In fact, during the last decade and a half, organized crime has collaborated amongst the various sects (Italian, Russian, Columbian, etc) according to their various specialties across international jurisdictions and boundaries, much to the consternation of law enforcement of all nationalities. What's even worse is the explosion of digital crimes that take place on a grand scale (as 'inconsequential' as spamming or bot-nets or as significant as money laundering) thanks to advances in the Internet and communication technology.
Technovelgy today is reporting that the FBI has finally had enough of this problem, and is hosting a gathering of the world's intelligence organizations this May for a three day conference. Invited to participate is, aside from the FBI, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Australian Federal Police, New Zealand Police and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency.
Amongst other goals of the conference, the most interesting is to set up a special area on Law Enforcement Online, the FBI's secure Internet portal, to share intelligence internationally and create a bulletin system that will make member agencies more aware of accidental leaks that occur from thefts or accidentally dropping classified documents into your porn thumb drive or shared folder on your P2P client.