This study explores the rapidly expanding world of online illicit drug trading. Since the fall of the infamous Silk Road, a new generation of cryptomarkets can be found thriving on the dark net. Martin explores how these websites defy powerful law enforcement agencies and represent the new digital front in the ‘war on drugs’.
Table of Content
Introduction 1. Conceptualising Cryptomarkets 2. Cryptomarket Operations 3. Conventional vs. Online Drug Distribution Networks 4. Cryptomarkets and Law Enforcement Conclusion and Future Directions
About the author
James Martin is Director of Research at the Department of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism at Macquarie University, Australia. He has a long-standing interest in both conventional and online forms of drug distribution, black markets and non-state governance, and the ‘war on drugs’.
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