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6 hours ago

At least eight killed as Brazilian police carry out lethal favela raid

Military police chief Marcelo Menezes Nogueira said that the raid resulted in a major armed confrontation. Dos Santos and six other suspected criminals were killed, and a local resident was reportedly caught in the crossfire after being taken hostage.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
7 hours ago

Ontario man accused in mob-related killings arrested in Mexico after 9 years on the run | CBC News

Daniel Tomassetti, wanted for two 2017 mob-related murders in Ontario, was arrested in Mexico after nine years and faces extradition to Canada on first-degree murder charges.
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9 hours ago

Leader of Ecuador-based criminal group Los Lobos arrested in Mexico City

Angel Esteban Aguilar, leader of Los Lobos crime group and suspected mastermind of a 2023 Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassination, was arrested at Mexico City airport under a false identity through trilateral cooperation between Colombia, Mexico, and Ecuador.
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14 hours ago

Zip Ties, Sleeping Pills And Pepper Spray: Canadian Crypto Millionaire Targeted In Foiled Madrid Kidnapping

The victim had just left Lobito de Mar, the restaurant owned by chef Dani García, when three men forcibly removed him from the street, pepper-sprayed him, and threw him into a Ford Transit van. Several pedestrians and residents on nearby balconies immediately called authorities. Spanish National Police tracked the vehicle to Ronda de Toledo, about 15 minutes from the scene, and arrested two of the attackers.
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1 day ago

Technology accelerating crime, boosts case for national police service says NCA chief | Computer Weekly

Technology has fundamentally transformed crime by enabling criminals to operate globally in networks, access money laundering services, and conduct sophisticated attacks with unprecedented scale and speed.
Law
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago

Lobbyist accused of trying to extort client after securing Trump pardon | amNewYork

Conservative attorney Josh Nass is charged with hiring an enforcer to extort $500,000 from a client he helped get pardoned by President Trump, threatening physical violence if payment was refused.
London politics
fromIndependent
2 days ago

Senior Kinahan gang member Sean McGovern pleads guilty to directing criminal organisation

Sean McGovern, a senior Kinahan gang figure and Daniel Kinahan's closest confidant, pleaded guilty to directing gang activities in murders including an innocent grandfather and a rival Hutch gangster.
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

75 years ago, a viral TV moment ignited America's obsession with the Mafia

Wives, he wrote, "have left the housework undone and husbands have slipped away from their jobs to watch." The subject of all this excitement was an unlikely one: Congressional hearings. Hours and hours of them. What made it all so fascinating was the topic: Organized crime. Gangsters. Or, as Americans were learning right there on TV, something called "the Mafia."
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fromIndependent
5 days ago

Kinahans abandoned plans at 'last minute' to flee UAE hideout for sanctuary in Russia

The Kinahan crime family secured Russian travel documents and passports over a year ago but abandoned last-minute plans to flee their Dubai hideout, instead securing sanctuary in Russia.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
5 days ago

Taxi drivers smuggled hundreds of illegal migrants from UK to France

A gang of taxi drivers led by Madjid Belabes smuggled hundreds of illegal migrants from the UK to France, charging £1,200 per person and generating nearly £290,000 over nine months.
#sex-trafficking
fromQNS
5 days ago
Brooklyn

St. Albans man indicted for sex trafficking five victims, including three minors, at Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island hotels: Feds - QNS

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5 days ago

Queens Man Accused Of Trafficking Girls As Young As 14 Across LI, NYC: Feds

A Queens man was arrested and federally indicted on 12 counts for sex trafficking five victims, including three minor girls aged 14-17, across Long Island and New York City from 2021 to present.
Brooklyn
fromQNS
5 days ago

St. Albans man indicted for sex trafficking five victims, including three minors, at Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island hotels: Feds - QNS

A 33-year-old man from St. Albans was indicted for sex trafficking five victims, including three minors aged 14-17, across Queens, Brooklyn, and Long Island hotels using fraud, violence, and manipulation.
NYC LGBT
fromHoodline
5 days ago

Queens 'Pimp' Busted In Long Island Motel Sex-Traffick Ring, DA Says

A Queens man was arrested for operating a sex-trafficking network exploiting women and minors across Long Island and New York City hotels from 2021 to present.
Television
fromQueerty
5 days ago

