Organized Crime
Global Threat in the Shadows
Organized crime threatens legal certainty, society, and international stability – across borders.
Organized criminal networks now operate worldwide. They traffic in humans, weapons, drugs, or cultural property – launder profits through money laundering, and infiltrate democratic structures.
Efficient, flexible, and digitally connected.
Illegal
markets
Money Laundering
Human
trafficking
Obstruction
of justice
"Organized crime is not a marginal phenomenon – it is a global system with enormous adaptability."
— IPO Sektion Germany
New Dimensions
Digitalization is opening up new avenues for illegal activities: virtual currencies, encrypted communication, and anonymous platforms facilitate money flows and coordination across national borders.
Traditional mafia structures are giving way to agile networks – international, decentralized, and elusive.
No state can stand alone against this type of crime. That is why the IPO actively participates in international networks, legal frameworks, and cooperation structures – for a shared sphere of protection.
