Mexiko. Cartel demonstrates its firepower with video showing convoy of armored vehicles Analyst says it's a message to government: 'You come after us, we'll strike back'. (Mexico News, 18.07.2020) Mexiko. Cartel demonstrates its firepower with vid…

Protecting communities: Responding to the impact of urban drug markets This paper looks at the challenge posed by urban drug markets, particularly the impact on crime, safety, and development. It combines a granular local analysis – based on resear…

Illicit fentanyls in the opioid street market: desired or imposed?.  Mars SG, Rosenblum D, Ciccarone D.  Addiction. 2019;114(5):774-780. doi:10.1111/add.14474 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6548693/

Mexiko. The Mexico Opium Network Noria Research and México Unido Contra la Delincuencia (MUCD) have launched the Mexico Opium Network.  The Network will act as a clearinghouse for the production and dissemination of knowledge on opium poppy…

Montenegro. Making a killing: What assassinations reveal about the Montenegrin drug war In criminal markets, violence does not happen by accident – and it is seldom a first resort. The most efficient and controlled markets are those where violence…

Nord-Afrika. A rising tide: Trends in production, trafficking and consumption of drugs in North Africa This report offers a sizing and analysis of the developing trends around drugs in the Maghreb. It begins by detailing the production of narcotics…