Issue 52 | September 10, 2013
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Migrant smuggling, ivory trafficking, heroin trafficking, and maritime piracy identified as major organized crime threats in Eastern Africa
UNODC's latest report - Transnational Organized Crime in Eastern Africa: A Threat Assessment - highlights some of the most pressing transnational organized crime threats facing the region. Looking at some of the key areas, the report focuses on four such concerns: migrant smuggling from Ethiopia and Somalia to Yemen and Saudi Arabia; heroin trafficking from South-West Asia to Eastern Africa; ivory trafficking through Eastern Africa to Asia; and Somali maritime piracy. [Read more]
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