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.

Robert McLean

Robert McLean

University of West Scotland

Angela Me

Angela Me

UNODC

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

Jesús Martín Muñoz

Jesús Martín Muñoz

Postdoctoral reseracher, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Michela Mutovciev

Michela Mutovciev

Research Analyst, 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

Vusumzi Pikoli

Vusumzi Pikoli

Africa Board member and Senior Advisor - GITOC

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

Department of Criminology, University of Madras

Sean Redmond

Sean Redmond

Adjunct Professor of Youth Justice, University of Limerick

Salvador Santino Fulo Jr. Regilme

Salvador Santino Fulo Jr. Regilme

Leiden University

Talks

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

01 December 2021, 02:30 PM
Maria-Goretti Loglo Anine Kriegler Bernice Auma Apondi John Collins Anna Paus 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
Marcos Alan Ferreira Mariano Bartolomé Carolina Sampó Andrea Oelsner Adriana Abdenur Concepción Anguita Olmedo

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

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

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
Edward Huang Louise Shelley Layla Hashemi Damon McCoy

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

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

Organized crime and drugs in the Netherlands

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

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

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

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 Charity Monareng Bernice Auma Apondi

Organized crime in the UK

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

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 John Pokoo Mónica Serrano

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

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

The illogic character of drug trafficking: Counterintuitive routes and strategies

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

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

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

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

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

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

Drugs trafficking

14 October 2022, 08:30 AM
Anthony Morgan Marco Antonelli 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
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 Elaine Carey Mariola Marzouk Tristram Hicks

Invisible women in drug economies and gender sensitive drug policies

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

Organized crime in Latin America

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