cocaine trade
Illegal stimulant distribution
The cocaine trade is the global network of production, trafficking, and distribution of cocaine.
The term encompasses everything from coca cultivation in South America to smuggling routes and street-level dealing.
It often appears in discussions of organized crime, drug policy, and international relations: The cocaine trade has destabilized entire regions.
Authorities intercepted a shipment linked to the cocaine trade.
- coca plantTropical shrub yielding alkaloids
- gang violenceCrime by organized groups
- smuggling routesPaths for illegal transport
- drug mulesIllicit substance transporters
- anti-drug policiesLaws restricting controlled substances
shadow economy · money laundering · dirty money · cartels · narco state · border crossings · bribes · rehabilitation programs · nose candy · border patrols · chemical synthesis · drug-related crime · street corner · black markets · surveillance technology · maritime routes · Pablo Escobar · prison overcrowding
- vicevice, debauchery, prostitution, depravity, immorality
- ColombiaBogota, Medellin, Cali, Colombian flag, Colombian coffee
- black marketblack market, smugglers, contraband, traffickers, bootleggers
- smugglingcontraband, smugglers, human smuggling, smuggling rings, people smuggling
- Traffickingdrug trafficking, trafficking, trafficker, drug smuggling, smuggling
- Latin crimedrug trafficking, drug cartel, gang violence, kidnapping, human trafficking
cocaine tradehumanitarian aid
Crisis relief for sufferers
charitable work · medical relief · public health services · social welfare programs