The act of illegally trafficking drugs has been a substantial and recurring issue prevalent in history since the early 19th century, involving the first illegal drug trade of the moving and distributing of opium by the Chinese [Ellen N. La Motte, July 2015]. Drug trafficking is the dealing and exchange of illicit drugs that are then transported for payment [UNODC, July 2015]. The “illegal drug trade” defines the global black market of the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs that are usually under the subject of laws that would prohibit the trade, unless licenced, of various type drugs through the use of legislation and laws [UNODC, July 2015]. The presence of illegal drug trafficking is an international issue involving
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An article by Vanda Felbab-Brown, an expert on international and internal conflict, published in the World Today Magazine, Vanda Brown suggests ways to resolve the drug trafficking issue and gives examples of how already implemented solutions are less than adequate. It highlights the growing misconception that the solution to the “war on drugs” is to legalise all current drugs and narcotics [Vanda Felbab-Brown, July 2015]. She states that legalising drugs is not the answer as much as it is portrayed. The proposal that the legalisation of drugs as a mechanism to reduce organised crime states that two things will happen: the depriving of resources for crime groups and allowing law enforcement agencies to concentrate on other types of crime. Although it seems like this is the answer, in the article states that organise crime groups just won’t dissolute due to the lack of drugs [Vanda Felbab-Brown, July 2015]. In turn, would intensify their efforts and in proportion their violence in other illegal trades such as prostitution, human trafficking, extortion or kidnapping, in order to mitigate their financial cuts due to the legalisation of drugs [World Today Magazine,July 2015]. Although it seems like a unsolvable issue, there are other many ways to combat the issue of drug trafficking as many other countries …show more content…
One problem with the Australia’s drug a laws is that all states have their own individual legislations, such as the ‘Drug Misuse Act 1986 QLD’ and the ‘Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 NSW’. The variation of legislations present inconsistencies in the definition of drug trafficking across all states and territories, and is an issue that must be addressed in order to ensure an efficient system in the prosecution of drug trafficking acts in Australia [Australian Institute of Criminology, July 2015]. If all legislation were to come under one commonwealth it would be easier to design one modern adapting to all possibly outdated legalisation. As for a common legal threshold that all states and territories to agree with, Queensland method of sentencing for drug trafficking is fairly efficient. Queens land goes by the code of having two separate categories for drugs schedule 1 and schedule two having more serious penalties applied dependant on the drug type[Legal Aid QLD, August 2015]. It is very important in order to uphold an adequate law abiding society, therefore the government must provide a fair and consistence legal code around all of Australia to ensure the maximum limiting of drug trafficking throughout
An article by Vanda Felbab-Brown, an expert on international and internal conflict, published in the World Today Magazine, Vanda Brown suggests ways to resolve the drug trafficking issue and gives examples of how already implemented solutions are less than adequate. It highlights the growing misconception that the solution to the “war on drugs” is to legalise all current drugs and narcotics [Vanda Felbab-Brown, July 2015]. She states that legalising drugs is not the answer as much as it is portrayed. The proposal that the legalisation of drugs as a mechanism to reduce organised crime states that two things will happen: the depriving of resources for crime groups and allowing law enforcement agencies to concentrate on other types of crime. Although it seems like this is the answer, in the article states that organise crime groups just won’t dissolute due to the lack of drugs [Vanda Felbab-Brown, July 2015]. In turn, would intensify their efforts and in proportion their violence in other illegal trades such as prostitution, human trafficking, extortion or kidnapping, in order to mitigate their financial cuts due to the legalisation of drugs [World Today Magazine,July 2015]. Although it seems like a unsolvable issue, there are other many ways to combat the issue of drug trafficking as many other countries …show more content…
One problem with the Australia’s drug a laws is that all states have their own individual legislations, such as the ‘Drug Misuse Act 1986 QLD’ and the ‘Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 NSW’. The variation of legislations present inconsistencies in the definition of drug trafficking across all states and territories, and is an issue that must be addressed in order to ensure an efficient system in the prosecution of drug trafficking acts in Australia [Australian Institute of Criminology, July 2015]. If all legislation were to come under one commonwealth it would be easier to design one modern adapting to all possibly outdated legalisation. As for a common legal threshold that all states and territories to agree with, Queensland method of sentencing for drug trafficking is fairly efficient. Queens land goes by the code of having two separate categories for drugs schedule 1 and schedule two having more serious penalties applied dependant on the drug type[Legal Aid QLD, August 2015]. It is very important in order to uphold an adequate law abiding society, therefore the government must provide a fair and consistence legal code around all of Australia to ensure the maximum limiting of drug trafficking throughout