Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime25 Juni 2020

The Rise of the Parallel Pandemic

“The Rise of the Parallel Pandemic” explores the growth of the global trade in counterfeit products amid the COVID-19 crisis. Organized crime groups are capitalizing on fear, supply shortages & growing demand to sell their products & expand their influence in existing and emerging consumer markets. Now more than ever, it is important to understand the health, societal & economic risks posed by consuming illicit medical products.

Sources for “The Rise of the Parellel Pandemic” include:

** Anastasia Austin, “4 Ways Microtraffickers are Getting Around Coronavirus Restrictions”, Insight Crime, 12 June 2020, https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/microtrafficking-coronavirus-restrictions/ ** “Fake medicines can be counterfeit, contaminated or mislabelled. Don’t take the chance.”, Interpol, https://www.interpol.int/en/Crimes/Illicit-goods/Shop-safely/Fake-medicines ** “Global operation sees a rise in fake medical products related to COVID-19”, Interpol, 19 March 2020, https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2020/Global-operation-sees-a-rise-in-fake-medical-products-related-to-COVID-19 ** Sam Piranty, “Coronavirus fuels a surge in fake medicines”, BBC, 9 April 2020, https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52201077 ** Jay Kennedy, “Buyer beware: Counterfeit markets can flourish during a public health crisis”, The Conversation, 26 March 2020, https://theconversation.com/buyer-beware-counterfeit-markets-can-flourish-during-a-public-health-crisis-134492 ** Mimi Yagoub, “Colombia Busts Fake Medicine Ring Worth Millions”, Insight Crime, 28 July 2016, https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/colombia-busts-fake-medicine-ring-worth-millions/ **OECD/EUIPO (2020), “Trade in Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Products”, Illicit Trade, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/a7c7e054-en ** Tom Kington, “Patients die as Sicilian mafia buys into the hospital service”, The Guardian, 1 January 2007, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jan/01/italy.mainsection ** “WHO Global Surveillance & Monitoring System for Substandard and Falsified Products”, World Health Organization, 2017 https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/326708/9789241513425-eng.pdf?ua=1 ** Zachary Goodwin, “Brazil Smuggles In Hydroxychloroquine Amid Coronavirus Despair”, Insight Crime, 4 June 2020, https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/brazil-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/ **

And on last week’s episode:

Rafi Letzter, “The coronavirus didn't really start at that Wuhan 'wet market'”, Live Science, May 2020, https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-did-not-start-at-wuhan-wet-market.html

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(14)

Curing the Scourge of Falsified Medical Products with Hugo Bonar

In this episode, we discuss a case of falsified medical products with Hugo Bonar, who worked for the Health Products Regulatory Authority (formerly known as the Irish Medicines Board). Crime Spot is ...

25 Okt 202132min

A Tale of Horns and Hides with Dr. Annette Hübschle

In this special episode, Crime Spot and SHERLOC welcome Dr. Annette Hübschle to talk about rhino poaching and the illegal trade in their horn. Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | @UNODC_SHERLOC | @AHueb...

27 Sep 202133min

To Catch the Bigger Fish with Marcus Asner

In this episode, Crime Spot talks to Marcus Asner who investigated one of the largest fisheries crime cases in recent years. Marcus shares his investigative insights and explains how to catch a wildl...

22 Aug 20211h 1min

Crime Spot meets SHERLOC - Teaser

“The game is afoot!” (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) – welcome to Crime Spot season 2, everyone! Throughout the upcoming episodes, we will cooperate with SHERLOC, the knowledge management portal of the Unite...

16 Aug 20216min

Sex Trafficking to Europe - The Plight of Nigerian Victims with Ottavia Spaggiari

In today’s episode, investigative journalist Ottavia Spaggiari joins Esther and Felix to talk about sex trafficking from Nigeria to Europe. ** Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | Instagram: crime_spot *...

28 Apr 202158min

High Seas Tell No Tales with Dr. Dirk Siebels

In today’s special episodes on crimes on our oceans, Esther and Felix discuss modern-day piracy in Western Africa with Dr. Dirk Siebels, maritime security expert. ** Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | ...

15 Mars 202139min

Forest Becomes Frontline with Dr. Anwesha Dutta

*** In this episode, Esther and Felix explore the use of military approaches to implement conservation measures, so-called Green Militarization. Special guest of this episode, Dr. Anwesha Dutta, talks...

28 Jan 202136min

Cocaine’s Gateway to Europe with Dr. Lieselot Bisschop

*** This episode continues the series of episodes dedicated to organized crime on our oceans. Today, Esther and Felix look at cocaine smuggled via maritime routes and how it moves through Europe’s lar...

13 Dec 202044min