Author(s)

Traore Sekou Amadou

Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.

This article is a sociological analysis of the phenomenon of drug trafficking and organized crime in Mali. It seeks to understand the mechanisms of drug trafficking and organized crime. It is based on the qualitative method as the documentary analysis tool. Hybrid theory served as a model of analysis to understand drug trafficking and organized crime in Mali. Sociological analysis of the phenomenon of drugs and organized crime in Mali shows that the size of the territory, poverty and bad governance are the causes of drug trafficking and organized crime. Thus, there is a real link between drug trafficking and organized crime in Mali. Their socio-economic impacts are global, which need a global response to contain.

Traffic, Drugs, Organized Crime

Amadou, T. (2019) Understanding Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in Mali. Advances in Applied Sociology, 9, 143-152. doi: 10.4236/aasoci.2019.95012.