Drug, Organized Crime and Violent Extremism

This paper examines the influence of drugs on organized crime and violent extremism. It adopted case study methodology for data analysis and utilized both primary and secondary sources such as books, journals, reports for data collection. The study indicated that organized crime and violent extremism is a serious threat to national security of sovereign states. There are numerous violent extremist and organized crime groups with different types of ideologies which have guided their operations and modus operandi. In all these, one of the major phenomena that have influenced the emergence of violent extremists and sophistication of organized crime is drugs. Drugs plays a fundamental role in escalating violent extremism and that it is the most important business involving organize crime. Effective collaboration among security agencies and institutions remains the most significant approach to tackle drug trafficking via organized crime. Collective efforts are needed to build resilient policy framework, law enforcement strategies and strong legislations and digital infrastructures towards elimination of organized crime and violent extremism with strong links to drug trafficking.本研究探讨了毒品对有组织犯罪与暴力极端主义的影响。本研究采用案例研究法开展数据分析，并通过一手及二手资料（包括书籍、期刊、报告等）进行数据采集。研究表明，有组织犯罪与暴力极端主义对主权国家的国家安全构成严重威胁。当前存在大量秉持不同意识形态的暴力极端主义团伙与有组织犯罪集团，这些意识形态主导了其运作模式与作案手法。综观此类情况，毒品是推动暴力极端主义滋生、助推有组织犯罪手段升级的核心诱因之一。毒品在加剧暴力极端主义方面发挥着基础性作用，同时也是有组织犯罪的核心牟利业态。安全机构与相关部门之间的有效协作，仍是打击有组织犯罪介导的毒品贩运的核心路径。需各方协同发力，构建韧性政策框架、完善执法策略与坚实的法律法规及数字基础设施，以彻底铲除与毒品贩运存在紧密关联的有组织犯罪与暴力极端主义。