WATCH: Dan Levy is a not-so-celibate gay pastor making Big Mistakes in new Netflix comedy series - Queerty

Dan Levy stars in Netflix's Big Mistakes as a gay pastor whose theft for his grandmother accidentally entangles him and his sister in organized crime.
#drug-trafficking
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Toronto

Man charged in Toronto police corruption probe ordered not to contact Ryan Wedding's co-accused | CBC News

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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Shell-shocked and tense: inside the Mexican tourist town where El Mencho' made his last stand

Mexican drug lord El Mencho was killed during a military operation at a luxury resort in Jalisco state, supported by CIA intelligence and US drone surveillance.
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fromReadWrite
2 weeks ago

Columbia dealer sentenced in casino fentanyl case

A Columbia man received a 15-year federal prison sentence for drug trafficking and firearm possession after a fentanyl bust at an Oklahoma casino revealed a larger drug operation.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Belgium at risk of becoming narco-state', judge warns

Belgium faces severe threats to social stability from international drug crime, with organized crime groups forming parallel power structures that challenge law enforcement and judicial systems.
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Toronto

Man charged in Toronto police corruption probe ordered not to contact Ryan Wedding's co-accused | CBC News

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6 days ago

Terrifying moment gang raids jewelry store for $1.7M in one minute

A organized robbery crew stole $1.7 million in merchandise from a Fremont jewelry store in 70 seconds using coordinated tactics and multiple getaway vehicles.
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6 days ago

'That is Angelo Sepe's car we put the listening device in, right in the back of Robert De Niro': The Irish FBI agent who helped put away the real-life Goodfellas

FBI agent Neil Moran's 30-year career involved investigating real crimes that inspired major Hollywood films, including Goodfellas based on a 1978 Lufthansa cargo heist at JFK Airport.
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6 days ago

One of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives is arrested in Mexico

Mexican authorities captured Samuel Ramirez Jr., an FBI's 10 most wanted fugitive, in Sinaloa after nearly three years on the run for alleged involvement in two women's murders in May 2023.
#retail-theft
fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago
Brooklyn

Lululemon robberies: Shoplifting crew steals more than $56,000 in luxury activewear from Manhattan, Brooklyn shops near L train, cops say | amNewYork

Three young men conducted at least eight coordinated robberies of luxury activewear stores across Brooklyn and Manhattan in February, stealing merchandise valued at thousands of dollars.
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1 week ago
Brooklyn

Over $56,000 in clothing stolen during Lululemon, Alo theft ring in Brooklyn and Manhattan

Three suspects stole over $56,000 in clothing from Lululemon and Alo stores across Brooklyn and Manhattan in a coordinated theft ring.
Brooklyn
fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago

Lululemon robberies: Shoplifting crew steals more than $56,000 in luxury activewear from Manhattan, Brooklyn shops near L train, cops say | amNewYork

Three young men conducted at least eight coordinated robberies of luxury activewear stores across Brooklyn and Manhattan in February, stealing merchandise valued at thousands of dollars.
Brooklyn
fromNews 12 - Default
1 week ago

Over $56,000 in clothing stolen during Lululemon, Alo theft ring in Brooklyn and Manhattan

Three suspects stole over $56,000 in clothing from Lululemon and Alo stores across Brooklyn and Manhattan in a coordinated theft ring.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

South African soldiers deploy in Johannesburg to tackle crime and gangs

South African military troops deployed in Johannesburg suburbs to combat organized crime, gang violence, and illegal mining following presidential declaration of crime as democracy threat.
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

The Bloody Life and Legacy of El Mencho

Early on February 22nd, residents woke up to the whirl of Army helicopters buzzing low over their houses, while those on the western edge of town heard gunshots and explosions. By eleven that morning, news broke that the operation was targeting Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, better known as El Mencho, the fifty-nine-year-old head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or C.J.N.G., and the most powerful drug lord in Mexico.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

A Japanese conman' tried to sell an undercover DEA agent nuclear materials but how did he get them?

