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EU Drug Markets: Cocaine — increasingly attractive for a wider range of criminal networks

This page examines the role of criminal networks in the cocaine drug market including how they cooperate to boost profits, 'facilitators' who provide essential criminal services, 'brokers' who act as central connectors...

EU Drug Markets: Europe and the global cocaine trade

This page provides an overview of the global cocaine trade and Europe, including cocaine trafficking to Europe, the exploitation of global logistics through European and Latin American ports, cocaine trafficking by air...

Europe’s changing role in expanding cocaine and methamphetamine markets

Europe’s role in international drug production and trade is changing, according to new analyses released today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and Europol (1). In an in-depth look at the cocaine...

Coming soon: latest analyses of Europe’s cocaine and methamphetamine markets

Drug trafficking is a highly profitable commercial activity and remains a core business for organised crime groups across Europe today. Understanding the reality of the European drug market requires a holistic approach...

Launch event: EU Drug Markets analyses

Drug trafficking is a highly profitable commercial activity and remains a core business for organised crime groups across Europe today. Understanding the reality of the European drug market requires a holistic approach...

EU Drug Markets: Cocaine

‘EU Drug Market: Cocaine’ describes the European cocaine market from production and trafficking, to distribution and use. It details the processes, materials and players involved at different stages and levels of the...

EU Drug Markets: Methamphetamine

‘EU Drug Market: Methamphetamine’ describes the European methamphetamine market from production and trafficking, to distribution and use. It details the processes, materials and players involved at different stages and levels of the...

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on illicit drug supply and drug related behaviour of people who use drugs in Georgia –prospective cohort study

The study examined the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on illicit drug supply and drug related behaviour of people who use drugs in Georgia. The results disclose changes in methods of drug delivery...

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Monitoring an online illicit drug market during COVID 19 in Georgia

The aim of the study was to examine trends in illicit drug sales on Matanga (a major online illicit drug market that offers a wide selection of psychotropic drugs for procurement in...

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EMCDDA-CEPOL joint training on drug crime and markets – strategic analysis

30.11.2021 to 03.12.2021

The EMCDDA and CEPOL are organising a training course on ‘Drug crime and markets – strategic analysis’ from 30 November to 3 December. The aim of the activity is to improve the...

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