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Cover of publication: Eurojust Report on Drug trafficking / Experiences and challenges in judicial cooperation / April 2021

Eurojust Report on Drug trafficking

This report by the EU agency Eurojust (European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation) looks at experiences and challenges in judicial cooperation on the fight against drug trafficking. The methodology used consisted of the identification and analysis of a selection of suitable cases, drawn...

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COVID-19 and drugs in the European neighbourhood partnership countries

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COVID-19 and the drug supply chain: from production and trafficking to use (UNODC)

This report examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the illicit drug market. It was prepared by the UNODC Global Research Network and is based on the most recent data from government authorities, open sources, including the media, and the network of UNODC field offices. It should be noted...

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An assessment of the extent of Albanian(-speaking) organised crime groups involved in drug supply in the European Union: Characteristics, role and the level of influence

This report seeks to provide a better understanding of the role and position of Albanian(-speaking) organised crime groups (OCGs) in the context of drug supply in the European Union (EU). The western Balkans is a well-established trafficking region for heroin and cannabis resin (hashish) travelling...

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Shifting sands — Libya’s changing drug trafficking dynamics on the coastal and desert borders

This report provides an assessment of drug smuggling routes and dynamics in Libya and aims to establish areas for further in-depth research. It draws on a mixed-methods approach, which includes the analysis of relevant open-source data alongside data from interviews with a variety of key...

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An overview of recent changes in cocaine trafficking routes into Europe

This paper examines recent changes in cocaine trafficking routes into Europe was commissioned by the EMCDDA to provide background information to inform and contribute to the drafting of the EU Drug Markets Report 2016.

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Evolution of estimated coca cultivation and cocaine production in South America (Bolivia, Colombia and Peru) and of the actors, modalities and routes of cocaine trafficking to Europe

This paper examines the evolution of estimated coca cultivation and cocaine production in South America (Bolivia, Colombia and Peru) and of the actors, modalities and routes of cocaine trafficking to Europe was commissioned by the EMCDDA to provide background information to inform and contribute to...

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The supply of hashish to Europe

This paper examining the supply of hashish (the psychoactive drug made by compressing the resin glands, or trichomes, of the female cannabis plant) to Europe was commissioned by the EMCDDA to provide background information to inform and contribute to the drafting of the EU Drug Markets Report 2016.

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Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA of 25 october 2004 laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking

This Council Framework Decision lays down down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking.

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Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on drug precursors

This Regulation establishes harmonised measures for the control and monitoring of certain substances frequently used for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances ('precursors') with a view to preventing the diversion of such substances.

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