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.

Taciana Santos de Souza

Taciana Santos de Souza

University of Campinas

Ross Deuchar

Ross Deuchar

University of West Scotland

Sasa Djordjevic

Sasa Djordjevic

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Tony Duffin

Tony Duffin

CEO, Ana Liffey Drug Project

Sarah Fares

Sarah Fares

Global Initative against Transnational Organized Crime

Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez

Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez

Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, UC San Diego

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

Fiona Gilbertson

Fiona Gilbertson

Stan Gilmour

Stan Gilmour

Director, Thames Valley Violence Reduction Unit

Juliana Gómez-Quintero

Juliana Gómez-Quintero

University College London

Pablo González Saquero

Pablo González Saquero

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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

Sarah W. Hirsch

Sarah W. Hirsch

Social Science Research Professional, Stanford University

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

Annette Idler

Annette Idler

Diorella Islas

Diorella Islas

International Fellow, Women In International Security

Talks

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

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

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

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Maria López-Uribe David Restrepo Romain Le Cour Grandmaison 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 Ya-kai Wang Ved Baruah

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 Damon McCoy Layla Hashemi Edward Huang

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

02 December 2021, 08:30 AM
Marija Atanaskova Alejandro Lerch 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 Katie Lowe Li-Fung Cho Karen Laidler Amanda Whitfort Emiline Smith

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

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

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 Bernice Auma Apondi Déborah Alimi Daniel Brombacher Clemence Rusenga

Organized crime in the UK

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

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

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

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

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

The illogic character of drug trafficking: Counterintuitive routes and strategies

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

Cocaine hoppers: Nigerian international cocaine trafficking

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

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

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

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

14 October 2022, 01:00 AM
Nazlee Maghsoudi David Restrepo Amaya Ordorika 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 Rebecca Wickes Tim Lauger Christian Bolden R. V. Gundur

Drugs trafficking

14 October 2022, 08:30 AM
Marco Antonelli Toine Spapens Dina Siegel Anthony Morgan 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
Deborah Bonello Tristram Hicks Mariola Marzouk Elaine Carey

Invisible women in drug economies and gender sensitive drug policies

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

Organized crime in Latin America

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