Criminal market
5.15
Human Trafficking
5.00
Human Smuggling
3.50
Arms Trafficking
3.00
Flora Crimes
7.00
Fauna Crimes
5.50
Non-Renewable Resources Crimes
7.00
Heroin Trade
5.00
Cocaine Trade
5.00
Cannabis Trade
3.50
Synthetic Drugs Trade
7.00
Criminal Actors
4.50
Mafia-Style Groups
1.00
Criminal Networks
6.50
State-Embedded Actors
4.50
Foreign Actors
6.00
Political Leadership and Governance
6.00
Government Transparency and Accountability
4.00
International Cooperation
5.00
National Policies and Laws
4.00
Judicial System and Detention
3.00
Law Enforcement
4.00
Territorial Integrity
4.00
Anti-Money Laundering
5.50
Economic Regulatory Environment
4.00
Victim and Witness Support
3.00
Prevention
2.50
Non-State Actors
7.00
Political Leadership and Governance
6.00
Government Transparency and Accountability
4.00
International Cooperation
5.00
National Policies and Laws
4.00
Judicial System and Detention
3.00
Law Enforcement
4.00
Territorial Integrity
4.00
Anti-Money Laundering
5.50
Economic Regulatory Environment
4.00
Victim and Witness Support
3.00
Prevention
2.50
Non-State Actors
7.00
The most significant markets are in the environmental sector, with the illegal rosewood trade, ivory trade and fuel smuggling all deemed by experts to be major issues facing the country. Benin’s illicit narcotics markets scored moderately, with the country serving as a transit point, although local drug consumption is generally low. Nevertheless, synthetic drugs scored highly (7) as a result of growing local consumption. The main criminal actors operating in Benin are criminal networks and foreign actors, who often cooperate in illicit drug trafficking. Moreover, illegal activity is often facilitated by corrupt state officials. Benin performs better than most African nations in terms of resilience to organised crime, ranking 20th on the continent. Although some significant steps have been taken with regard to international cooperation, anti-money laundering, and allowing non-state actors to flourish, experts noted some concerns, including a corrupt judiciary, and insufficient victim and witness support.
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The criminal markets score is represented by the pyramid base size and the criminal actors score is represented by the pyramid height, on a scale ranging from 1 to 10. The resilience score is represented by the panel height, which can be identified by the side of the panel.
