Organised crime to ‘target container ship sector in economic crisis’

Organised crime to ‘target container ship sector in economic crisis’
Paul Peachey 7 September 2022

MSC executive warns UN conference that rampant corruption in times of crisis will see sector face new challenges from smugglers

Organised criminal gangs will exploit a global economic crisis by increasingly targeting vulnerable container ship workers to help with their trafficking operations, a senior executive of the Mediterranean Shipping Company told a UN conference.

MSC chief operating officer Claudio Bozzo warned of rampant corruption as inflation erodes personal incomes and opens the door to smuggling gangs seeking weak links within the sector.

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