Free movement of people across national boundaries is creating space for the commission of various organizes crimes, a workshop was told on Monday.
Addressing participants at a workshop on Organized Crime sponsored by the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) in Harare on Monday, Zimbabwe's acting officer commanding CID assistant commissioner Silence Pondo said globalisation had resulted in an increase in crimes such as drug trafficking and illicit dealings in precious stones.
"It is undeniable that the intrusion of globalization has created numerous avenues for the commission of various organised crimes such as stock theft, car jacking, human trafficking and money laundering," he said. Pondo said organized criminals had over the years perfected ways of committing crimes. He said it was against that background that law enforcement agents should acquire knowledge about organized crime and methods of effectively investigating such crimes, adding workshops provided a platform for sharing information.
"We share information with independent organizations with interests in crime management and law enforcement," he said. Speaking at the same occasion, Harare Institute for Security Studies (ISS) research program head Charles Goredema said SARPCCO country members agreed that organised crime was on the increase hence the need to carry out the research in Zimbabwe. "Since organised criminals operate as syndicates through networks there is need to research on the nature and trends of those criminals," said Goredema.
The workshop organised by ISS was held after the institution was given the green light to conduct a research on Organized Crime in member countries of the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation.
Source: China Radio International,
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