GI-TOC’s Policy paper ‘Turning the Tide Together’ warns that the Pacific’s growing methamphetamine trade is empowering transnational crime networks, fuelling illicit finance, corruption and instability

by | May 15, 2026

The paper highlights how Pacific Island countries are facing growing domestic methamphetamine consumption alongside increased trafficking activity linked to transnational organised crime networks operating across Asia and Oceania. GI-TOC and the Pacific Security...

GI-TOC’s ‘Wind of Change’ report argues that outdated and fragmented UN anti-crime systems are struggling to keep pace with cyber fraud, illicit finance and trafficking, urging major global reforms

by | May 4, 2026

The report particularly emphasises the need to reposition the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) as the core international legal framework for combating organised crime. Although UNTOC is one of the world’s most widely ratified...

GI-TOC’s report ‘Wildlife has a Facebook problem’ exposes a booming online illegal wildlife trade, with 21K+ ads and 266K+ wildlife products identified – 74% on Facebook, fueling a $66M black market

by | Apr 10, 2026

Alarmingly, platform algorithms actively amplify this content, exposing users to illegal trade without intent, while the market itself has become highly commercialised, with estimated values reaching $66 million. The key takeaway is stark: online wildlife trafficking...