TRAFIC DE DROGUES DANS LE SECTEUR DE LA PÊCHE ARTISANALE DANSLE SUD COMOE EN CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Abstract: The study conducted in the South Comoé region is intended as a contribution to the reflection on the fightagainst growing drugs trafficking in Côte d’Ivoire, in the artisanal fishing sector. The scope of this work is toshow how traffickers, thanks to their cultural and economic characteristics, maintain social representations andstrategies favorable to the development of trafficking in the region.

Keywords: drugs trafficking, artisanal fishing, economic opportunity, mechanical solidarity, strategies