How has Covid-19 impacted illicit markets around the world? In this edition of the #CovidCrimeWatch newsletter, we turn our attention to one of the mainstays of the global criminal economy: drugs. This is broadly considered to be the most lucrati...

COVID-19 Decarceration: The Detention Centres Nobody is Talking About With physical distancing in prisons nearly impossible, prisons have rightly become a central topic of conversation. Overcrowded and lacking in basic hygiene and sanitation, the...

OCCRP. Crime, Corruption, and Coronavirus Countries around the world are struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic. But in times of crisis, there are those who seek their own advantage. Organized criminal groups and corrupt government offic...

UK. Covid-19 and addiction—a secret burden during this pandemic We’re all in this together, we hear, we read, we tell ourselves as we fumble our way through these extraordinary times.  Yet how we manage the days that lie ahead will depend n...

USA/Mexiko. Flow of Meth and Heroin into U.S. Has Slowed During Coronavirus Pandemic The flow of heroin, meth and other illegal drugs into the United States has slowed during the coronavirus pandemic, the acting administrator of the Drug Enforcem...

Special Report: Peruvian coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends global narcotics trade RIO DE JANEIRO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Countries around the world have spent billions of dollars bailing out businesses affected by the coronavirus ...