Drugmarkets inthe Western Balkans
An overview of the current illicit drug economies and recent developments, drawing from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime's ongoing studies in the region.
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Drug Flows
Drug routes in South Eastern Europe
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Cannabis
Heroin
Synthetics
Cocaine
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Global Initiative Strategy (2024-2026)
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The Western Balkans is a crossroads for the trafficking of many illicit commodities, and it is a geographical hub for the smuggling of migrants who are trying to enter Western Europe.
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The See Obs
The GI-TOC's Observatory of Illicit Economies in South Eastern Europe is a platform that connects and empowers civil society actors in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.
The Observatory aims to enable civil society to identify, analyze and map criminal trends, and their impact on illicit flows, governance, development, interethnic relations, security and the rule of law, and supports them in their monitoring of national dynamics and wider regional and international organized-crime trends.
The Observatory was launched as an outcome of the 2018 Western Balkans Summit in London, a part of the Berlin Process.
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