What is Illegal drug trade?
The '''illegal drug trade''' or '''drug trafficking''' is a global [[black market]] and includes the growing, [[manufacture|making]], [[distribution]], and sale of [[illegal drug]]s. While some drugs are [[law|legal]] to possess and sell, in most areas laws do not allow the trade of some drugs. Trade in drugs includes many which, correctly used, have a medical function. Those drugs often include [[heroin]], [[cocaine]], [[marijuana]] or others. Drug traffickers may be punished with time in [[prison]] for several years. In some countries, the crime carries the [[death penalty]]. [[File:HeroinWorld.png|thumb|300px|Main heroin-producing countries in the world (colored in red)]] [[File:CIA Map of International illegal drug connections.gif|thumb|300px|Map of International illegal drug connections ]] [[File:USSOUTHCOM_Suspect_Air_Activity_2010.png|thumb|300px|Drug trafficking air routes monitored by the US Southern Command]] == Punishment == Several countries use the [[death penalty]] to punish people for drug trafficking. {{div col|cols=4}} * [[Afghanistan]] * [[Bangladesh]] * [[Brunei]] * [[China]] * [[Egypt]] * [[Indonesia]] * [[Iran]] * [[Iraq]] * [[Kuwait]] * [[Laos]] * [[Malaysia]] * [[Oman]] * [[Pakistan]] * [[Saudi Arabia]] * [[Singapore]] * [[Somalia]] * [[Sri Lanka]] * [[Taiwan]] * [[Thailand]] * [[Vietnam]] * [[United Arab Emirates]] * [[Zimbabwe]] {{div col end}} == Related pages == *[[Corruption]] *[[Golden Crescent]] *[[Organized crime]] *[[Smuggling]] *[[Money laundering]] *[[Drug cartel]] *[[Rum-running]] ==Other websites== *[http://www.narcoticnews.com News, information, laws and photos of illegal drugs, narcotics and drug trafficking] *[http://www.unodc.org/unodc/undcp.html United Nations - Drug Programme] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113103716/http://www.unodc.org/unodc/undcp.html |date=2007-11-13 }} *[http://www.pa-chouvy.org/ Geopium: Geopolitics of Illicit Drugs in Asia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402073006/http://www.pa-chouvy.org/ |date=2019-04