The Latest Breaking News from UNODC

A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP. Pacific islands such as Fiji and Tonga sit at the crossroads of largely unpatrolled ocean-trafficking routes used to…

Telegram allegedly facilitated the transfer of "dirty" or "black" USDT in Southeast Asia as serviced by unlicensed VASPs in the area, and the platform has also been linked to an underground marketplace that has cyber-enabled fraud operations.

The UN is looking to introduce a new global, legally binding treaty on cybercrime.

The river port of Rosario lies on the route between cocaine-producing Peru and Bolivia and lucrative markets in Europe. The result is terrifying violence and addiction

Consumption of the drug has rapidly increased across the continent in recent years, leaving a trail of devastation

Heads of FATF, Interpol, and UNODC emphasize targeting illicit profits to combat transnational crime and terrorism effectively.

More than 4,000 species are targeted by traffickers, with illegal trade active in 80% of countries, says Office on Drugs and Crime

Drug seizures, mainly of cocaine and cannabis resin, have soared in the region, according to a UN report.

Latest report comes amid a surge in mostly Muslim Rohingya making dangerous sea journeys in search of safety.

Organized crime groups in Southeast Asia, particularly those in the Mekong area, have adapted to the technological era, allowing for the proliferation of underground banking and crypto laundering.

Violent political turmoil in Myanmar in years since 2021 coup has contributed to production increase, new report says.