UNODC Executive Director welcomes Security Council debate on growing threat of transnational maritime crime

UNODC Executive Director welcomes Security Council debate on growing threat of transnational maritime crime

Vienna, 5 February 2019 - Transnational maritime crime is becoming increasingly sophisticated as criminal groups exploit jurisdiction and enforcement challenges on the high seas, warned Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in his briefing to the United Nations Security Council debate on transnational organized crime at sea.