Katherine De Tolly

Katherine De Tolly, a research consultant at Bellingcat and expert in financial investigations, shares her insights on navigating trade data. She discusses how this data reveals illicit flows, using an intriguing case study of opioid shipments from India to West Africa. Katherine explains the challenges of data inconsistencies, the importance of corroboration, and the surprising clarity of illegal trade records. Plus, she offers practical tips for analyzing ship data while emphasizing the need for a broader understanding of global trade dynamics.