Discuss the types of organised crimes. Describe the linkages between terrorists and organised crime that exist at the national…

Organised crimes are structured, illegal activities executed for financial or material gain, encompassing drug trafficking, illicit arms smuggling, human trafficking, money laundering, cybercrime, and extortion racketeering.

National-Level Linkages Terrorist groups leverage domestic crime syndicates for financing, logistics, and recruitment. In India, this convergence is visible in the extortion rackets and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) networks funding militancy in Jammu & Kashmir, the Northeast insurgent-narcotics nexus, and the Mumbai underworld's logistical role in the 1993 terror attacks.

Transnational-Level Linkages Globally, a symbiotic narco-terror nexus operates across borders. Terror organisations exploit transnational criminal supply chains, as seen in the Taliban’s opium economy (before its 2022 ban) and Pakistan-based syndicates facilitating Afghan heroin trafficking. These groups operationalise illicit arms proliferation and finance transmission via hawala channels, shell companies, maritime smuggling corridors, and the dark web. This nexus erodes state authority by exploiting criminal-justice gaps, which is why the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and FATF anti-money-laundering standards target the two together.