Reuters.com: Legal Breakingviews Technology Investigations More My News Feedback Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis, Interpol says

Reuters.com: Legal Breakingviews Technology Investigations More My News Feedback Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis, Interpol says

SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters) – Organised crime rings who fuelled an “explosion” of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up to $3 trillion a year, the head of Interpol said on Wednesday.

“Driven by online anonymity, inspired by new business models and accelerated by COVID, these organised crime groups are now working at a scale that was unimaginable a decade ago,” Interpol secretary-general Jurgen Stock told a briefing at the global police coordination body’s Singapore office.

More: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/southeast-asia-human-trafficking-now-global-crisis-interpol-says-2024-03-27/

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