Drugs, ships and containers : how anti-terrorism benefits shipping security

Martin, Timothy A. 2011, Drugs, ships and containers : how anti-terrorism benefits shipping security, Strategic insights, vol. 31, pp. 12-16.

Title	Drugs, ships and containers : how anti-terrorism benefits shipping security
Author(s)	Martin, Timothy A.
Journal name	Strategic insights
Volume number	31
Start page	12
End page	16
Total pages	5
Publisher	Risk Intelligence
Place of publication	Vedbaek, Denmark
Publication date	2011-03
Keyword(s)	maritime security narcotics trafficking
Summary	Using ships to transport illicit drugs is not new; nor is the practice of concealing them in shipping containers decreasing – or is it? This article questions whether recent container security initiatives created to stop terrorism have also achieved a decrease in the use of containers for smuggling illicit drugs. Or, are these maritime security regimes creating a false sense of achievement, being too limited in scope to be truly useful in this secondary role? Logically, improved detection of illicit drugs in containers shipped by sea is more likely when port personnel are better trained, x-ray scanners installed, port fencing improved and ofﬁcial collaboration encouraged. However, since the number of containers being electronically screened and physically searched has only marginally improved, the question is, is it enough?
Language	eng
Field of Research	160604 Defence Studies
Socio Economic Objective	810107 National Security
HERDC Research category	C3 Non-refereed articles in a professional journal
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30049414

Document type:	Journal Article
Collection:	School of Humanities and Social Sciences

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