The Minister of the Interior, Anas Khattab, said in a speech during the conference: The conference is being held today at a stage where we are witnessing profound developments in crime and the means by which it is carried out. Criminal networks have become more capable of crossing borders and benefiting from technology, financial systems, and transportation and communication networks, and their activities overlap in the areas of drugs, human trafficking, arms smuggling, money laundering, and cybercrime.
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