Illicit Trade, Trafficking, and Illicit Financial Flows
网页2024年8月20日 · These flows cross multiple jurisdictions worldwide, encompassing trafficking in drugs, weapons, humans and wildlife, as well as a range of lower-risk crimes such as illicit trade in counterfeit and other commodities, whose harm is more difficult to demonstrate. The flows generate substantial illicit financial movements, which undercut ...
On Tap Europe: Organised Crime and Illicit Trade in Tobacco, …
网页2017年3月23日 · The illicit trade is the epitome of modern organised crime in its reflection of legitimate business: groups are quick to recognise and respond to opportunities; they diversify their activities to minimise risk and maximise investment; they capitalise on new technologies; they build a network of contacts with varied expertise; and they cooperate ...
On Tap Europe: Organised Crime and Illicit Trade in Italy: Country ...
网页2017年12月13日 · This paper identifies four core drivers of illicit trade across Italy. The first is the broad social acceptability of buying and selling illicit goods. This is most pronounced in hotspots such as Naples, where little social stigma is attached to illicit trade and little attempt is made to hide illicit consumption.
On Tap Europe: Organised Crime and Illicit Trade in Romania: …
网页2017年10月13日 · Despite signs of growing recognition that illicit trade has contributed to the country’s historic economic challenges, the presence of a persistent domestic market for illicit goods is clear. Often, those involved in illicit trade may be viewed as providing a service to disadvantaged citizens, with many individuals quick to excuse ...
Improving Governance and Tackling Crime in Free-Trade Zones
网页2020年10月13日 · This paper identifies factors that render free-trade zones vulnerable to illicit trade and financial crime and proposes measures to detect and prevent it. Free-trade zones (FTZs) are designed to attract trade by suspending the collection of customs duties. These incentives are frequently coupled with advantages such as simplified customs ...
E-Commerce, Delivery Services and the Illicit Tobacco Trade
网页2018年10月17日 · The research demonstrates that the growth of e-commerce and proliferation of postal and small parcel delivery services have had a significant impact on the trade in illicit tobacco products in many of the locations under consideration. Illicit tobacco products are now readily available to purchase with little effort and minimal risk – through ...
On Tap Europe: Organised Crime and Illicit Trade in Spain: Country ...
网页2017年1月26日 · According to Europol, commodity counterfeiting and illicit trade in substandard goods are major emerging criminal activities in the EU. The low risks and high profitability associated with illicit trade increasingly attract organised crime groups and the number of counterfeit products seized by law enforcement agencies across Europe …
Free Trade Zones and Financial Crime – A Faustian Bargain?
网页2019年11月5日 · Free trade zones (FTZs) present both opportunities and challenges for globalised trade. At their best, they facilitate frictionless trade and manufacturing, creating jobs and economic growth for local communities. At their worst, they enable illicit trade and the laundering of criminal proceeds. In this article, the authors examine how the ...
On Tap Europe: Organised Crime and the Illicit Trade in Tobacco ...
网页Illicit trade is rarely considered a priority area of organised crime, with numerous knowledge gaps around its scale and the actors involved. On Tap Europe gathered evidence from five EU countries to assess the methods used by groups involved in illicit trade (understood as the unlawful production, transportation or sale of otherwise legal ...
On Tap Europe: Organised Crime and Illicit Trade in Greece: …
网页2017年2月20日 · Illicit trade is not seen as an isolated problem in Greece, but as part of a broader category of economic crimes. It is closely linked to tax evasion, corruption and fraud. However, specific information on the scale and the scope of illicit trade in Greece is limited and tends to be largely anecdotal, reflecting a lack of publicly available ...