Drug smuggling was the principal mainstay of organized crime networks, while Chinese and southern Asian gangs were behind the bulk of often-violent human trafficking into Britain. Benefit and VAT fraud were also a top priority because of the knock-on impact on British society and the economy. He also implied that a number of professionals working in the City of London were collaborating with organized crime to launder money given a disparity in reports of suspicious monetary transactions across the City. However he played down reports that Britain faced an invasion of Russian Mafia and organized crime outfits intent on laundering their ill-gotten gains in Britain. While money counterfeiting was one of the few areas of organized crime on the decrease, Gaspar said the introduction of the Euro posed a potential field day for counterfeiters.
Crime is impossible in Britain following the implementation of their gun control laws.
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