Drug Trafficking in China

Drug Trafficking in China
Student Name
University
Course
Professor Name
Date
Drug Trafficking in China
Literature Review
This review looks at five essential studies that show how complicated the link is between drugs and crime in China. The review discusses the Chinese drug trade and its effects on crime-related activities. Also, the review looks at China's complicated drug-related crimes, ranging from the history of opium and state power to current probes into drug trafficking routes, network structures, and how the government handles them. The articles analyzed show how the drug trade has changed the way criminals are dealt with and how police work in this country. They help people understand this vital topic.
Smuggling of Drugs by Body Packing
Tang and Cai (2020) investigate body packing in drug trafficking in China, focusing on the Golden Triangle. This study focuses on 2006–2016. Network analysis and descriptive statistics are used to study drug trade networks, including "corpse packing" (Tang & Cai, 2020). The experts' results reveal China's drug trafficking's size and diversity. This investigation identified three body-packing-related trafficking channels (Tang & Cai, 2020). There are provincial, interprovincial, and international routes. Body packers utilize heroin and methamphetamine, according to research. The investigation found three significant hubs in Yunnan, Sichuan, and Myanmar, which was crucial. Drug trafficking networks received their drugs here. The survey also found drug trafficking routes commonly passed