Western Balkan groups have expanded into West Africa since 2019, embedding brokers, exploiting maritime ports & leveraging alliances with Latin American cartels. Their role in the cocaine trade is larger than often recognized. 🔗 Read our new report:

🇲🇪 #Montenegro–what’s new in the IFFs profile?.•Revised AML/CFT law adopted in 2024.•€830K in fines from Central Bank inspections.•€3.6B in cross-border transactions in 2022.•Real estate + notaries flagged as high-risk.•Crypto oversight lacking.👉

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🗓️ ❗️TOMORROW | 🕒 15:30 CET. 🌍 How are Western Balkans criminal groups expanding into West Africa’s cocaine trade? . Join our webinar launching our report, 'Under the radar', to unpack the actors, routes & trends. 🔗 Register:

👥The Rohingya have faced decades of persecution and violent displacement. Resilience Fund partner Noor Azizah, a Rohingya refugee, leads the Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network, strengthening her community worldwide. 👉This is her journey:

Overdose deaths linked to illicitly manufactured fentanyl have taken over 1.1M lives in the US since 2000 and over 50,000 in Canada since 2016. These are preventable deaths—if Mexico, the US, and Canada act together. Learn more in our upcoming report. #IOAD2025 #EndOverdose

🇬🇼 A murder and a shooting in Guinea-Bissau raise questions about the country’s booming cocaine market and its ties to Machiavellian politics. What do these incidents foretell? . Read the analysis:

3/ Organized crime, migrants & militant groups all play a role in Türkiye’s arms ecosystem. Read the full analysis → #Türkiye #IllicitFirearms #BalkanRoute

2/ Gas guns, handmade weapons & 3D-printed guns are key items on the black market. 🔫 Many Turkish gas pistols are exported legally, then converted into lethal weapons in Europe.

🇹🇷 Türkiye has an estimated 36 million unlicensed firearms — more than the total illegal firearms in Europe in 2017. Here’s what the new GI-TOC report reveals about Türkiye’s role in the arms trade. 1/🧵👇

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 2025 IFFs profile reveals growing pressure on civil society, including concerns that APML has misused AML/CFT rules to target NGOs. The toolkit covers:.• Risks in real estate & NPO sectors.• No asset confiscation system. 👉

#Mexico has twice this year “transferred” cartel suspects to the US, skipping extradition. A goodwill move in DC, but at what cost to due process and politics at home? . Check these interviews with @farfan_cc: . 👉.👉 #GIinTheMedia

Across the South Caucasus, high-level corruption and state capture blur the lines between state, business & illicit activity. Ties with authoritarian states & unresolved conflicts create fertile ground for corruption and organized crime. 📖 Read more:

🇲🇲 Despite crackdowns, #Myanmar’s scam empire is thriving. The Wang Xing case exposed its reach, but crime groups quickly adapted —shifting victims, creating new markets, and even profiting from “rescues.”. 👉Real disruption demands global action:

Illicit, informal and licit economies in Colombia are driving deforestation and reshaping local livelihoods. Coca–cocaine, gold mining and cattle ranching intersect, leaving a deep environmental footprint. Read the report: @CesedUniandes @Felipe_BoteroE

✍️Russia’s invasion of Ukraine redrew the map of illicit trade. 🚢 As Black Sea routes closed, the South Caucasus emerged as a strategic bypass for cocaine, gold, and sanctioned goods. 🗺️ A shifting geography of crime:

Politicians in Kenya turned to organized gangs—not “hired goons”—to crush peaceful protests in June, raising fears of violence ahead of 2027. In our new The Index episode, @Opalak unpacks who was really behind the attacks. 🎧 Check the full episode:

@Tuesdayjaded @romainlecour 6/ Our most recent reports on the issues are available here:. 👉👉.👉👉

@Tuesdayjaded @romainlecour 5/ The Swiss government's arms export control regime was presented, outlining how transparency and efficiency can ensure positive results. And Mexico outlined the multifaceted actions that they are taking to address the complex risks in their region.

@Tuesdayjaded 4/ @romainlecour focused on the regional picture in Latin America and the Caribbean, emphasizing the arms race that is taking place thanks to increased availability of military grade firearms in the region, alongside the lack of effective enforcement and other responses.

@Tuesdayjaded 3/ Expert Paddy Gin delved into the increases in diversion of legit arms to Private Military Contractors, the forging of certificates for criminal groups, the proliferation of armed drones, legacy weapons acquired by criminals, and the risks of spillover from ongoing conflicts.