Number and type of interviews
| Category of interviewee, location of interview | Number |
| Ugandan smugglers, Arua (Uganda) | 155 |
| Ugandan customs officials, Arua (Uganda) | 44 |
| Ugandan community-based association representatives, Arua (Uganda) | 32 |
| Ugandan ‘legal’ traders, Arua (Uganda) | 26 |
| Congolese smugglers, Aru and Ariwara (DRC) | 23 |
| Ugandan elders, Arua (Uganda) | 19 |
| Ugandan politicians (members of parliament and district councillors), Arua and Kampala (Uganda) | 14 |
| Ugandan journalists, Kampala (Uganda) | 11 |
| Ugandan former smugglers, Arua (Uganda) | 10 |
| Congolese NGO and community-based association representatives, Arua (Uganda) Aru and Ariwara (DRC) | 10 |
| Ugandan tobacco industry actors (company managers), Arua and Kampala | 8 |
| Ugandan ministry officials, Kampala (Uganda) | 7 |
| Congolese government officials, Aru and Ariwara (DRC) | 6 |
| Intelligence officers, Kampala | 5 |
| Consultants (working in northern Uganda for international development organisations), Kampala (Uganda) | 4 |
| Congolese customs officials, Ariwara (DRC) | 4 |
| Ugandan ‘legal’ traders, Kampala (Uganda) | 4 |
| Ugandan smugglers, Kampala (Uganda) | 3 |
| Congolese ‘legal’ traders, Aru and Ariwara (DRC) | 3 |
| Sudanese smugglers, Arua (Uganda) | 3 |
| Sudanese civil society representatives, Arua (Uganda) | 3 |
| Ugandan journalists, Arua (Uganda) | 3 |
| Ugandan police officers, Arua (Uganda) | 3 |
| Congolese tobacco industry actors (company managers), Ariwara (DRC) | 3 |
| Diplomat, Kampala (Uganda) | 1 |
| Total number of interviews | 404 |