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.

María Alejandra Vélez

María Alejandra Vélez

Director CESED, Los Andes University

Magali Vennin

Magali Vennin

UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Martin Verrier

Martin Verrier

RUSI

Niels Verster

Niels Verster

European Foundation for South Asian Studies

Christian Vianna de Azevedo

Christian Vianna de Azevedo

Maurício Vieira

Maurício Vieira

University for Peace

Ya-kai Wang

Ya-kai Wang

Shanghai University

Dr Colm Wash

Dr Colm Wash

Queen's University Belfast / Stables Lives Safer Streets Research Hub

Laurie Wdowiak

Laurie Wdowiak

Inserm - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Fr)

Rebecca Wickes

Rebecca Wickes

Griffith University

Dr James Windle

Dr James Windle

Lecturer in Criminology, University College Cork

Damián Zaitch

Damián Zaitch

Utrecht University

Fernando Zarabozo

Fernando Zarabozo

European Center for Security Studies “George Marshall”

Talks

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

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

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

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

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

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Ya-kai Wang Ved Baruah 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
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 Marija Atanaskova Sasha Jesperson Martin Verrier

Organized crime and drugs in the Netherlands

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

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

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

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 Charity Monareng Daniel Brombacher 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
Mouhamadou Kane Kingsley Madueke Eleanor Beevor Freedom Onuoha Lyes Tagziria

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

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

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
Luca Raineri Carolina Sampó Josefina Salomon Christian Vianna de Azevedo Anna Sergi

Cocaine hoppers: Nigerian international cocaine trafficking

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

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

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

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

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

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

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

Drugs trafficking

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

Invisible women in drug economies and gender sensitive drug policies

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

Organized crime in Latin America

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