Drug Trafficking Can Support Terrorist Activity, but Not in Ways Most Believe

Drug trafficking does help facilitate terrorist activity, but it is more often linked to local militant groups instead of well-known international terrorist organizations, according to a new study that includes a University of Kansas political science researcher. "Although there is a relationship between drug trafficking and terrorism, the drug trade is not the major determinant of terrorist activity," said Mariya Omelicheva, KU associate professor of political science. "It facilitates terrorism in different and complex ways, but it does not necessarily drastically increase the deadliness of attacks."

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