Comparing Illicit Trades in Wildlife and Drugs: An Exploratory Study

This article is an exploratory study into the similarities, differences, and overlaps between the illegal wildlife trade and the illegal drug trade, using original and literature-based research from the Russian Far East and Western Europe, respectively. The purpose of such a comparison is to gain fu...

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Published in:	Deviant behavior 2011-07, Vol.32 (6), p.538-561
Main Authors:	South, Nigel, Wyatt, Tanya
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Comparative studies Drug Trafficking Far East Illegal drug operations International Trade Markets Smuggling Typology Western Europe Wildlife Wildlife trade
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Summary:	This article is an exploratory study into the similarities, differences, and overlaps between the illegal wildlife trade and the illegal drug trade, using original and literature-based research from the Russian Far East and Western Europe, respectively. The purpose of such a comparison is to gain further insight into the illegal wildlife trade through the examination of the more thoroughly studied illegal drug trade. We first examine the global size of these markets and then detail and compare actors and smuggling operations found in each. This leads to a possible typology of features that the trades have in common and to discussion of the direct linkages between these two illicit markets.
ISSN:	0163-9625 1521-0456