How money laundering works (Animation) Following criminal cash from the streets of London to the gold markets of Dubai, BBC Panorama and the French media company Premières Lignes reveal how an international crime gang laundered millions in drug mon…

Afghanistan. The unknown unknowns of Afghanistan’s new wave of methamphetamine production Recent years have seen a massive upswing in the production of ephedra and methamphetamine from the mountains and deserts of Afghanistan. (London School of Eco…

Süd Afrika. 'This is all we have. It’s how we raise our children', says small-scale dagga grower (…) No one knows with confidence how many small-scale cannabis farmers there are in South Africa, but the number is large: one organisation estimates 9…

Narcotics traffic devastating Central American Rainforests in globally-recognized protected areas, fueling climate change; researchers say US anti-drug funds spent on wrong solution New studies show indigenous and local communities, with strong righ…

The ATS market ‒ 10 years after the 2009 Plan of Action.  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2019. Global SMART Update, Volume 22 https://www.unodc.org/documents/scientific/Global_SMART_22_final_web.pdf

UK. 'County Lines' drug supply: Exploiting the young and vulnerable; enriching organised crime By prohibiting drugs that are increasingly in demand, an extremely lucrative market has been gifted to organised crime.This briefing exposes the exploita…