Drop-off drug distribution: why users choose to source illegal drugs from delivery dealers. Issue 2 (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Søgaard, Thomas Friis
• Is Part Of: Nordic journal of criminology. Volume 20:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 213
• Page End: 222
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Drug distribution -- dealing -- delivery services -- drop-off -- buyer perspectives -- drug purchasing; Criminology -- Periodicals; Crime prevention -- Periodicals; Crime -- Periodicals; Criminology; Crime prevention; Crime; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 364.05
• DOI: 10.1080/2578983X.2019.1667676
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2578-983X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: While drug dealing organized as drop-off delivery services is not a new phenomenon, research indicates that it is on the rise. The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction recently described how the European cocaine market is undergoing a process of '[u]bernisation', where more sellers promote additional services beyond the product itself, such as 'fast delivery anywhere at any time'. Based on the assumption that developments in retail-level drug distribution are fuelled by supply-side as well as demand-side processes, this paper reports key findings from a qualitative study in Denmark exploring user motivations for purchasing drugs from drop-off delivery dealers.