European Union: Organized crime deemed ‘highest’ security risk, greater than terrorism

Many of Europe’s top police officers were in the Netherlands last week attending a high-level conference focused on doing a…


Drama-drenched El Chapo trial nears its end

Mob News & Notes is a new monthly feature in the Mob Museum’s blog. It highlights recent stories on American…


Drugs, human trafficking and counterfeit goods among most lucrative markets for organized crime groups in Europe

Part 1        Part 2 Organized crime groups in Europe – numbering about 3,600 — are increasingly adapting to…


Organized crime in Europe: A country-by-country breakdown

Organized crime in Europe: A country-by-country breakdown The second of three parts on the state of organized crime in Europe….


Organized crime in Europe major contributor to $120 billion per year in illicit rackets

European Union-funded study outlines illegal markets infiltrated by thirty-five organized crime group The first of three parts on the state…