Illicit Drug Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling in the EU now Joined at the Hips
EUROPOL released on October 13, 2017 its “EPMT No. 300/2 year special edition” which deals with illicit migration to the EU. From the...
The Efficacy of the EU’s Anti Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Architecture
The EUROPOL report “From Suspicion to Action converting financial intelligence into greater operational impact” presents an analysis of...
Evidence pointing to Mexican Transnational Trafficking Organisations in the EU
The research that culminated in my 2012 book “Cocaine Trafficking in the Caribbean and West Africa in the Era of the Mexican cartels” and...
What is the reality of the proceeds of crime in the EU?
The key findings of the EUROPOL 2016 report titled: “Does crime still pay? Criminal asset recovery in the EU” states that: 98.9% of...
Gun Smuggling in the EU
The Paris attacks placed on the political agenda the issue of dealing with gun smuggling/trafficking in the EU. In a news release dated...