Based on interviews with thirty-four high level drug smugglers in US federal custody, this book examines the organizational structures of drug smuggling. It addresses a key concern about criminals, how they organize themselves to reduce the risks of apprehension while maintaining an effective organizational structure.

"Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling", based on interviews with thirty-four high level drug smugglers in US federal custody, examines the organizational structures of drug smuggling. Through their interviews and tracking of the Colombia-US drug trade, Scott Decker and Margaret Townsend Chapman find that the organizational nature of international drug smuggling is not hierarchal, but rather organized in series of networks that are often not well connected. The book addresses a key concern about criminals, how they organize themselves to reduce the risks of apprehension while maintaining an effective organizational structure. "Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling" combines insiders' view of the drug trade with Decker and Chapman's incisive analysis, providing the reader with a thorough picture of this complex subject.

1. Motivation for the Study
2. The Organization of the Study
3. Drug Smuggling Organizations
4. Movement of Drugs
5. Roles, Recruitment into, and Remaining Involved in the Drug Smuggling Trade
6. Balancing Risk and Reward
7. Making Sense of Drug Smuggling: Conclusions and Summary
References
Appendix1: Instrumentation Study Design
Appendix 2: Study Design