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  • 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. theHRDIRECTOR
  • Convergence of Advanced Persistent Threats and Cyber Crime: Nation-state actors and criminal gangs will share infrastructure and payloads, blurring attribution and accelerating the scale of global cyber operations. Govtech
  • The U.S. Treasury published a public statement saying that crypto mixers that facilitate criminal activities threaten U.S. national security. Cryptopolitan
  • As part of the fourth round of the Ohio Body-Worn Camera Grant Program, the Ohio Department of Public Safety's Office of Criminal Justice Services will award $4.6 million in funding to help local law enforcement agencies across Ohio pay for body-worn camera equipment and associated costs. Morning Journal
  • The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office for a European software alternative amid mounting fears about being reliant on US technology. The Register
  • In an unprecedented move, last week Counter Terrorism Policing, MI5 and the National Crime Agency issued a joint warning to parents and carers that online offenders will exploit the school holidays to engage in criminal acts with young people when they know less support is readily available. The Guardian

Last updated: 03 April 2026



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