RT journal article T1 Maritime security against illicit drug trafficking: A systematic review of the literatura T2 Seguridad marítima contra el tráfico ilícito de drogas: una revisión sistemática de la literatura A1 Echeverry Andrade, Fabio Héctor A1 Jaramillo, Ciro A1 Acosta Sánchez, Miguel Ángel A2 Derecho Internacional PúblicoPenal y Procesal K1 maritime security K1 Colombia K1 drug trafficking K1 transnational crime K1 scientific research AB Illegal Drug Trafficking (IDT) poses a threat to maritime security and destabilises states. In Colombia, this threat is imminent and affects the country by positioning it as one of the major drug producers. However, scientific research on maritime security and IDT in Colombia is limited. This article applied literature review techniques, combining bibliometric and systematic analyses. Using the PRISMA methodology, searches were conducted in the Scopus, Web of Science (WOS), and Scielo databases, as well as in national official sources. The purpose was to identify the methodological aspects and conceptual elements that make up the global maritime security agenda related to IDT. Out of the 936 identified documents, 45 were selected that met the established criteria. The main findings suggest that maritime security encompasses multiple domains, dimensions, characteristics, and practices in order to combat maritime threats, and a conceptual framework is proposed. The methodological characteristics found are discussed, and their application in future research in Colombia is suggested SN 2145-549X YR 2023 FD 2023-06-29 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/32162 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/32162 LA spa DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 14-nov-2026