, CMY3702 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2026 - DUE March 2026
THE USE OF FEMALE DRUG MULES IN TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED
CRIME
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPTS
2.1 Drug Trafficking
2.2 Drug Smuggling
2.3 Drug Mule
2.4 Female
2.5 Organised Crime
2.6 Transnational Organised Crime
3. LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL OCCURRENCE OF FEMALE DRUG
MULES
4. MOTIVATIONS FOR FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN DRUG
SMUGGLING
5. PROFILE AND TYPOLOGY OF FEMALE DRUG MULES
5.1 Offender Characteristics
5.2 Typology of Female Drug Mules
6. METHODS USED BY DRUG MULES
7. LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEASURES TO PREVENT DRUG
SMUGGLING
8. CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
THE USE OF FEMALE DRUG MULES IN TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED
CRIME
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPTS
2.1 Drug Trafficking
2.2 Drug Smuggling
2.3 Drug Mule
2.4 Female
2.5 Organised Crime
2.6 Transnational Organised Crime
3. LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL OCCURRENCE OF FEMALE DRUG
MULES
4. MOTIVATIONS FOR FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN DRUG
SMUGGLING
5. PROFILE AND TYPOLOGY OF FEMALE DRUG MULES
5.1 Offender Characteristics
5.2 Typology of Female Drug Mules
6. METHODS USED BY DRUG MULES
7. LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEASURES TO PREVENT DRUG
SMUGGLING
8. CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
