Technologies In Drug Trafficking Tackled By Legal Enforcements

Kalaivani S & Nageswari R, Assistant Professor, School of Law, Department of Legal Studies, Vels University, Pallavaram, Chennai, India

ABSTRACT:

Drug Trafficking is a global Illicit Trade involving the cultivate, manufacture, distribution and sale of substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Drug Traffickers mishandling the present technological world to their marketing strategies. The societal ideologies shift the illegitimate drug trafficking as the freedom of societal enhancement to consume it. This societal change is well- versed with the updated technologies to enhance it but it faced the dynamic challenges upthrust against eradication. Technologies include Electronic Gadgets, GPS Technology, Narco Submarines, Virtual Market, Body Packing, social media, Drones and Robots. Similarly, Law Enforcement Agencies in India with their Policies and Strategies strive hard to combat drug trafficking in spite of certain shortcomings. They have also contributed to a significant level in weeding out the illegal drug trafficking trade. In this article, the researcher attempts to analyze the technologies used by Drug Traffickers and role of Enforcement Agencies in combatting Drug Traffickers and the challenges faced by them.

Keywords: Drug Trafficking, Traffickers, Technologies, Law Enforcement Agencies, Dark Net