01074nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653002000058653001500078653002200093653002400115653002100139653002400160653002000184653001800204100002300222245007100245300001000316490000700326520052300333       2016                            d  cSummer 201610aborder crossing10acorruption10ahuman trafficking10aillegal trafficking10aMoney Laundering10anarcotic substances10aOrganized crime10avehicle theft1 aAleksejs Loskutovs00aTransnational Organized Crime – Latvian Challenges and Responses  a33-390 v153 a<p>This article provides recent evidence from Latvia on activities of organized crime groups, covering illegal border crossing, drug trafficking, economic crime, money laundering, theft of vehicles, human trafficking, and the corruption related to all these types of crime. The concluding section presents regional and European initiatives to counter organized crime, in which Latvian law enforcement agencies participate, as well as the national project to build a fence on the border with the Russian Federation.</p>