traffickings
Criminal trade operations
Traffickings is the plural of trafficking, referring to multiple instances or types of illegal trade—especially in drugs, weapons, or human beings.
The word appears in legal and policy contexts discussing various criminal operations: The indictment covered traffickings in cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl.
International efforts target both arms and human traffickings.
Illegal covert transport
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- slaveryOwnership of people
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- forced laborCompelled toil, no consent
coercion · brothels · recruitment · transnational · organized crime · rings · survivors · prosecution
Illegal covert transport
- cartelsCollusive business alliances
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- cocaineAddictive stimulant narcotic
heroin · fentanyl · routes · interdiction · seizures · mules · shipments · contraband
Unlawful wildlife capture
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- tusksExtended animal incisors
rhino horn · pangolin · exotic animals · black market · CITES · illegal trade · syndicates · conservation
Tools for fighting
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- gunrunningIllegal weapons smuggling
- firearmsWeapons using explosive propulsion
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
illegal sales · conflict zones · dealers · networks · military hardware · black market · enforcement · seizures
Gathering mature crops
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
- black marketIllicit trading system
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- exploitationSelfish use of others
medical ethics · recipients · brokers · coercion · poverty · procurement · consent · victims
smuggling
Illegal covert transport
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- slaveryOwnership of people
- victimsThose who suffer harm
forced labor · coercion · brothels · recruitment · transnational · organized crime · rings · survivors · prosecution · prevention
smuggling
Illegal covert transport
- cartelsCollusive business alliances
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- distributionAllocation across recipients
cocaine · heroin · fentanyl · routes · interdiction · seizures · mules · shipments · contraband · networks
poaching
Unlawful wildlife capture
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
tusks · rhino horn · pangolin · exotic animals · black market · CITES · illegal trade · syndicates · conservation · enforcement
weapons
Tools for fighting
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- gunrunningIllegal weapons smuggling
- firearmsWeapons using explosive propulsion
ammunition · illegal sales · conflict zones · dealers · networks · military hardware · black market · enforcement · seizures · missiles
harvesting
Gathering mature crops
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
- black marketIllicit trading system
- donorsPeople who give gifts
exploitation · medical ethics · recipients · brokers · coercion · poverty · procurement · consent · victims · criminal networks
traffickingsfair trade
Equitable exchange between parties
humanitarian aid · charitable giving · liberation · emancipation · rescue operations
traffickingsinterdiction
Authoritative prohibition or blockade
seizure · confiscation · rescue · prevention · enforcement
- cocaine traffickingIllegal distribution of stimulant powder
- drug traffickingIllegal distribution of controlled substances
- human trafficking survivorPerson freed from forced servitude
- human traffickingCriminal trade in people
- sex traffickingForced commercial sexual exploitation
- wildlife traffickingIllicit trade in animals
trafficking, drug trafficking, human trafficking, sex trafficking, arms trafficking, wildlife trafficking