United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched Monday a new media campaign, the threat posed by prominent multibillion-dollar global organized crime syndicates running operation.
International criminal gangs pull in U.S. $ 700 billion U.S. dollars, the estimated annual turnover (710 billion euros), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said a statement issued earlier on Monday.
It added that this amount is equivalent to 1.5 percent of global gross domestic product - or officially used around the world six times the amount of development assistance.
Up "," to each region and each country around the world Transnational Organized Crime, Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Yury Fedotov said, which is headquartered in Vienna.
"Stop this transnational threats, on behalf of the international community, one of the global challenges," he added.
Drugs and Crime (UNODC), multimedia activities will emphasize involvement in organized crime, covering a lot of money from drug trafficking and weapons smuggling of migrants, cyber crime.
It stressed that these are, but the victims of crime.
"Criminal gangs, undermining the stability of the country and throughout the region, undermining the development assistance in these areas and an increase in domestic corruption, blackmail, extortion and violence, said:" The statement issued by the Office on Drugs and Crime.
The agency as a drug trafficking is by far the most profitable trade criminals: They estimate that it has brought in $ 32 billion a year.
Counterfeit goods, it said $ 25 billion U.S. dollars per year.
Human trafficking and smuggling of migrants, an estimated total of $ 3.9 billion a year, while the sale of ivory and animal part of criminal income of 350 million yuan.
According to World Health Organization, the World Drug of about 1.0% is considered to be forged, the figure rose to 30 percent in parts of Asia, Africa and South America.
"Money ...... money laundering through the banking system, undermine the legitimate international trade, drugs and crime office said in its statement.
"The people have become victims of identity theft was arrested, 150 million a year, it added.
Criminal gangs trafficking in women for sexual exploitation and children for the purpose of forced begging, theft, and then pick-pocketing. "
And counterfeit medicines and food, life, while at the same time to undermine the legitimate market risk.



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