Concerned at the growing tendency of organized criminal groups and terrorist groups to resort to kidnapping, especially for the purpose of extortion, as a method of accumulating capital with a view to consolidating their criminal operations and undertaking other illegal activities, such as trafficking in firearms and drugs, money-laundering and crimes related to terrorism,
关注有组织犯罪集团和恐怖主义集团日益趋向于采用绑架手段，特别是为勒索目的进行绑架，借此积累资本的手段，以加强其犯罪活动和进行贩运枪支和毒品、洗钱以及与恐怖主义有关的犯罪等其他非法活动，