Organized crime in its various facets is a scourge that threatens the security of all countries in the world. In a recent communication, University Professor, international expert Dr. Abderrahmane Mebtoul, senior magistrate, drew the attention of leaders to this phenomenon which threatens the economic and social well-being of the world.

Organized crime groups have flourished, posing many challenges to border authorities. These criminal groups often use legitimate business enterprises to conceal their illicit activities, for example by placing drugs in shipments. Fighting organized crime and corruption is one of the major concerns of States both for morality and development issues. According to Dr. Abderrahmane Mebtoul, the trafficking of goods includes different practices: counterfeiting; piracy; tampering; adulteration of products; smuggling of legal products and tax evasion. "To effectively combat this scourge, countries must have specialized investigators, prosecutors and judges in this area of crime," he said.

, while organized crime groups have increasingly sophisticated skills, networks and logistical resources, using new technologies misused for criminal purposes, including websites, social media, mobile devices, online marketplaces , the Darknet or even cyber currencies, pose a permanent problem for the law enforcement community. . Within the framework of organized crime, I distinguish several segments, which may exist dialectical relations between the different actors concerning illicit trafficking. Finally, he notes that global losses attributable to computer attacks reached 1,000 billion dollars in 2020, or more than 1% of global GDP.