Research shows cocaine trafficking adapts to law enforcement efforts
3 institutional releases
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers found cocaine trafficking expands its geographic area in response to interdiction strategies, with little success in stopping the drug from reaching the US. The model suggests that increased efforts to curb trafficking only intensify the problem, allowing traffickers to adapt and exploit new routes.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Research shows cocaine trafficking adapts to law enforcement efforts University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa · Apr 1, 2019 · first to report
- 'NarcoLogic' computer model shows unintended consequences of cocaine interdiction Oregon State University · Apr 2, 2019
- Team models cocaine trafficking response to counternarcotic efforts University of Wyoming · Apr 2, 2019