Los retos de la criminalidad organizada en España

Abstract

The article describes the most pressing challenges of organized crime in Spain as a significant country in the development of many of the illegal markets taking place in Europe. First, it analyses the sustained growth of the two largest illicit markets as a particularly alarming trend. Secondly, it explains the development of organized criminal activities through the network and new technologies, as well as the sale of illegal products using cryptomarkets and more superficial sales platforms that have grown considerably thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. Finally, it assesses the situation in southern Spain related to hashish trafficking is evaluated from the point of view of social and political infiltration that can be recognized with accessible data.