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Nov 2, 2021 · Three experts who contributed to GIJN's new organized crime reporting guide have shared insights into the modus operandi of criminal syndicates and how journalists can deploy cross-border collaborations to expose their illicit activities.
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Terrorism and serious and organized crime continue to pose the “most pressing internal security challenge” to the European Union, according to the 2021 SOCTA.This criminal activity ranges from the illegal drug trade to migrant smuggling to human trafficking to economic and financial crime. “The trade in cocaine, cannabis, synthetic drugs, and new p...
Halfway around the world in Indonesia, the COVID-19 pandemic is also having a major impact on organized crime. In normal times, millions of tourists flock to the country—and its famous island of Bali—but with the pandemic and subsequent travel restrictions, tourism spending was drastically down in the nation. That’s when Adam Darrah, director of in...
Just as the world has become increasingly digital and mobile, so too has currency and banking. Nowhere else is that more apparent in the world than in Africa, which is considered the world leader in the mobile money industry with more than half of all registered mobile money accounts globally, according to Interpol. Mobile money is generally a serv...
In Latin America, the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting organized crime and the illegal drug market—especially supply, production, and trafficking chains—as many nations imposed border restrictions to limit the spread of the disease. In a Wilson Centeranalysis published in October 2020, experts found that restrictions imposed by the United States—the ...
Jul 9, 2024 · The ability of organized crime to flourish in the United States has traditionally rested upon several factors. One factor has been the threats, intimidation, and bodily violence (including murder) that a syndicate brings to bear to prevent victims or witnesses (including its own members) from informing on or testifying against its activities.
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Dec 15, 2021 · It will coordinate government-wide lines of effort to counter transnational organized crime, and restructure and enhance the U.S. Government’s Threat Mitigation Working Group (TMWG), which was...
Organized crime groups seek out corrupt public officials in executive, law enforcement, and judicial roles so that their criminal rackets and activities on the black market can avoid, or at least receive early warnings about, investigation and prosecution.
Transnational organized crime is not stagnant, but is an ever-changing industry, adapting to markets and creating new forms of crime. In short, it is an illicit business that transcends cultural, social, linguistic and geographical boundaries and one that knows no borders or rules.
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In the last two decades, organized crime has grown more complex, posing evolving challenges for U.S. federal law enforcement. This is largely because these criminals have transformed their operations in ways that broaden their reach and make it harder for law enforcement to define and combat the threat they pose.
