The impacts of drug trafficking
Abstract
The illicit drug economy is one of several sources of fund-ing that have reportedly allowed Libya’s different influen-tial criminal, armed and/or other groups to gain influence, as indicated in section 1. Resources obtained through trafficking in Libya – whether directly or indirectly through taxation – have been used to pay fighters higher salaries in some parts of the involved countries, buy-off potential adversaries and reward people for their cooperation.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Crime
Illicit Activities
and Governance
Terrorism
Counterterrorism
and Political Violence
Youth
Drugs
and Violence
Publication details
- Journal / source
- United Nations eBooks
- Pages
- 30–31
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter