[New] Analysts have speculated that criminal gangs such as the Tren de Aragua - designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US - will capitalize on the political instability, leading to increased violence.
S-RM
[New] A new criminal trend has emerged known as 'cyber kidnapping' that parents across the globe could fall victim to.
Mint
The United States faces many criminal threats, including financial and health care fraud, transnational and regional organized criminal enterprises, crimes against children and human trafficking, and public corruption.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
A surge workforce of public servants and firefighters will assist the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) as it expands its criminal investigation into mulch found to contain asbestos across Sydney and regional NSW.
The Guardian
The CCP's insidious strategy is to force political division in Taiwan, first by isolating the criminal DPP with broadening death threats, and then to use similar threats to dissuade leaders, academics, and regular citizens of other democracies from supporting a free Taiwan.
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has tightened its enforcement posture and now treats operations that endanger the public, bust restricted airspace or support other criminal activity as clear triggers for formal legal action.
Hoodline
The Philippines' vulnerability to criminal populism stems from recurring political habits and institutional failures, which legitimize punitive governance even at the cost of human rights and accountability.
The ASEAN Frontier
Like other criminal groups in Latin America, the illicit activities perpetrated by Chinese actors present multifaceted threats and harms to the rule of law, economic well-being and sustainability, biodiversity and environmental conservation, public health, and public security.
Brookings
Mexico claimed that the people being extradited were wanted for their links to criminal organizations for drug trafficking, among other crimes, and represented a permanent risk to public security.
Latin Times
In areas of intense narco activity, such as in rural Baja California or Jalisco, local people already fear that criminal groups have acquired spyware such as Pegasus and penetrated cell communications systems.
Brookings
Like other criminal groups around the world, they will further embrace the evolving aerial and, eventually, marine drone technology to conduct crime over larger distances and with fewer personnel.
Brookings
From Latin America to Europe, several countries have been flagged due to criminal activity, political unrest, and terrorism threats.
Travel And Tour World
In 2026, expect yakuza membership numbers to continue to decline and networked Tokuryu related crimes to increase, although experienced yakuza will use their skills for criminal businesses outside of traditional yakuza areas of activity, including transnational organised crime.
The Asian Crime Century
The United States faces many criminal threats, including financial and health care fraud, transnational and regional organized criminal enterprises, crimes against children and human trafficking, violent threats against election personnel, and public corruption.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
In 2026, there will be a dual risk environment: in Europe and certain other regions, there will be heightened regulatory and criminal enforcement, while in some areas of the United States, companies will face increased political scrutiny and litigation risks.
A&O Shearman
The implementation of the Environmental Crime Directive will result in tighter German environmental criminal law.
www.hoganlovells.com
We expect 2026 to bring deeper cooperation between the FCA and bodies like the National Crime Agency to disrupt criminal networks.
Browne Jacobson LLP
The AFP currently has more than 200 people based in 34 countries globally operating in a complex, volatile and technology-driven world to combat criminal threats that endanger the safety of communities in Australia and throughout the world.
Mirage News
Based on 2023 cyber-crime activity, there is a warning to small to medium size business owners (SMEs) that they will face unprecedented criminal cyber-attacks in 2024.
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Last updated: 01 May 2026
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