Drug smuggling in the harbor: Why are there no brave whistle?
Drug smuggling in the harbor: Why are there no brave whistle?
The focus is on alarming developments in the fight against drug smuggling and money laundering. While the senator for the judiciary and ports, Claudia Schilling, founded a pointy portal to report drug smuggling two years ago, there is still no single message from the port workers. At a conference on organized crime, Schilling emphasized that the fear of reprisals and threats from drug gangs prevents potential whistle from passing on information. This draws a shadow on the efforts against the criminal structures, which in particular target the workers in the ports in order to use their help in smuggling. This development is worrying because an ongoing process against nine port workers shows how deep the entanglements in Bremen go and how tempting the high reward for the criminals is.The challenges of money laundering control
In the meantime, Schilling discussed the Germany -wide difficulties in dealing with money laundering, which has been a major problem for years. Germany is an "El Dorado for money launderers", says Schilling, who referred to the shocking estimates of up to 100 billion euros in money washed annually. Despite the tighter laws and reporting obligations for banks and notaries, the situation remains inadequate. The senator criticized the fact that awareness of the risks often lacks and that, for example, real estate transactions and other criminal activities thrive in hidden because there is no effective transparency register. After Schilling, the legislation enables criminal activities to be determined, which makes it considerably more difficult for the fight against money laundering and the traceability of illegal assets.The need for a comprehensive rethink and the pressure on the authorities increase in order to take effective measures to combat these serious problems. As Schilling clarifies, there is still a need for action - both in the area of drug smuggling in port systems and in the legislative framework for money laundering defense. Their efforts to improve the situation and strengthen the security situation for the port employees are more current than ever.
More about the challenges in the fight against drug smuggling and Find out information about money laundering in Germany
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