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.

Karine Bertrand

Karine Bertrand

Tihomir Bezlov

Tihomir Bezlov

Centre for the Study of Democracy

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 Solutions and Strategic Services

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

Francisco de la Fuente Cardona

Francisco de la Fuente Cardona

Profesor Ayudante Doctor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Esteban Felipe De La Torre

Esteban 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

Talks

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

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

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

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

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

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

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 Edward Huang Damon McCoy Louise Shelley

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

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

Organized crime and drugs in the Netherlands

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

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

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

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 Déborah Alimi Charity Monareng Daniel Brombacher

Organized crime in the UK

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

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

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

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

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

The illogic character of drug trafficking: Counterintuitive routes and strategies

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

Cocaine hoppers: Nigerian international cocaine trafficking

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

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

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

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

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

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

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

Drugs trafficking

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

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

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

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

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

Invisible women in drug economies and gender sensitive drug policies

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

Organized crime in Latin America

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