POLIMORFIZM NARKOTERRORYZMU. TERRORYSTYCZNA DZIAŁALNOŚĆ KARTELI NARKOTYKOWYCH CZY FINANSOWANIE TERRORYZMU Z HANDLU NARKOTYKAMI
POLYMORPHISM OF NARCOTERRORISM. TERRORIST ACTIVITY OF DRUG CARTELS OR THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM FROM DRUG TRAFFICKING

Summary/Abstract: Narcoterrorism does not have a clear definition. This term may mean the use of terrorist methods of operation by organized crime groups, as well as the financing of terrorist activities from drug trafficking. There are a dozen or so divergent expressions of this phenomenon, differing depending on the emphasis placed on the first or second part of this complex expression. It must be recognized that narcoterrorism is a polymorphic phenomenon. In the first of the cited meanings, it refers to the activities of Colombian and Mexican drug cartels, using violence in order to influence state policy or exert pressure on governments. The victims of narcoterrorism under- stood in this way are estimated in Mexico at tens of thousands per year. The second meaning of the phrase is exemplified by the example of Afghani- stan, a country that became a world center for the production of opiates (heroin) under the Taliban rule. As a result of the events of the 1990s, the Muslim-dominated countries of the Western Balkans became the European distribution center for Afghan drugs and the base for jihadists. Both of the discussed forms of narcoterrorism may pose dangers for Poland.

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