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Organized Crime and Illicit Trade

General Organized Crime

• InsightCrime
  Criminal history, latest news and investigations organized by country. Provides news and information about the drug trade, armed groups, criminal actors, and other investigative reports.
• Global Initiative
  comprises a network of over 500 independent global and regional experts working on human rights, democracy, governance, and development issues where organized crime has become increasingly pertinent.
• Organized Crime Observatory
  Get last information about organized crime research over the word. Studies, books, research, reports, announcements, news and more.
• Numbeo Crime Database
  Numbeo allows you to see, share and compare information about crime levels and types worldwide. It surveys the following about crime and safety in the cities.
• [PDF] CBSA Tattoo Identification Handbook
  A great resource for identifying various tattoos and their known affiliations. Archived copy can be found here (Wayback).
• LocalCrimeNews
  Search for crime related news articles by location.
• OddCrimes
  A catalog of news stories and articles regarding many different, strange and unorthodox crimes.
• Mugshots
  Search for mugshots of convicted American criminals.

Most Wanted Fugitives

• INTERPOL Red Notices
  Basically INTERPOL's list of the most wanted fugitives. This is one hell of a list to be on.
• INTERPOL Wanted Persons Search
  Search for fugitives and most wanted persons through INTERPOL's database.
• DEA Most Wanted
  A list of the most wanted fugitives by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
• FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
  The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) list of their top ten most wanted criminals.
• ATF Most Wanted
  A list of the most wanted fugitives by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
• ICE Most Wanted
  A list of the most wanted fugitives by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
• US Marshals Most Wanted
  A list of the most wanted criminals by the U.S. Marshals Service.
• Wanted by the RCMP
  A list of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's (RCMP) most wanted fugitives.
• Europe's Most Wanted Fugitives
  A list of the most wanted criminals in Europe. List is maintained by EUROPOL.

Criminal Enterprises, Gangs and Syndicates

• GangstersInc
  One of the best places for the latest news and in-depth reporting on the Mafia and other organized crime groups from around the world.
• Biker News
  1%er motorcycle club news from all over the world.
• [IMAGE] Common Outlaw Biker Gang Colors
  A few images that display the common layouts and patches used by 1%er outlaw motorcycle clubs. Archived here (Wayback) and here (archive.today).
• StreetGangs
  Provides information and current news regarding various street gangs and prison gangs.
• Wikipedia - List of Criminal Enterprises (WikiLess)
  This is a global listing of criminal enterprises, cartels, smuggling rings, street and prison gangs, tongs, mafias, syndicates and cybercrime networks that are or have been involved in organized crime. Some data here is out-dated, but still valuable.

Human Trafficking and Migration

• Global Modern Slavery Directory
  Designed to be a useful tool for all stakeholders in the global anti-human trafficking field including providers, potential victims, survivors, community members, researchers, students, and others looking to identify or connect with resources.
• Human Trafficking Search
  The global resource and research database on human trafficking. The database consists of academic journals, reports, research studies, congressional testimony, news articles, and other primary and secondary sources.
• [PDF] Financial Flows from Human Trafficking 2018
  A report from 2018 by the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) about the financial proceeds from human trafficking. Archived here (Wayback).
• MixedMigration
  The MMC is a leading source for independent and high quality data, information, research and analysis on mixed migration.
• Migration Policy Data Hub
  Showcases the most current national and state-level demographic, social, and economic facts about immigrants to the United States; as well as stock, flow, citizenship, net migration, and historical data for countries in Europe, North America, and beyond.

Drugs and Drug Trade

• RxList Pill Identification Tool
  Search for and identify any unknown pills and/or capsules. Search by brand, imprints, color and shape.
• [PDF] The Cocaine Pipeline to Europe
  Report from Global Initiative that shows information about the cocaine pipeline and smuggling routes into Europe. Archived versions of this document can be found here (Wayback) and here (archive.today).
• [PDF] DEA Drug Slang Terms and Code Words
  This compendium of drug slang terms has been alphabetically ordered, and identifies drugs and drug categories in English and foreign languages. Archived copies of this document can be found here (Wayback) and here (Library Genesis).
• Commonly Abused Drug Charts
  Contains information and reports about the most commonly used drugs.
• [PDF] List of Controlled Substances
  An alphabetical list of controlled substances in the United States. Archived versions of this document can be found here (Wayback) and here (Library Genesis).
• OFAC Sanctions List Search
  The US sanctions list includes many entities involved in drug trafficking, including a long list of individuals and companies targeted under the “Kingpin Act". Also available as a PDF document. Archived copy of this document from June 8th, 2021 can be found here (Wayback).
• FDA Approved Drug Index
  Includes information about drugs, including biological products, approved for human use in the United States.
• DEA Drug Images
  A database with images of many different types of illicit drugs. Created and maintained by the United States DEA.
• [PDF] 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment
  Lots and lots of good information in here including some pretty interesting images. Has information about transnational traffickers in the Americas and Asia, trafficking methods, and illicit finance. Archived copies available here (Wayback) and here (Library Genesis).

Wildlife Crime

• GIJN Illegal Wildlife Trafficking Guide
  A guide from GIJN on how to conduct investigations regarding the illicit wildlife trade.
• Illegal Wildlife Trade
  Basic information regarding the illegal wildlife trade from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Oxpeckers
  Africa's first environmental investigation unit. Combining traditional investigative techniques, data analysis and GEOINT to help expose wildlife offences and track organized criminal syndicates.
• Oxpeckers WildEye Map
  A tool to track seizures, arrests, court cases & convictions relating to wildlife crime across Europe.
• WWF
  The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness and wildlife preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment.
• Top 10 Most Trafficked Animals
  A list of the most trafficked animals on the planet.
• INTERPOL Environmental and Wildlife Crime
  Provides information about wildlife operations conducted by INTERPOL. Also provides some great documents related to the global illicit wildlife trade.
• DOJ Prosecution of Federal Wildlife Crimes
  This page maintained by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) shows details and outcomes of various criminal wildlife cases.
• [PDF] 2020 WildLeaks Report
  Released on September 8th, 2020. This is the first report published by the wildlife whistleblowing initiative known as WildLeaks. Archived copies can be found here (Wayback) and here (Library Genesis).
• [PDF] Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade
  A report released in June 2020 from the FATF that describes how proceeds from the wildlife black market is laundered and how its used to fuel crime and corruption. Archived here (Wayback) and here (Library Genesis).
• [PDF] UNODC Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit
  A very well put together document that gives a comprehensive overview for understanding the main issues related to environmental offences and for analysing preventive and criminal justice responses to wildlife and forest offences in a given country. Archived copies available here (Wayback) and here (Library Genesis).

Fraud and Scams

• Fake-Scam
  A German website with information, reports and guides on how to identify and avoid scams. Click here for a German to English translation.

Other Illicit Trade

• ICOM Red Lists
  This illustrated database compiles all the categories of at-risk cultural goods in the ICOM Red Lists. For more information on the Red Lists, please visit their dedicated page.
• Havocscope
  Provides information and threat intelligence on the global black market. The information about the black market has been collected from government agencies, academic studies, media reports, and reported data from other private sources.