EMCDDA. EU Drug Markets: In-depth analysis Illicit drugs are big business. They are one of the main profit-generating activities of organised crime and are estimated to represent around one-fifth of global crime proceeds. 'EU Drug Markets: In-depth…

Indien. Inside India's insidious drug network THE WEEK takes you inside the world of opium farmers, peddlers and drug-busters. (The Week, Indien, 17.04.2022) https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2022/04/16/inside-india-insidious-drug-network.html

Kolumbien. Deep in Colombia, Rebels and Soldiers Fight for the Same Prize: Drugs The country signed a historic peace deal more than five years ago. But a power vacuum is fueling the rise of new armed groups competing to control the drug trade. (New…

Afghanistan. Taliban verbieten den Opiumanbau  Opiumanbau war lange die Haupteinnahmequelle der Taliban. Nun wollen sie ihn unter Strafe stellen. Das Regime erhofft sich dadurch internationale Anerkennung - die Not vieler Bauern dürfte aber wa…

BKA. Illegaler Darknet-Marktplatz „Hydra Market“ abgeschaltet Server des weltweit größten Darknet-Marktplatzes beschlagnahmt und 543 Bitcoins im Gesamtwert von rund 23 Millionen Euro sichergestellt. (Bundeskriminalamt, 05.04.2022) https://www.bka…

Syrien/Libanon. Lebanon’s role in Syria’s Captagon trade Syria's degree of involvement in the synthetic drug trade is the highest in the world, but the influence of neighbouring Lebanon should not be underestimated.  As the conflict in Syria…