UN document highlights organised crime links

11 April 2011

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has released a report on criminal activities in the fishing industry. The report focuses on human trafficking and the illicit traffic in drugs, and also reports on other forms of organised crime that take place within the fishing industry to the detriment of law-abiding fishermen and the legitimate fishing industry.

The full report is available from this link: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/2011/issue-paper-transnational-organized-crime-in-the-fishing-industry.html