Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) into crime-fighting and present new criminal landscapes in the Western Balkans Six (WB6) (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) at the beginning of the pandemic crisis Design/methodology/approach The paper builds on the content analysis of legal acts, strategic documents, academic articles, media reporting, official documents, four semi-structured interviews with civil society organisations, two consultations with police officers and two consultations with civil society organisations Findings In the first nine weeks of the spread of COVID-19, the WB6 experienced a small rise in the price of marijuana The same applied to stimulant drugs like ecstasy and amphetamines However, very little heroin was available Prices of protective face masks, disinfectants and medicinal alcohol skyrocketed due to attempts at price gouging There were cases of scams using mobile and digital technologies, as well as burglaries of newspaper or cigarette kiosks, shops, pharmacies and exchange offices It was difficult to determine whether the smuggling of and trafficking in human beings experienced a decline or increase No cases of sexual exploitation for providing online services were noted, although the number of calls made to organisations that assist in the area of human trafficking increased People with drug and alcohol problems, persons living with HIV, those susceptible to stress, citizens with mental health problems, pensioners, the poor, the homeless and recently released prisoners were the biggest potential victims of crime at the onset of the crisis brought by the pandemic Research limitations/implications The research findings are limited to specific forms of crime (illicit drug trade, economic crime, fraud, scams, theft, smuggling of and trafficking in human beings) in the WB6 and based on findings from four interviews and four consultations, together with available secondary data Originality/value This is the first overview of criminal activities occurring in the WB6 during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis

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冠状病毒发作时在西巴尔干六区的有组织犯罪

目的本文的目的是证明2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）对打击犯罪的影响，并介绍西巴尔干六国（WB6）（阿尔巴尼亚，波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那，科索沃，北马其顿，黑山）的新犯罪态势大流行危机开始时的设计/方法/方法本文以对法律行为，战略文件，学术文章，媒体报道，官方文件，对民间社会组织的四次半结构化访谈，两次咨询的内容分析为基础与警察并与民间社会组织进行了两次磋商。调查结果在COVID-19传播的前九周中，WB6的大麻价格小幅上涨。这同样适用于摇头丸和苯丙胺类兴奋剂几乎没有海洛因。由于企图进行价格欺诈，防护口罩，消毒剂和药用酒精的价格飞涨。有使用移动和数字技术的骗局，还有报纸或烟亭，商店，药房和交换所的爆窃案。难以确定走私和贩运人口是下降还是增加了，尽管为协助贩运人口领域的组织提供的电话数量有所增加，但没有记录到提供在线服务的性剥削案件。和酒精问题，艾滋病毒携带者，易感人群，精神健康问题公民，养老金领取者，穷人，在大流行带来的危机爆发之初，无家可归者和最近释放的囚犯是犯罪的最大潜在受害者。研究局限/含义研究结果仅限于特定形式的犯罪​​（非法毒品贸易，经济犯罪，欺诈，诈骗，盗窃） （WB6）的调查，走私和贩运人口活动，并基于四次访谈和四次磋商的结果以及可用的辅助数据。原创性/价值这是在COVID-19大流行危机期间WB6中发生的犯罪活动的第一篇概述世界银行6中的走私和贩运人口活动），并基于四次访谈和四次磋商的调查结果以及可用的二级数据。原创性/价值这是世界银行六国在COVID-19大流行危机期间发生的犯罪活动的第一份概述世界银行6中的走私和贩运人口活动），并基于四次访谈和四次磋商的调查结果以及可用的二级数据。原创性/价值这是世界银行六国在COVID-19大流行危机期间发生的犯罪活动的第一份概述