The phrase
"organised criminals" refers to a group of people who work together in a structured and coordinated manner to carry out illegal activities, such as drug trafficking, smuggling, or organized theft. They carefully plan their actions, often have a hierarchical structure, and may have a network that spans across different regions or countries.
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The phrase has come, by extension, to describe a stand - in or body double paid
by organised criminals to serve prison time on their behalf.
When your government can not protect you against
violent organised criminals, is it acceptable to take the law into your own hands to protect yourself, your family and your community?
What the media missed last week was a far more worrying issue than the usual incompetence and manipulation of figures to support a failing policy, what we might be seeing is the widespread illegal destruction of a protected species by
organised criminal networks in the farming community to influence the future direction of the government badger culling policy.
«We are determined to bear down on the people who are engaged
in organised criminal activity in the UK, and we believe that today's proposals will help to bring them to justice faster and more effectively,» said home secretary John Reid.
Unless and until they show leadership on the issue the drugs trade will remain in the hands
of organised criminals and unregulated dealers.»
Commander Chris Greany, City of London Police and National co-ordinator for Economic Crime, said: «The growth in online dating has led to a rise in
organised criminals targeting people looking for love.
It involves
highly organised criminal networks, often linked to other international crimes such as drugs and arms smuggling, and the corruption of officials.
Their goal is to crack down on the white collar professionals hiding behind a «veneer of respectability» as they knowingly
assist organised criminals.
The examples given by the Home Office confirm a professional could be convicted for
helping organised criminals without necessarily knowing what specific criminal acts are taking place.
This is the latest in a series of EU - sponsored measures to
stop organised criminal networks profiting from the plight of hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants attempting to reach Europe through Libya.
«The idea behind confiscation orders is to hit criminals where it hurts — in their pockets — so that serious and
organised criminals do not profit from the misery of others,» committee chair Margaret Hodge said.
The paper also provides evidence that regulatory approaches are being overwhelmed by the drivers of poaching and trade, with enforcement of trade controls, including those agreed through CITES — the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species —
attracting organised criminals who have the capacity to operate even under increased enforcement effort.
A huge international bank, the IBBC, is becoming the monopoly in arms - dealing, money laundering and is fast becoming friends
with organised criminals and national dictators the world over.
The applicant in Kvasnica v Slovakia (application no 72094 / 01) is a practising member of the Slovak Bar Association who represented a group of companies under investigation for large
scale organised criminal activities.
The definition of «cyber» is not the same for everyone, but what's clear is that businesses large and small are now targeted by a number of protagonists;
from organised criminals to determined «hacktivists» and even state - sponsored agents.
For example, this two - pronged architecture of enforcement can be justified by the fact that each type of sanction pursues a different goal, that administrative sanctions better comply with demands of speediness and effectiveness, and that otherwise criminal investigations
against organised criminal networks would be prevented by previous administrative sanctions (see ECtHR, A. and B. v. Norway, § 95).
«I have also asked the Serious Organised Crime Agency to prioritise gun crime to ensure we are doing all we can to target the supply of guns, generate fresh intelligence and reduce the use of guns amongst
serious organised criminals.»
Solicitors are being targeted
by organised criminals during property purchases as it emerged red flags over home transactions surged 66 % in two years, according to anti-money laundering and big data specialists Fortytwo Data.
«Equally people who are in the creative industries need to know that they do have rights and if there are pirates around trying to steal them in
an organised criminal way that the law will crack down hard on them.»
According to HM Revenues and Customs, the alcohol smuggling industry costs the treasury # 1.2 billion per year in unpaid duties and much of the business of alcohol trafficking is controlled by
organised criminals.
Yesterday, as he explained why emergency legislation was needed to protect the British public from paedophiles, terrorists and
organised criminals, one felt like agreeing with him.
Instead, the rebels adopted a tactic favoured by
organised criminals and bought an untraceable pay as you go mobile, encouraging sympathetic colleagues to get in touch that way.
Organised criminals are profiting from the misery of the drug trade according to the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner
Why would you want to leave supply in the hands of
organised criminals?»
«All you do is push the price up and hand the trade to
organised criminals.
The UK's tax havens have featured in countless corruption and money laundering cases — ending their corporate secrecy will throw a huge spanner in the works of corrupt dictators, tax evaders and
organised criminals.
The picture now is one of money laundering being driven by sophisticated gangs of
organised criminals and terrorist funders, using rapidly changing technology to transfer huge sums of money around the world.
Just one pound in every # 6,120 netted by
organised criminals is recovered by the CPS, according to research by Fortytwo Data.
Just one pound in every # 6,120 netted by
organised criminals is recovered by the CPS, according to research by...