausto  Carbajal-Glass

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Mexican Council on Foreign Relations

Elaine Carey

Elaine Carey

Michael Chamberlin

Michael Chamberlin

Ella Cockbain

Ella Cockbain

Associate Professor, UCL

Jude Cocodia

Jude Cocodia

University of the Free State

John Collins

John Collins

Director of Academic Engagement, GI-TOC

Guadalupe Correa Cabrera

Guadalupe Correa Cabrera

Professor, George Mason University

Juan Corredor-Garcia

Juan Corredor-Garcia

City University of New York

Vinicius Couto

Vinicius Couto

Federal University of Minas Gerais

Geeta Datta

Geeta Datta

News 9 Plus

Sarah David

Sarah David

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Felipe  De La Torre

Felipe De La Torre

UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Nara Denilse de Araujo

Nara Denilse de Araujo

Ministry of Justice and Public Security Brazil

James Densley

James Densley

Metro State University

Taciana Santos de Souza

Taciana Santos de Souza

University of Campinas

Ross Deuchar

Ross Deuchar

University of West Scotland

Saša Đorđević

Saša Đorđević

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Thomas Dournon

Thomas Dournon

Country Manager - Morocco, Square Facts

Tony Duffin

Tony Duffin

CEO, Ana Liffey Drug Project

Patricia Figueroa

Patricia Figueroa

Centro de Políticas de Género - Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

Jennifer Fleetwood

Jennifer Fleetwood

Goldsmiths University of London

Professor David Gadd

Professor David Gadd

University of Manchester

Francisco Garcia

Francisco Garcia

Journalist

Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara

Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara

Willem Geelhoed

Willem Geelhoed

University of Groningen, University of Groningen

Fiona Gilbertson

Fiona Gilbertson

Stan Gilmour

Stan Gilmour

Director, Thames Valley Violence Reduction Unit

R. V. Gundur

R. V. Gundur

Flinders University

Layla Hashemi

Layla Hashemi

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, TraCCC

Mahir Hazim

Mahir Hazim

Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Tristram Hicks

Tristram Hicks

Independant Consultant

Zoé Hlady

Zoé Hlady

Master student, University of Groningen

Dr Yun Huang

Dr Yun Huang

Shanghai University

Edward Huang

Edward Huang

George Mason University, George Mason University

Jade Hutchinson

Jade Hutchinson

Cotutelle Doctoral Candidate at Macquarie University

Annette Idler

Annette Idler

Marie Jauffret-Roustide

Marie Jauffret-Roustide

Centre d'étude des mouvements sociaux (CEMS), Inserm

Sasha Jesperson

Sasha Jesperson

RHIPTO Norwegian Center for Global Analyses

Mouhamadou Kane

Mouhamadou Kane

Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Tariq Khosa

Tariq Khosa

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

Assistant Professor of Latin American History, George Washington University

Ina Kubbe

Ina Kubbe

University of Tel Aviv, Israel

Dr Derica Lambrechts

Dr Derica Lambrechts

Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University

Tim Lauger

Tim Lauger

Niagara University

Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Noria Research / Paris-1 Panthéon Sorbonne -

Olivia Leon

Olivia Leon

Data Cívica

Alejandro Lerch

Alejandro Lerch

Graduate Institute of Geneva

DAVE LIDDELL

DAVE LIDDELL

CEO, Scottish Drugs Forum

Adela  Llatja

Adela Llatja

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Maria López-Uribe

Maria López-Uribe

Universidad de los Andes

Katie Lowe

Katie Lowe

Post Doctoral Fellow, HKU

Kingsley Madueke

Kingsley Madueke

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Nazlee Maghsoudi

Nazlee Maghsoudi

Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation

Dr. Prem Mahadevan

Dr. Prem Mahadevan

Deborah Manzi

Deborah Manzi

Transcrime, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Dr Erica Marat

Dr Erica Marat

Associate Professor, College of Security Affairs of the National Defense University

Francesca Marino

Francesca Marino

Journalist/Independent Expert

Teresa Martinez Trujillo

Teresa Martinez Trujillo

N/A

Mariola Marzouk

Mariola Marzouk

University of Portsmouth

William McAllister

William McAllister

Georgetown University

Damon McCoy

Damon McCoy

Associate Processor, New York University, New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Robert McLean

Robert McLean

University of West Scotland

Mónica Meltis

Mónica Meltis

Data Cívica

Raluca-Ioana Mocanu

Raluca-Ioana Mocanu

Roland Moerland

Roland Moerland

Assistant Professor of Criminology, Maastricht University

Charity Monareng

Charity Monareng

TB HIV Care

Gabriel Mondragón Toledo

Gabriel Mondragón Toledo

Anthony Morgan

Anthony Morgan

Australian Institute of Criminology

Michela Mutovciev

Michela Mutovciev

European Foundation for South Asian Studies

Hans Nelen

Hans Nelen

Maastricht University, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, Faculty of Law

Dr Jack Nolan

Dr Jack Nolan

Assistant Commissioner (Retired), An Garda Síochana

Dr Andrea Oelsner

Dr Andrea Oelsner

University of San Andrés, University of San Andrés

Dr Freedom Onuoha

Dr Freedom Onuoha

Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Amaya Ordorika

Amaya Ordorika

Advocacy and Researcher Coordinator, ReverdeSer Colectivo

Anna Paus

Anna Paus

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Carlos Pérez Ricart

Carlos Pérez Ricart

Vanja Petrovic

Vanja Petrovic

Programme Manager, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

John Pokoo

John Pokoo

Junaid Qureshi

Junaid Qureshi

Director European Foundation for South Asian Studies

Luca Raineri

Luca Raineri

Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

Arulraj Rajappa

Arulraj Rajappa

University of Madras

Salvador Santino F.  Regilme Jr.

Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr.

Leiden University

David Restrepo

David Restrepo

Dr. ir. Jude Roys Oboh

Dr. ir. Jude Roys Oboh

Dr Clemence Rusenga

Dr Clemence Rusenga

Research Associate, University of Bristol

Josefina Salomon

Josefina Salomon

Journalist/Researcher

Carolina Sampó

Carolina Sampó

Associate Researcher, Conicet, Argentina

Ruggero Scaturro

Ruggero Scaturro

GI-TOC

Mónica Serrano

Mónica Serrano

Dr Louise Shelley

Dr Louise Shelley

Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Endowed Chair and a University Professor, George Mason University

Ayesha  Siddiqa Agha

Ayesha Siddiqa Agha

King’s College London

Taha Siddiqui

Taha Siddiqui

The Dissident Club

Inshik Sim

Inshik Sim

UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Emiline Smith

Emiline Smith

Lecturer, University of Glasgow

Zara Snapp

Zara Snapp

Co-founder, Instituto RIA

Toine Spapens

Toine Spapens

Naoki Sugano

Naoki Sugano

UNODC ROSEAP Criminal Justice Team

Lyes Tagziria

Lyes Tagziria

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Kartikeya  Tripathi

Kartikeya Tripathi

University College London

Karin van Wingerde

Karin van Wingerde

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Luis Daniel Vazquez

Luis Daniel Vazquez

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

María Alejandra Vélez

María Alejandra Vélez

Director CESED, Los Andes University

Magali Vennin

Magali Vennin

UNODC ROSEAP Border Management Programme

Martin Verrier

Martin Verrier

RUSI

Niels Verster

Niels Verster

European Foundation for South Asian Studies

Christian Vianna de Azevedo

Christian Vianna de Azevedo

Maurício Vieira

Maurício Vieira

University for Peace

Ya-kai Wang

Ya-kai Wang

Shanghai University

Laurie Wdowiak

Laurie Wdowiak

Inserm - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Fr)

Sarah W. Hirsch

Sarah W. Hirsch

Stanford University

Rebecca Wickes

Rebecca Wickes

Griffith University

Damián Zaitch

Damián Zaitch

Utrecht University

Dr. Damián Zaitch

Dr. Damián Zaitch

Utrecht University

Talks

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

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

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
Layla Hashemi Louise Shelley Damon McCoy Edward Huang

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

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

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

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

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

Organized crime and drugs in the Netherlands

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

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

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

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
Clemence Rusenga Bernice Auma Apondi Charity Monareng Déborah Alimi Daniel Brombacher

Organized crime in the UK

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

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

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

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

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

The illogic character of drug trafficking: Counterintuitive routes and strategies

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

Cocaine hoppers: Nigerian international cocaine trafficking

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

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

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

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

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

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

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

Drugs trafficking

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

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

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

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

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

Invisible women in drug economies and gender sensitive drug policies

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

Organized crime in Latin America

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

Demystifying Modern Slavery + Contesting County Lines: Case Studies in Drug Crime and Deviant Entrepreneurship

18 October 2023, 08:30 PM
Robert McLean Rose Broad David Gadd Ross Deuchar Ella Cockbain James Densley

Women in Drug Trafficking in LATAM

18 October 2023, 10:00 PM
Teresa Martinez Trujillo Gema Kloppe-Santamaría Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Elaine Carey Patricia Figueroa Jennifer Fleetwood

Global Approaches on State Fragility & Organized Crime (UPEACE, 2023) + Organized Crime in the 21st Century, Motivations, Opportunities, and Constraints

18 October 2023, 11:30 PM
Jude Cocodia Fausto Carbajal-Glass Dina Siegel Vinicius Couto Megan Capp Hans Nelen Maurício Vieira

Southeast Asia's Drug Trade: Developments and Challenges

19 October 2023, 04:00 AM
Inshik Sim Naoki Sugano Magali Vennin Felipe  De La Torre

Drugs, Thugs and Terrorism: the experience of India

19 October 2023, 05:30 AM
Michela Mutovciev Geeta Datta Kartikeya  Tripathi Prem Mahadevan Vaishali  Basu Sharma Junaid Qureshi

Governance and response

19 October 2023, 08:30 AM
Tariq Khosa Salvador Santino F.  Regilme Jr. Mahir Hazim

Balkan illicit economies and the war on Ukraine

19 October 2023, 11:30 AM
Ruggero Scaturro Vanja Petrovic Saša Đorđević

Crime and Conflict in Pakistan

19 October 2023, 11:30 AM
Prem Mahadevan Junaid Qureshi Niels Verster Ayesha  Siddiqa Agha Francesca Marino Taha Siddiqui

Drugs and (de)criminalization

19 October 2023, 01:00 PM
Willem Geelhoed Taciana Santos de Souza Raluca-Ioana Mocanu Derica Lambrechts Arulraj Rajappa Zoé Hlady

Converging networks and interlaced spaces in the Mediterranean region

19 October 2023, 01:00 PM
Thomas Dournon Déborah Alimi Marco Antonelli Jade Hutchinson Ina Kubbe