Breaking Klad- Russia’s Dead Drop Drug Revolution
Breaking Klad- Russia’s Dead Drop Drug Revolution
There has been a groundbreaking shift in the global drug trade, pioneered in Russia and now spreading globally. Unlike traditional drug trafficking models, this system leverages darknet markets and cryptocurrency for anonymous transactions, allowing buyers to retrieve drugs from hidden physical locations, or “dead drops,” rather than direct exchanges. Driven by large platforms such as Kraken, Mega, and Blacksprut, Russian darknet markets control 93% of the global share, generating approximately $1.5 billion in revenue in 2023 alone. This dominance marks a new era for organized crime, with Russia’s digital drug economy vastly surpassing traditional Western darknet markets in scope and influence. (Global Initiative against organized Crime, Genf, 13.11.2024)
https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/russia-drug-trade-organized-crime/