Veljko Turanjanin

SUPPRESSION OF ILLEGAL DRUG TRAFFICKING IN HERZEGOVINA

In this work, the author deals with suppression of illegal drug trafficking in Herzegovina. The work consists three parts. In the first part, the author gives a general overview of drug trafficking, and the role of various international organizations involved in preventing of this phenomenon. Then, he explains the ways of modern drug transport, connection of drug production with corruption and money laundering, and displays specific national and international organized criminal groups involved in drug trafficking. In the second part, the author explains drug trade in Herzegovina, from the ways of knowing for such crime, through possibilities for prevention this trade and the success of police, to the statistical data of police on drug seizures and court’s statistics. In addition, in this part, the author gives the results of surveys conducted among citizens and members of police. The third part of this work author devotes to the preventive and repressive activities on the prevention drug trafficking, and he provides critical analyses and formulates certain proposals in this important area.  

KEY WORDS: drugs, Herzegovina, crime, statistics, preventive and repressive actions