An Australian profile on cocaine supply

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Shearer, James, Johnston, Jennifer, Fry, Craig L, Kaye, Sharlene, Dillon, Paul, Dietze, Paul and Collins, Linette (2008) An Australian profile on cocaine supply. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 47 (1). pp. 67-80. ISSN 0265-5527

Abstract

Twenty Australian cocaine dealers were interviewed regarding cocaine sales and related issues. Most money was made by cocaine importers and by those selling small, diluted quantities to injecting drug users (IDU), with lower returns made by suppliers to recreational drug users. Australian domestic cocaine transactions appear to occur within private social networks which are difficult to disrupt, with little impact on the volume and price of cocaine. Given the large-scale importations required to support the Australian market, law enforcement efforts at the border and beyond are likely to be the most effective supply reduction strategy.

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Item type	Article
URI	https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/10523
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-2311.2008.00505.x
Official URL	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-...
Subjects	Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing Historical > FOR Classification > 1117 Public Health and Health Services
Keywords	ResPubID25174, illicit drug-related problems, drug law enforcement, cocaine supply, Opiate Treatment Index Crime Scale, criminal activity, Severity of Dependence Scale, SDS
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