Drug trafficking involves the illicit global trade, production, and distribution of controlled substances. This illegal industry fuels organized crime, poses...
Drug trafficking is the illegal trade and distribution of controlled substances, encompassing their cultivation, manufacture, transport, and sale across borders or within a country.
Commonly trafficked drugs include opioids (like heroin and fentanyl), cocaine, methamphetamine, cannabis, and various synthetic drugs.
Its impacts include increased crime, corruption, public health crises (addiction, overdose), economic instability, and the funding of organized criminal networks and sometimes terrorism.
Authorities combat it through border control, international cooperation, intelligence sharing, law enforcement operations, asset forfeiture, and demand reduction programs.