July 2025: Navigating the Drug Crisis

Across the globe, nations are deploying bold, innovative strategies to combat the ever-evolving threat of illicit narcotics; these efforts reflect a new era of drug enforcement—where a shared purpose and bold leadership are making meaningful progress possible.

GUEST EDITOR: Patrick Orender

Articles

• The Synthetic Storm

  By Troy A. Miller, Acting Commissioner (former), and Erin M. Waters, Assistant Commissioner (former), U.S Customs and Border Protection
  Synthetic opioids like fentanyl and its analogs have fueled a surge of overdose deaths, devastating communities across the United States. Mor...

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• Defeating the Fentanyl Crisis

  By Eleliis Rattam, Counselor for Justice and Home Affairs, Estonian Embassy, Washington, DC
  In the battle against synthetic opioids, the spotlight is often on the United States, where fentanyl devastates communities, driving record-breaking overdose deaths and overwhelming police and public ...

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• Closing the Drug Intelligence Gap

  By Alexander Van Dyke, Strategic Intelligence Analyst, Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center
  In 2018, Ohio had the fifth highest age-adjusted drug poisoning (overdose) mortality rate in the United States, with 39,257 suspected fatal and no...

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• The Transnational Phenomenon of Drug Trafficking

  By Nilson Vieira dos Santos, Delegate, Brazilian Federal Police
  Drug trafficking is a highly complex, transnational, and constantly changing criminal practice, posing continuous and su...

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