Drugs, human trafficking top organized crime in Germany

The number of investigations into people smuggling rose significantly in 2023. This is according to the latest annual report on organized crime, published by Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). This came a day after raids on suspected smugglers in eastern Germany.

Just how lucrative organized crime, 70% of which is cross-border, is illustrated by the total losses calculated for 2023: €2.7 billion ($3 billion), twice the amount recorded for 2022.

BKA President Holger Münch and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser stressed that the large number of OC proceedings with links to other European countries in particular shows one thing above all: how important global cooperation is in the fight against organized crime.

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