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Size and scope of the tobacco trade on the darkweb

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  • Viviana Barrera
  • Aili Malm
  • David Décary-Hétu
  • Rasmus Munksgaard

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Globally, tobacco is responsible for the death of approximately 6 million individuals per year. In reaction, governments have enacted tobacco control policies that cope with the harmful effects of the drug. However, these policies have also created geographic price disparities and increased the effort needed to purchase legal tobacco products. The result was the creation of a new illicit tobacco market. While tobacco smuggling continues through conventional avenues, a new generation of traffickers have turned to a different source for the illicit distribution of tobacco – the internet, specifically the darkweb. The purpose of this paper is to describe the size and scope of illicit trafficking of tobacco on cryptomarkets, and the diverse types of tobacco-related products available on the cryptomarkets. Our analysis will provide guidance for policymakers, researchers, and all interested in the illicit trade of tobacco.

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  • Viviana Barrera & Aili Malm & David Décary-Hétu & Rasmus Munksgaard, 2019. "Size and scope of the tobacco trade on the darkweb," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(1), pages 26-44, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:20:y:2019:i:1:p:26-44
    DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2019.1569520
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