A Japanese Yakuza leader was sentenced to 20 years for orchestrating a transnational criminal network trafficking nuclear materials to Iran, heroin from Myanmar, and weapons to insurgent groups.
#police-corruption
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
Canada news

Man charged with arranging GTA shootings in Toronto police corruption probe denied bail | CBC News

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2 weeks ago
Canada news

Brian Da Costa, alleged drug trafficker accused of bribing Toronto cops, gets $1.5M bail | CBC News

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1 month ago
Canada news

Only some of the Toronto cops in the corruption probe face suspension without pay | CBC News

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1 month ago
Toronto

Toronto police chief has to 'earn' back public trust after officers arrested in corruption probe: mayor | CBC News

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1 month ago
Canada news

Who are the Toronto police officers accused of assisting organized crime? Here's what we know so far | CBC News

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1 week ago
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Man charged with arranging GTA shootings in Toronto police corruption probe denied bail | CBC News

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2 weeks ago
Canada news

Brian Da Costa, alleged drug trafficker accused of bribing Toronto cops, gets $1.5M bail | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

Only some of the Toronto cops in the corruption probe face suspension without pay | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Toronto

Toronto police chief has to 'earn' back public trust after officers arrested in corruption probe: mayor | CBC News

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1 month ago
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Who are the Toronto police officers accused of assisting organized crime? Here's what we know so far | CBC News

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1 week ago

Italy wins claim against name of Spanish restaurant chain The Mafia Sits at the Table

Spain's patent office ruled that a restaurant chain named 'The Mafia Sits at the Table' must change its name because it violates public order and morality by trivializing organized crime.
fromCalifornia Post
1 week ago

Exclusive | 'Queen' of LA's deadliest 'supergang' is snared as secret orders from Mexican Mafia kingpin are revealed: feds

The 59-year-old is accused of running the notorious 18th Street Gang on behalf of her Mexican Mafia husband, who rots in a state prison. She allegedly ran the organization's criminal operations - collecting rent, taxes and dishing out brutal discipline - on behalf of her husband Jorge Gonzales and three other Mexican Mafia leaders in prison.
Los Angeles
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Former FBI agent who infiltrated mafia, cartels, and Russian crime fears 1 group above the rest

FBI undercover agent Joaquin Garcia fears Mexican cartels more than the Italian Mafia or other criminal organizations he infiltrated during his 24-year career.
#money-laundering
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

Lawyers to make submissions at bail hearing for Toronto man accused in Ryan Wedding case | CBC News

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1 month ago
Canada news

Lawyers to make submissions at bail hearing for Toronto man accused in Ryan Wedding case | CBC News

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2 weeks ago

Trial date set for Chauncey Billups, others in rigged poker case

Billups and Jones are accused of luring unsuspecting players to poker games rigged by the mob. They and the rest of the defendants, who include purported organized crime figures and suppliers of equipment to rig the games, have pleaded not guilty.
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fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
2 weeks ago

US and Ecuador launch military operation against organized crime groups

Ecuador and the United States launched joint military operations against organized crime and designated terrorist organizations amid Ecuador's escalating violence from drug trafficking and illegal mining.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Benedetto Santapaola, notorious Italian mafia boss, dies in prison aged 87

Benedetto Nitto Santapaola, a Sicilian mafia boss and one of the most dangerous figures in Italian criminal history, has died aged 87. Santapaola, who was widely believed to have been the architect of a campaign of bloodshed that scarred Italy in the 1980s and 1990s, died on Monday in a Milan prison where he was serving multiple life sentences.
SOMA, SF
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Gang which used drones for prison drops jailed

This highly organised gang thought they were outsmarting the police and prison authorities. What they didn't know is they were subject to sustained specialist surveillance by Met officers. All seven men admitted their roles in a serious, organised, and prolific enterprise to supply Class B and C drugs, and conveying list A and B articles into prisons.
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2 weeks ago

Crime is shifting from the coasts to the interior of Ecuador, turning quiet cities into hotbeds of violence

According to the annual ranking by the Mexican organization Citizen Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice, which compiles a list of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world, six Ecuadorian cities will appear among the top 10 in 2025. Babahoyo appears on the list for the first time as the second most violent, with 166 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
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fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

Man Uses Taco Seasoning To Steal $10,000 Of Pokemon Cards

A Florida man stole approximately $10,000 worth of Pokémon trading cards from Target stores using taco seasoning packets as a concealment method, reselling them for $40,000 on eBay.
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2 weeks ago

