UN. Toolkit: Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC)

This module, co-developed with the UNODC Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch (OCB), provides policymakers, law enforcement authorities, and legal practitioners with resources to better understand and address the involvement of organized criminal groups in the illicit manufacture and trafficking of synthetic drugs. It introduces the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) as the principal international legal instrument for preventing and combating transnational organized crime, including criminal activities associated with synthetic drug markets. The module underscores how UNTOC complements the international drug control conventions by establishing the legal basis for States parties to criminalize participation in organized criminal groups and related offenses, and by providing the procedural framework for international cooperation in criminal matters, such as mutual legal assistance and joint investigations (addressed in detail in the Advanced Investigative Techniques module), and measures to counter money laundering and asset recovery (addressed in detail in the Criminal Financing module). It also provides guidance on the implementation and review of the Convention through the UNTOC Review Mechanism, and access to analytical tools and regional organized crime threat assessments offering evidence-based insights into trafficking routes, emerging trends, and vulnerabilities. Together, these resources support the development of comprehensive and coordinated responses to synthetic drug-related organized crime at the national, regional, and international levels. (United Nations, New York, aufgerufen am 14.11.2025)

https://untoolkit-syntheticdrugs.org/en/topics/transnational-organized-crime