Title: Transnational organized crime - Wikipedia
Headings: Transnational organized crime
Transnational organized crime
Contents
History
Effects
Combating transnational organized crime
Enforcement in the United States
Tools of Prosecution
White House Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime
Enforcement agencies of the United States
National Guard
United States Southern Command
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Department of Treasury
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
International Enforcement Agencies
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
Interpol
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Europol
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering
References
External links

Content: In the three decades that followed President Nixon's declaration, drug trafficking served as the dominant form of what the United States and many of its allies viewed as transnational organized crime. In recent years, that viewpoint has changed. The character of transnational organized crime has changed in three major ways since the war on drugs began. Drug trafficking has become more diversified, criminal networks have harnessed new methods of conducting business, and the structure of criminal networks has changed. Organized crime has gone global, giving way to the term transnational organized crime. Global governance has failed to keep pace with economic globalization. Antonio Maria Costa, former Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, effectively summarized the change in TOC over the last quarter century by saying, "as unprecedented openness in trade, finance, travel and communication has created economic growth and well-being, it has also given rise to massive opportunities for criminals to make their business prosper." Effects
Transnational organized crime is widely opposed on the basis of a number of negative effects. It can undermine democracy, disrupt free markets, drain national assets, and inhibit the development of stable societies. In doing so, it has been argued, national and international criminal groups threaten the security of all nations.