Brussels, 28/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Police Office (Europol) published on Thursday 22 October its “OCTA 2009” (Organised Crime Threat Assessment) of current and future trends of organised crime affecting the European Union. According to this analysis, the major areas of crime are drugs trafficking, people smuggling, illegal immigration, fraud, counterfeiting and money laundering. Europol has identified five criminal hubs in the European Union.
The North West is a...