The financial management of cocaine trafficking in Italy

Drawing on a set of empirical data, including in-depth interviews with law enforcers and public prosecutors, the article provides preliminary and detailed information on the structure, social organization of actors and financial management of cocaine trafficking in Italy. The article aims to increas...

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1. VerfasserIn: Terenghi, Fiamma (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2022
In: European journal of criminology
Jahr: 2022, Band: 19, Heft: 6, Seiten: 1501-1520
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