Sophistication Among Drug Traffickers Making It Necessary To Conduct Online Drug Investigations

The problem of drug trafficking is causing global concerns and every country has its own distinct and diverse set of issues that they are battling individually. Cyber security for drug trafficking requires investigators to share information and collaborate regardless of the country they are based in. Collecting data about overseas activities and suspects that are causing problems with drug trafficking domestically is becoming a challenge faced by law-enforcement agencies. Their problem has been compounded by the sophistication among drug traffickers that are increasingly beginning to use the dark web for conducting their activities. It has brought into focus the need to conduct online drug investigations for apprehending drug traffickers by law enforcement agencies throughout the world. Unlike in the past when drug traffickers peddled their wares physically using the Internet has become a method of selling recreational drugs in the present day. Drug traffickers have create...