ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MONEY LAUNDERING

Abstract

Money laundering is a criminal activity, the main purpose of which is to
conceal the true origin of the money and give it legality, i.e. a process through which all illegally
acquired funds are transformed, transported, converted or transferred, with a single purpose
- concealing their true purpose. origin, ownership or movement.
In the oldest written sources, the term crimen is mentioned, which means a crime, a
crime, a transgression, and under which is understood the behavior of an individual that is
contrary to the generally accepted standards, i.e. contrary to the interests of society, which is
why it was always reacted with repressive measures. Money laundering and organized crime
in general are really complex and complex topics that must be detected in time in order to
prevent future negative consequences that could arise.