Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime

In this episode, we discuss a case of falsified medical products with Hugo Bonar, who worked for the Health Products Regulatory Authority (formerly known as the Irish Medicines Board).  Crime Spot is hosted by Esther and Felix. Useful links relevant to this episode: Previous episode on this topic "The Rise of the Parallel Pandemic" Read the case analysis Combating Falsified M

In this special episode, Crime Spot and SHERLOC welcome Dr. Annette Hübschle to talk about rhino poaching and the illegal trade in their horn. Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | @UNODC_SHERLOC | @AHuebschle | Instagram: crime_spot Contact us: Crime Spot: [email protected] Learn more about Dr. Hübschle: Profile Publications Check out another podcast episode with Dr. Hübsch

In this episode, Crime Spot talks to Marcus Asner who investigated one of the largest fisheries crime cases in recent years. Marcus shares his investigative insights and explains how to catch a wildlife thief. Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | @UNODC_SHERLOC | Instagram: crime_spot Contact us: Crime Spot: [email protected] Time stamps for this episode: 02:08 Introduction Ma

“The game is afoot!” (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) – welcome to Crime Spot season 2, everyone! Throughout the upcoming episodes, we will cooperate with SHERLOC, the knowledge management portal of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Across five databases, SHERLOC collects resources on transnational organized crime. It is free to use and open access, check it out under htt

In today’s episode, investigative journalist Ottavia Spaggiari joins Esther and Felix to talk about sex trafficking from Nigeria to Europe. ** Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | Instagram: crime_spot ** Follow Ottavia on twitter: @OttaviaS and check out her article at www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/27/nigeria-italy-human-trafficking-sex-workers-exploitation-justice  ** UN

In today’s special episodes on crimes on our oceans, Esther and Felix discuss modern-day piracy in Western Africa with Dr. Dirk Siebels, maritime security expert. ** Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | Instagram: crime_spot ** Follow Dirk on twitter: @DirkSiebels and check out his work at www.dirksiebels.eu ** Read Dirk’s book: “Maritime Security in East and West Africa: A Tale

*** In this episode, Esther and Felix explore the use of military approaches to implement conservation measures, so-called Green Militarization. Special guest of this episode, Dr. Anwesha Dutta, talks about her recent article and how Green Militarization overlaps with counter-insurgency efforts. *** Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | Instagram: crime_spot *** Follow Anwesha on twitt

*** This episode continues the series of episodes dedicated to organized crime on our oceans. Today, Esther and Felix look at cocaine smuggled via maritime routes and how it moves through Europe’s largest port, the port of Rotterdam. For that, they talk to Dr. Lieselot Bisschop, Associate Professor at the Erasmus School of Law (Erasmus University Rotterdam). *** Follow us: Twitte

About the episode In this episode, Esther and Felix welcome Antony Loewenstein to talk about his recent book "Pills, Powder, and Smoke - Inside the Bloody War on Drugs". His book looks into the genesis, implementation and consequences of anti-drug policies, challenging binary narratives opposing legal and illegal markets; organized crime groups versus states. Loewenstein calls into

In this second episode of the special series on organized crime on our oceans, Esther and Felix are joined by Lejda Toci, fisheries crime focal point from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Together, they discuss fisheries crime, other types of criminalities within the fisheries industry and map out the fisheries value chain. Follow Lejda Toci on Twitter: @LejdaToci Musi