In trip no.8 I organise a summer school in the Netherlands on the topic of illicit trade, visiting Rotterdam Port and learning from Interpol staff. I discuss how a transnational response is needed to track down and tackle the illicit traders, and I also look at the cost in time and money to the UK of new trade tariffs and customs checks if there is a hard border with the EU.

Written in summer 2017, while living outside the UK. You can find the full text of this episode, along with maps photos and videos, at https://AJourneyAcrossBorders.wordpress.com/8-trips/trip-no-8-illicit-trade-in-the-netherlands/

To find out more about the Summer School on Ilicit Trade that I helped to organise, head over to https://www.rug.nl/education/summer-winter-schools/summer_schools_2019/illicit-trade/