This module is a resource for lecturers

Key issues

Illicit drugs, firearms, protected wildlife, counterfeit products, falsified medical products and illegally acquired, imported and exported cultural property account for the largest markets for illicit goods. Illegal services supplied by organized criminal groups include smuggling of migrants as well as various forms of exploitative labour made available through human trafficking.

The sub-pages to this section provide a descriptive overview of the key issues that lecturers might want to cover with their students when teaching on this topic.

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