Global Scans · Crime · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Crime is morphing away from traditional methods to more sophisticated technological approaches. A decline of traditional hierarchical criminal groups and networks will be accompanied by the expansion of a virtual criminal underground made up of individual criminal entrepreneurs. At the same time, forward-looking agencies are equipping themselves with smart technologies to outfox the criminals. Keep up to date with crime changes below.

• [New] The government of President Aberlardo de la Espriella is treating criminal drone capabilities as a permanent dynamic of the complex criminal landscape rather than an emerging or temporary threat, and criminal groups are already finding get-arounds. Insight Crime
• [New] Crime Analyst Projects Record-Low U.S. Davis Vanguard
• [New] Germany needed skilled workers because its demographic structure was deteriorating, but importing people without regard to skills, integration, culture, or criminal risk was never a coherent economic policy. Armstrong Economics
• [New] Iran's archaeological sites, historic cities, architecture, cuisine, and desert landscapes could fill an ambitious itinerary, but Americans face risks here that go well beyond conventional tourist crime. AOL.com
• [New] The initiative, organised by the Federal Traffic Council in co-ordination with police forces across the UAE, is intended to encourage safer driving at a time when roads around schools are expected to become significantly busier. Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, trave
• [New] There is an ongoing threat of terrorism in Thailand. Travel.gc.ca
• [New] Autonomous Agent Cyber Risk: Supply-chain breach impacts 2,500+ firms; INTERPOL flags rise in AI crime. Best AI Tool
• [New] The latest US State Department Travel Advisory warns citizens not to travel to the African country for any reason, citing risks of unrest, crime, kidnapping, health, and terrorism. Al Jazeera
• [New] The U.S. Department of Defense announced that it will allow Mexico to acquire drones and anti-drones systems to boost the fight against organized crime. Ground News
• [New] Serious organised crime continues to pose significant challenges for both the UK and Albania, with criminal networks exploiting border vulnerabilities and laundering proceeds through cash, informal transfer systems, and cryptocurrency. GOV.UK
• [New] The Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism will send a Department of Justice team to Peru to improve bilateral coordination and information sharing on efforts to combat the Tren de Aragua, which President Trump designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Mirage News
• [New] Iranian men conscripted into the Revolutionary Guards for their compulsory military service fear they and their families could lose the right to remain in Canada, after letters warned the mandatory stint may amount to membership in a terrorist organization. Counter Extremism Project
• [New] The threat presented by ISIL in Somalia was significantly reduced owing to continued counter-terrorism efforts by Security Forces. New America
• [New] IDF forces continued operations in the security zone in south Lebanon to locate weapons, eliminate terrorists who posed a threat and destroy terrorist infrastructure. The Amit Terrorism and Intelligence Research Institute
• The Global Counterterrorism Strategy adopted 20 years ago remains the only global framework to respond to terrorism threats. United Nations
• Acts of terrorism represent a serious threat to lives and safety of people and a profound global security challenge. United Nations
• Ladies and gentlemen, today Syria faces challenges and threats that extend beyond the terrorism of ISIL, reaching cells affiliated with the remnants of the Assad regime and others linked to Hezbollah militias. United Nations
• At the national level, the Croatian Republic continues to implement concrete measures aimed at the early detection and disruption of terrorist and extremist activities. United Nations
• Terrorist groups in Colombia are transnational threats. United Nations
• In Central Asia, UNOCT supported 5 states to strengthen cross-border cooperation against evolving terrorist threats. United Nations

Last updated: 12 September 2026