Encyclopedia - Smuggling: Encyclopedia Ii - Smuggling - Human Trafficking
Trafficking in human beings, sometimes called human trafficking, or sex trafficking (as the majority of victims are women or children for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Soft Drugs
Many people do not find the hard/soft drug distinction useful, as it is the drug users' behavior that is the most important determinate o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Hard Drugs
'Hard drugs' are generally drugs considered to create a high degree of physical dependence (i.e. addiction) or considered to be a serious...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Manufacturing And Processing
Illegal drugs can be broken down into two major classes: those extracted from plants, and those synthesized from chemical precursors. For...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Distribution And Wholesaling
There are two primary means of distribution: a hierarchy and a hub-and-spoke layout. A hierarchical arrangement includes the manufacturer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Rising Influence Of Mexican Cartels In Drug Trafficking In The U.s.
Since the late 1980's/early 1990's, narcotics trafficking organizations headed and comprised of Mexican nationals became the dominant for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Tuong Nguyen: Encyclopedia - Van Tuong Nguyen
Van Tuong Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Tường Vân, baptised Caleb[1]) (17 August 1980 – 2 December 2005) was a Thailand–born Vietn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Punishments In Various Countries
To be written Illegal drug trade - Australia. There is a movement in Australia to make some narcotics decriminalised, particularly mari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Manufacturing And Processing
Illegal drugs can be broken down into two major classes: those extracted from plants, and those synthesized from chemical precursors. For...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Distribution And Wholesaling
There are two primary means of distribution: a hierarchy and a hub-and-spoke layout. A hierarchical arrangement includes the manufacturer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Trade Of Specific Drugs
Illegal drug trade - Anabolic steroids. For detailed information on anabolic steroids, see the Anabolic steroids article. Illegal use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heroin: Encyclopedia Ii - Heroin - Production And Trafficking
Heroin - Manufacturing. Heroin is produced for the black market through opium refinement processes. Unlike drugs such as LSD, the produ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Tuong Nguyen: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Tuong Nguyen - Youth
Nguyen and his twin brother Dang Khoa were born in a refugee camp at Sonkha in Thailand. He did not know his father until 2001 when he tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schapelle Corby: Encyclopedia Ii - Schapelle Corby - Criminal Trial
The fact that marijuana was located in Corby's luggage has never been disputed, but Corby has since consistently maintained that she had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Punishments In Various Countries
Illegal drug trade - Australia. There is a movement in Australia to make some narcotics decriminalised, particularly cannabis, making t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Retail Selling
Illegal drug trade - Availability of controlled substances over the Internet. "No Prescription Websites" (NPWs) offer to sell controlle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heroin: Encyclopedia Ii - Heroin - History
Heroin was first synthesized in 1874 by C.R. Alder Wright, a British chemist working at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, London. He ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heroin: Encyclopedia Ii - Heroin - Usage And Effects
Recreational uses: Euphoria Relaxation Other uses: Pain relief Cough suppressant anti-diarrheal Alcohol Barbiturates Stimulants Othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heroin: Encyclopedia Ii - Heroin - Risks Of Non-medical Abuse Of Heroin
Many countries and local governments have instituted programs to supply sterile needles to people who inject illegal drugs in order to re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heroin: Encyclopedia Ii - Heroin - Withdrawal
The withdrawal syndrome from heroin (or any other short-acting opioid) can begin within 6 hours of discontinuation of sustained use of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heroin: Encyclopedia Ii - Heroin - Drug Interactions
Opiates are strong central nervous system depressants, but regular users develop physiological tolerance allowing gradually increased dos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Tuong Nguyen: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Tuong Nguyen - Funeral
Nguyen's body was released to his family and left Changi Prison about 4 hours after he was hanged. From the prison, Nguyen's body was tak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Tuong Nguyen: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Tuong Nguyen - Drug Trafficking
Throughout his trial, Nguyen claimed that he was carrying the drugs in a bid to pay off debts that he owed and to repay legal fees his tw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Tuong Nguyen: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Tuong Nguyen - Trials
Nguyen confessed to have in his possession 396.2 grams of heroin, more than 25 times the amount that mandates a death sentence under the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Tuong Nguyen: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Tuong Nguyen - Pleas For Clemency
Van Tuong Nguyen - Government of Australia. A plea for clemency by the Australian Government was rejected in October 2005. The Australi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Tuong Nguyen: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Tuong Nguyen - Nguyen's Letters
While in prison, Nguyen wrote several letters in which he revealed his deep pain of missing his mother after his arrest. According to a r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Tuong Nguyen: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Tuong Nguyen - Vigils
A group of human rights activists held a vigil for Nguyen in Singapore on November 7, 2005. Among those present was opposition politician...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Tuong Nguyen: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Tuong Nguyen - John Howard's Warning Against Illicit Drugs
Australian Prime Minister John Howard used the execution of Nguyen as a warning to young people to stay away from drugs. He told Melbourn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schapelle Corby: Encyclopedia Ii - Schapelle Corby - Pre-arrest History
Corby lived on the Gold Coast of Australia. She did a part-time beauty therapy course at TAFE and worked in her family's fish and chips s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schapelle Corby: Encyclopedia Ii - Schapelle Corby - Ron Bakir
A Gold Coast businessman, Ron Bakir retained the services of an Australian law firm (Hoolihans) to investigate where the drugs came from....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schapelle Corby: Encyclopedia Ii - Schapelle Corby - Conduct Of The Case
The Corby case attracted a fierce media interest, and intensified efforts by Australia to achieve a Prisoner Exchange Agreement with Indo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schapelle Corby: Encyclopedia Ii - Schapelle Corby - Effect On Relations With Indonesia
The Corby case generated intense controversy in Australia, where the prevailing public opinion in support of Corby confronted the Commonw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schapelle Corby: Encyclopedia Ii - Schapelle Corby - Corby Family's Drug Links
On January 17, 2006, Australian Police found cannabis in the home of Schapelle Corby's mother and half-brother after half-brother James K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schapelle Corby: Encyclopedia Ii - Schapelle Corby - Media Involvement And Public Perceptions In The Case
Popular discussion and comment in support of Corby's innocence tended to rely on a number of points: first, that, given the concurrent re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schapelle Corby: Encyclopedia Ii - Schapelle Corby - Comments From Public Figures
Schapelle Corby - Australian government response. Prime Minister Howard spoke publicly on the case, as did the Opposition Leader Kim Be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schapelle Corby: Encyclopedia Ii - Schapelle Corby - Pre-arrest History
Corby lived on the Gold Coast of Australia. She did a part-time beauty therapy course at TAFE and worked in her family's fish and chips s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smuggling: Encyclopedia Ii - Smuggling - Human Trafficking
Trafficking in human beings, sometimes called human trafficking, or sex trafficking (as the majority of victims are women or children for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smuggling: Encyclopedia Ii - Smuggling - Human Trafficking
Trafficking in human beings, sometimes called human trafficking, or sex trafficking (as the majority of victims are women or children for...   » Read the article