Organised crime 'greater threat than terrorism'

well organised crime is a feeder source for terrorism. So the FBI is right. ABC NEWS

An FBI conference on the Gold Coast has heard organised crime is a greater threat than terrorism.

Interpol's Thomas Fuentes says organised crime does not attract the same headlines as terrorism but it strikes at the heart of nations.

"Terrorism for a nation creates a flesh wound, it damages citizens, it kills citizens but organised crime, particularly in fragile democracies, can undermine the entire infrastructure, so it's the difference between a surface wound on the body and cancer," he said.

Mr Fuentes says the internet has made the fight against terrorism harder.

He says there are more than 10,000 websites specialising in recruiting Jihadists.

"Before you would have to go to where others gather that have the similar extremist philosophies and someone would have to personally recruit you to want to join that philosophy and turn into a murderer," he said.

"Now you can sit in the solitude of your own home and have access to the world through these websites and through these chatrooms and other abilities to communicate through the internet."