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.

David Restrepo

David Restrepo

Dr. ir. Jude Roys Oboh

Dr. ir. Jude Roys Oboh

Hanna Rozhkova

Hanna Rozhkova

Advisor at the Global Partnership on Drug Policies and Development (GPDPD), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Dr Clemence Rusenga

Dr Clemence Rusenga

Research Associate, University of Bristol

Josefina Salomon

Josefina Salomon

Journalist/Researcher

Carolina Sampó

Carolina Sampó

Associate Researcher, Conicet, Argentina

Ruggero Scaturro

Ruggero Scaturro

Senior Analyst, GI-TOC

Mónica Serrano

Mónica Serrano

Mark Shaw

Mark Shaw

Director, GI-TOC

Dr Louise Shelley

Dr Louise Shelley

Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Endowed Chair and a University Professor, George Mason University

Ayesha Siddiqa Agha

Ayesha Siddiqa Agha

King’s College London

Taha Siddiqui

Taha Siddiqui

The Dissident Club

Inshik Sim

Inshik Sim

UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Emiline Smith

Emiline Smith

Lecturer, University of Glasgow

Zara Snapp

Zara Snapp

Co-founder, Instituto RIA

Barbara Souto

Barbara Souto

Toine Spapens

Toine Spapens

Naoki Sugano

Naoki Sugano

UNODC ROSEAP Criminal Justice Team

Lyes Tagziria

Lyes Tagziria

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Kartikeya Tripathi

Kartikeya Tripathi

University College London

Margarita Valle Mariscal de Gante

Margarita Valle Mariscal de Gante

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Elrena Van Der Spuy

Elrena Van Der Spuy

University of Cape Town

Karin van Wingerde

Karin van Wingerde

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Luis Daniel Vazquez

Luis Daniel Vazquez

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Mauricio Velasquez

Mauricio Velasquez

Associate Professor, Andes University | School of Government

Talks

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

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

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
Ved Baruah Ya-kai Wang Yun Huang

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
Damon McCoy Edward Huang Louise Shelley Layla Hashemi

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

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

Organized crime and drugs in the Netherlands

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

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

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

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
Kingsley Madueke Freedom Onuoha Mouhamadou Kane Eleanor Beevor 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 Déborah Alimi William McAllister John Collins

The illogic character of drug trafficking: Counterintuitive routes and strategies

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

Cocaine hoppers: Nigerian international cocaine trafficking

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

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

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

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

14 October 2022, 01:00 AM
Nazlee Maghsoudi Zara Snapp 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 Rebecca Wickes Guadalupe Correa Cabrera R. V. Gundur Christian Bolden

Drugs trafficking

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

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
Elaine Carey Mariola Marzouk Tristram Hicks Deborah Bonello

Invisible women in drug economies and gender sensitive drug policies

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

Organized crime in Latin America

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