2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (188+ words) Western Cape gang monitor " Issue 9 Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) Western Cape gang monitor In the past quarter, gang violence in the Western Cape has been characterized by entrenched rivalries, internal power struggles and cycles of retaliation. This…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (145+ words) Responding to organized crime in a new world In theory, this normative baseline would have been followed by a wave of unified implementation. Organized crime would have been tackled in a strategic, cooperative and systematic way around the world. But…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (445+ words) How the World Cup will heighten risks in global gambling systems For criminal actors, prediction markets present three distinct opportunities. They can serve as money laundering channels, converting illicit funds into apparently legitimate winnings; they are vulnerable to insider trading;…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago  (49+ words) Anatomy of a record Atlantic cocaine shiptment - trafficking on cargo vessels from West Africa to Europe Lucia Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo Global Organized Crime Index, EUR-Obs ENACT, Global Organized Crime Index, ESA-Obs, NAS-Obs, SA-Obs, WEA-Obs Sanctions and organized crime, EAS-Obs,…...

2+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (360+ words) Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) Where do stolen cars and parts from the UK and EU end up? Every year, thousands of cars are stolen across the UK and Europe. Some are stripped for parts, some are sold…...

3+ mon, 7+ hour ago  (114+ words) This is the eighth issue of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime's Western Cape Gang Monitor, an output of our South Africa Organized Crime Observatory. This series of bulletins tracks developments in Western Cape gang dynamics each quarter, to…...