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.

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

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

Dr. Adela Llatja

Dr. 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

Tecnológico de Monterrey

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

Alan McKinstry

Alan McKinstry

Queens University Belfast

Talks

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

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

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 Adriana Abdenur 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
Maria López-Uribe Romain Le Cour Grandmaison David Restrepo María Alejandra Vélez

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

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Ya-kai Wang Yun Huang 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 Louise Shelley Damon McCoy Edward Huang

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

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

Organized crime and drugs in the Netherlands

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

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

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

Organized crime in the UK

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

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

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

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

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

The illogic character of drug trafficking: Counterintuitive routes and strategies

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

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
Luis Daniel Vazquez Gabriel Mondragón Toledo Michael Chamberlin Mónica Meltis Olivia Leon Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

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

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

Drugs trafficking

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

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

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

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

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

Invisible women in drug economies and gender sensitive drug policies

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

Organized crime in Latin America

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