How the pandemic became an EU goldmine for crime

BRUSSELS, 13 April. - (ANA)  - The recession set to hit Europe after the pandemic will help organised crime penetrate legitimate business and recruit out-of-work specialists, the EU's joint police agency, Europol, has warned.

"Businesses operating in sectors suffering particularly negative economic pressures, such as the hospitality, catering and tourism sectors, are becoming more vulnerable to criminal infiltration," it said in a report out on Monday.  - (ANA) -
 
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