drug markets
Where dealers operate
Drug markets are systems where illegal drugs are bought and sold, ranging from street-level dealing to sophisticated international trafficking networks.
Economists and law enforcement use the term to analyze supply chains, pricing, and intervention strategies: The crackdown disrupted local drug markets but did little to reduce demand.
The term also applies to legal pharmaceutical markets, though context usually makes clear which is meant.
- darknetEncrypted anonymous network
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- dealerOne who sells goods
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
supply chain · underground · cocaine · heroin · pills · pill mill · corner · street · street corner · open air · bust · supply · demand · kingpin · mule · stash · turf · turf war
- dark webdarknet, dark web, anonymous browsing, tunneling, Hydra
- drug pricingpricing models, pricing strategy, price controls, price caps, price negotiation