Risk assessment of new psychoactive substances - EMCDDA - Europa

E6. Possible appeal of the new psychoactive substance to specific populationgroups within the general population.Section FInvolvement of organised crimeF1. Evidence that criminal groups are systematically involved in production,trafficking and distribution for financial gainInformation on seizures and/or detections by the authorities, illegallaboratories or other production sites and distribution networks may beincluded here.F2. Impact on the production, trafficking and distribution of other substances,including existing psychoactive substances as well as new psychoactivesubstancesInformation on the new psychoactive substance being produced atthe same sites where other psychoactive substances are produced, themixture of the new psychoactive substance with other psychoactivesubstances in the same product, and the use of the same distributionnetworks as those used for other psychoactive substances should bementioned.F3. Evidence of the same groups or people being involved in different kindsof crimeMixing of different kinds of criminal activities by criminal groups isconsidered a characteristic of organised crime. Therefore, information onother kinds of crime committed by those involved should be mentionedhere.F4. Impact of violence from criminal groups on society as a whole or onsocial groups or local communities (public order and safety)Evidence of adverse consequences of the use of violence by criminalgroups involved on society or parts of it should be mentioned here.Also, possible consequences of unsafe production sites may be includedhere. Although not considered as ‘violence’ per se, it is indicative of thecriminal group’s disregard for public safety.F5. Evidence of money-laundering practices, or impact of organised crime onother socio-economical factors in society53