iarjhssIARJHSSIARJHSS2708-6267https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjhss.2023.v04i02.005Organized crime and its relationship to money launderingJassimMohammed HusseinAl-ZubaidyToday's world is marked by new forms of crime that we have not been familiar with before And its danger had not yet increased, so organized crime transcending borders , countries, and continents appeared , or what is called global crime, political crimes, and terrorist crimes, and this requires international cooperation and solidarity to combat and prevent it, because it goes beyond the ability and capabilities of states Legal and material , no single country can control it or contain and control it , and given that organized crime is an isolated problem that no country can address in isolation from the rest of the other countries that make up the international community. Understanding organized crime and understanding it from all its aspects requires defining it initially, with the aim of identifying its most important characteristics, and then finding appropriate means to combat it. Most of those who researched the subject of organized crime went to the fact that this concept is still considered one of the ambiguous concepts , due to the novelty of this concept and the development of forms and forms of this crime that have not stopped until now. As we are looking at organized crime, we must distinguish it from other crimes that may appear at first glance to be similar in terms of characteristics and elements, so we must address the mention of the common images of organized crime, which is the crime of trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, the crime of illegal arms trafficking and the crime of trafficking people, especially girls, women and children. Then it did not touch on the statement of the crime of laundering or money laundering and its relationship to organized crime, as it appeared to us that there is a close relationship between them as it has a great impact on the economies, security and stability of countries, and in conclusion we put a set of conclusions and proposals.