Kriminelle grupper, der arbejder på tværs af grænserne, tjener hvert år et tocifrret milliardbeløb, siger ny rapport. De mest lukrative områder er handel med forfalskede kopivarer til forbrugerne, herunder livsvigtig medicin, ulovligt fældet træ og heroin.
SYDNEY, 16 april 2013 (UNODC): Illicit (ulovlige) markets in East Asia and the Pacific earn organized criminal groups nearly 90 billion US dollar a year – an amount roughly equal to twice the GDP of Burma, according to a UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report released Tuesday.
The UNODC report, “Transnational Organized Crime in East Asia and the Pacific: A Threat Assessment”, is the first comprehensive (omfattende) study of transnational organized crime threats in East Asia and the Pacific.
It details the criminal flows involved and provides estimates of annual revenues (indtægter) generated for criminal groups by activities related to
*human trafficking and migrant smuggling,
* illicit drugs (heroin og amfetamin),
* environmental crime (wildlife, wood products, electronic waste and ozone-depleting (nedbrydende) substances), and
* counterfeit consumer goods (forfalskede kopivarer) and fake (falske) medicines.
The mechanics of illicit trade
“This report outlines the mechanics of illicit trade: The how, where, when, who and why of selected contraband (smugler) markets affecting this region,” said Mr. Sandeep Chawla, UNODC Deputy Executive Director, at the report’s launch Tuesday in Sydney.
“It looks at how criminal enterprises have developed alongside legitimate commerce and taken advantage of distribution and logistics chains. It offers estimates of values to prompt public debate and makes recommendations to address these problems,” said Mr. Chawla.
The report estimates that the top money-makers for crime groups in East Asia and the Pacific are:
* Illicit trade in counterfeit goods (24,4 billion dollar),
* illegal wood products (17 billion),
* heroin (16,3 billion),
* methamphetamines (amfetamin) (15 billion),
* fake medicine (five billion) and
* illegal e-waste (3,75 billion).
Serious health implications
Many of the organized criminal activities outlined in the Report can have serious global health implications.
“Between one-third to 90 per cent of anti-malarial drugs tested in Southeast Asia are fraudulent (falsknerier): They do not contain what they say they do”, said Mr. Jeremy Douglas, UNODC Regional Representative, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, noting:
“Sub-standard drugs have two serious public health consequences: One: people get sicker or die; Two: drug-resistant strains (modstandsdygtige) can develop – as we now see with anti-malarials – and cause a global health threat.”
“These transnational criminal activities are a global concern now. Illicit profits from crimes in East Asia and the Pacific can destabilize societies around the globe”, added Mr. Jeremy Douglas, concluding:
“Dollars from illicit activities in East Asia can buy property and companies and corrupt anywhere. We need to talk about this, and organize a coordinated response now. It takes an etwork to defeat a network.”
Hent rapporten her (i PDF-format):
http://www.unodc.org/documents/southeastasiaandpacific//Publications/2013/TOCTA_EAP_web.pdf
