National Threat Assessment 2008. Organised Crime - Politie

The Organised Crime Threat Assessment (OCTA) 2008 83 published by Europol
introduces the term criminal hub. Within this concept the Netherlands is part
of the North-West region: “Specific particularities of the region include the major
transport infrastructures, well established ethnic communities of reference,
different tax regimes, geographical proximity to various Member States and a
flourishing economy which offers possibilities that can be and are exploited by
OC. The North-West region, characterised by enormous transport facilities, plays
one of the primary roles in drug trafficking and even in drug production.”
More and more organised crime is equivalent to cross border crime, in which
the Netherlands plays an important part. As a member of the international
community, the Netherlands shares responsibilities for tackling organised crime
with other countries. This stresses the need for intensified cooperation between
organisations that combat crime, in all countries that are involved.
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Europol, 2008. EU Organised Crime Threat Assessment. Third countries and third bodies version
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