Malta is a transit point for the trafficking of weapons from Italy to Egypt by organised crime groups, according to the Global Organised Crime Index report. The illicit firearms trade is influenced by Italian mafia groups that reportedly smuggle arms from Southern Italy to North Africa. Turkey tops Europe’s organised crime index, ranking 14th globally, while Denmark was one of the best performing European countries, ranking 161st globally. On drug trafficking, the report states Malta is a destination country for synthetic drugs such as ecstasy (MDMA) and amphetamines, which are imported from other Europeancountries, primarily Italy and the Netherlands. Threats and violenceThe report states threats and public violence are related to blackmail and extortion.

Source: Libya Today October 01, 2023 04:33 UTC