Description:
"This report presents major threats posed by transnational organized crime in the Pacific region, mainly
focusing on the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). Based on consultations with the Pacific Island
Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and information obtained from desk reviews conducted by UNODC, this report
focuses on four major types of transnational organized crime affecting the Pacific region:
• Drug and precursor trafficking;
• Trafficking in persons & smuggling of migrants;
• Environmental crimes (fishery crime and other wildlife trafficking & illegal logging and timber
trafficking); and
• Small arms trafficking.
In addition to the major four types of transnational crime, the report also includes some information on the
trafficking of counterfeit goods, including fraudulent medicines, and cybercrime to shed light on emerging
threats in the region.
The four major illicit flows discussed in the report are different sorts of illicit activities, yet they all pose
immense challenges to the region. There are strong indications that the PICTs are increasingly targeted
by transnational organized crime groups due to their susceptibility to illicit flows driven by several factors.
These include (a) the geographical location of the PICTs situated between major sources and destinations of
illicit commodities; (b) extensive and porous jurisdictional boundaries; and (c) differences in governance and
heterogeneity in general law enforcement capacity across numerous PICTs and the region in general. These
complexities also underscore the inherent difficulties in detecting, monitoring, preventing and responding
to transnational organized crimes in the region. In this context, transnational criminal activities continue
to increase throughout the Pacific and have detrimental impacts on communities, sustainable economic
development and regional security.
At a regional level and across all transnational organized crime types discussed in this report, a fundamental
problem is the significant gaps in data and information related to transnational crime among the PICTs.
This is a major hindrance in developing effective and evidence-based responses to transnational organized
crime..."
Source/publisher:
UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
Date of Publication:
2016-09-00
Date of entry:
2019-07-06
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
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Format:
pdf
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4.1 MB
Resource Type:
text