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The Rise of Two Drug Tigers: The Development of the Illegal Drugs Industry and Drug Policy Failure in Afghanistan and Colombia

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  1. University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Frank Bovenkerk (Professor of Criminology) (Professor of Criminology)

  2. Cardiff University, Cardiff, The United Kingdom

    Michael Levi (Professor of Criminology) (Professor of Criminology)

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Thoumi, F.E. (2007). The Rise of Two Drug Tigers: The Development of the Illegal Drugs Industry and Drug Policy Failure in Afghanistan and Colombia. In: Bovenkerk, F., Levi, M. (eds) The Organized Crime Community. Studies in Organized Crime, vol 6. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-39020-8_8

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