Abstract
The chapter describes the main criminal activities and their modi operandi within the Vietnamese diaspora in the Czech Republic (CR). These activities have national and international dimensions in the CR. The chapter describes criminal activities such as economic crime, smuggling of people, trade in people and prostitution or violent crime, counterfeiting activities and stealing goods. Usury and trade in arms are also briefly mentioned. Special attention is paid to crimes that have been growing in importance relatively recently—to drug crimes and to the illicit wildlife trade. The chapter demonstrates that the nature of the diaspora gives prominence to economic criminal activities. Certain other forms of crime exist, but are fairly marginal in comparison with the more significant ones. The only two exceptions are drug-related crimes.
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Abbreviations
- ME-CEI:
-
Czech Environmental Inspectorate of the Ministry of Environment (Česká inspekce životního prostředí Ministerstva životního prostředí)
- MF-GDC:
-
General Directorate of Customs of the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic (Generální ředitelství cel Ministerstva financí České republiky)
- MI:
-
Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic (Ministerstvo vnitra České republiky)
- MWSA:
-
Ministry of Work and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic (Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí České republiky)
- PCR-NCAOC:
-
National Centre Against Organised Crime of the Criminal Police and Investigation Service, Police of the Czech Republic (Národní centrála proti organizovanému zločinu Služby kriminální policie a vyšetřování PolicieČeské republiky / NCOZ SKPV PČR)
- NCA:
-
Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic (Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny České republiky)
- PCR-NDH:
-
National Anti-Drug Headquarters of the Criminal Police and Investigation Service, Police of the Czech Republic (Národní protidrogová centrála Služby kriminální policie a vyšetřování Policie České republiky / NPC SKPV PČR)
- PCR-OCDU:
-
Organised Crime Detection Unit of the Criminal Police and Investigation Service, Police of the Czech Republic (Útvar pro odhalování organizovaného zločinu Služby kriminální policie a vyšetřování Policie České republiky / UOOZ SKPV PČR)
- VCS:
-
Vietnamese community sources
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Nožina, M., Kraus, F. (2020). Vietnamese Criminal Activities in the Czech Republic. In: Vietnamese Organized Crime in the Czech Republic. Crime Prevention and Security Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43613-1_5
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