Tim Surmont is a Belgian national working as scientific analyst, drug markets & drug-related crime, at the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) based in Lisbon, since 2016. Tim holds a Master’s degree in Criminological Sciences, and has been working at Ghent University as research assistant on drug phenomena. He has published papers on cannabis production and supply, the Dutch coffeeshop model, cross-border drug tourism and mixed method criminological research. His latest publication is: “The Spice Trade: a profit estimation of EU online vendors of herbal smoking mixtures”, available here: https://doi.org/10.1177/1057567717745345. Further, he has special interests in transnational drug distribution networks, the Dutch drug policy, cannabis production, synthetic drug production, drug precursor trafficking, synthetic cannabinoid distribution and processing, organised crime groups, Western Balkans, and outlaw motorcycle gangs.
Twitter: @TimSurmont
