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
Anine Kriegler Maria-Goretti Loglo John Collins Anna Paus Bernice Auma Apondi Dr Reychad Abdool

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
Adriana Abdenur Andrea Oelsner Marcos Alan Ferreira Carolina Sampó Concepción Anguita Olmedo Mariano Bartolomé

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

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
Layla Hashemi Edward Huang Damon McCoy Louise Shelley

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

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

Organized crime and drugs in the Netherlands

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

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

02 December 2021, 01:00 PM
DAVE LIDDELL Fiona Gilbertson Tony Duffin Sheelagh Brady 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
Déborah Alimi Daniel Brombacher Clemence Rusenga Bernice Auma Apondi Charity Monareng

Organized crime in the UK

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

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

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

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

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

The illogic character of drug trafficking: Counterintuitive routes and strategies

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

Cocaine hoppers: Nigerian international cocaine trafficking

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

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

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

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

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

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

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

Drugs trafficking

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

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 Tristram Hicks Mariola Marzouk Deborah Bonello

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 Jennifer Fleetwood Adela Llatja

Organized crime in Latin America

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