Internet-facilitated drugs trade: An analysis of the size, scope and the role of the Netherlands
Kristy Kruithof, Judith A. Aldridge, David Hétu, Megan Sim, Elma Dujso, Stijn Hoorens · RAND Corporation eBooks · 2016
There are now around 50 online market places on the 'hidden web' (or 'dark web') that facilitate trade of illicit drugs. But it is not just the obscure corners of the Internet where drugs are on sale. Many web shops on the open Internet offer new psychoactive drugs as 'research chemicals'. This study investigates the extent and scope of such Internet-facilitated drugs trade, with particular focus on the role of the Netherlands in this trade.