Hidden wholesale: the drug diffusing capacity of online drug cryptomarkets

In spite of globalizing processes ‘offline’ retail drug markets remain localized and – in recent decades – typically ‘closed’, in which dealers sell primarily to known customers. We characterize drug cryptomarkets as ‘anonymous open’ marketplaces that allow the diffusion of drugs across locales. Whe...

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Autor principal: Aldridge, Judith (Autor)
Otros Autores: Décary-Hétu, David
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
En: International journal of drug policy
Año: 2016, Volumen: 35, Páginas: 7-15
Acceso en línea: Presumably Free Access
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Palabras clave:
Cryptomarkets
Cyber crime
Dark net
Dark net drug markets
Drug dealing
Drug diffusion
Drug monitoring systems
Drug use
Illegal drug markets
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Sumario:In spite of globalizing processes ‘offline’ retail drug markets remain localized and – in recent decades – typically ‘closed’, in which dealers sell primarily to known customers. We characterize drug cryptomarkets as ‘anonymous open’ marketplaces that allow the diffusion of drugs across locales. Where cryptomarket customers make stock-sourcing purchases for offline distribution, the cryptomarket may indirectly serve drug users who are not themselves cryptomarket customers, thereby increasing the drug diffusing capacity of these marketplaces. Our research aimed to identify wholesale activity on the first major cryptomarket, Silk Road 1.
ISSN:1873-4758
DOI:10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.04.020