Drugs on the Dark Net: How Cryptomarkets Are Transforming the Global Trade in Illicit Drugs

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'.

Author: J. Martin
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Published: 08/06/2014
Pages: 92
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781137399045

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'.