Iron river': Mexico's cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US

The ability of criminal groups to exercise this type of power and exercise this type of violence is closely linked to firearms trafficking, said Cecilia Farfan-Mendez, an expert on Mexican organised crime. If we want to see less violence in Mexico, this is a very important conversation.
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2 weeks ago

VIDEO: From Auto Shops To Armed Home Invasion, 9 Charged In Violent LI-Based Crime Ring, DA Says

Nine men were indicted for a 17-day organized crime spree involving burglaries, armed robberies, and carjackings across multiple states from Long Island to Florida.
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2 weeks ago

Watchdog probes alleged misconduct by Toronto, Peel police officers linked to Project South | CBC News

A provincial complaints agency is investigating misconduct allegations against seven Toronto police officers and three Peel police officers connected to Project South, a major organized crime and corruption probe.
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2 weeks ago

Ecuador hikes tariffs on Colombian imports to 50 percent starting March 1

Ecuador escalates tariffs on Colombian imports from 30% to 50% starting March 1, citing border security concerns and trade deficit issues.
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fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Conal Thomas: Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch gets his election show on the road early - but will his campaign keep the pace?

Gerry Hutch's entry into the Dublin Central by-election raises concerns among government figures about his political viability and the media's coverage of his candidacy.
#mexican-cartels
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fromThe Local Germany
3 weeks ago

Germany plans war on organised crime with more asset seizures

Germany implements stricter asset seizure laws and reverses burden of proof to combat organized crime, targeting drug trafficking, money laundering, and criminal networks.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Mexico and US strengthen collaboration with high-level meeting two days after capture of El Mencho

Mexico and the United States held a high-level bilateral meeting to demonstrate cooperation progress, strengthened by the recent death of El Mencho, the leader of the CJNG cartel.
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

The use of AI and bots' behind the wave of digital disinformation about the fall of El Mencho

In the 48 hours following the operation led by the Mexican army in Jalisco, hundreds of false or unverified posts circulated on various platforms. The attacks unleashed by the drug cartels in several states, with a succession of road blockades, vehicles set on fire, and clashes between federal security forces and armed groups, were magnified through content amplified by bots by the manipulation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and by the influence of the American far right.
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fromCalifornia Post
3 weeks ago

Meet the rumored new Jalisco Cartel boss - a Californian from Orange County

Juan Carlos Valencia González has emerged as a key contender to take over the $20 billion criminal empire after "El Mencho" died in a Mexican special forces raid on Sunday. The 41-year-old is the slain chief's stepson. According to law enforcement, his mother Rosalinda "La Jefa" González Valencia was married to the drug kingpin and was a major player on the financial side of the cartel.
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fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Jose Maria Balcazar becomes Peru's eighth president in a decade

Jose Maria Balcazar was elected Peru’s president, replacing an ousted interim leader; he will serve five months and oversee upcoming presidential and legislative elections.
History
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4 weeks ago

The Coney Island Bar Where Al Capone Earned The Name 'Scarface' - Mashed

Al Capone received the nickname "Scarface" after being slashed in the cheek and neck during a brawl while working at Coney Island's Harvard Inn.
NYC food
fromHoodline
1 month ago

Aldo's Reopens As Halal Italian In Ozone Park

Aldo's in Ozone Park reopened as a halal Italian restaurant, replacing pork and alcohol with halal-certified beef or chicken and alcohol-free cooking wine.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Disappearances in Mexico surge by 200% over 10 years

Disappearances in Mexico have surged over the last decade, leaving over 130,000 people missing and devastating thousands of families.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

French police arrest nine people over suspected 10m Louvre ticket fraud

A suspected organized ticket-fraud network at the Louvre led to nine detentions, including staff and tour guides, amid security problems after a major jewel heist.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Mary Regan: It's hard to see how Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch could pull off a shock win in Dublin Central by-election

Gerry Hutch, a convicted crime boss nicknamed The Monk, has declared candidacy in the Dublin Central by-election, projecting an "ordinary decent criminal" image.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

South Africa's Ramaphosa to deploy army to combat crime

Soldiers will be deployed alongside police to confront organized crime, identified as the most immediate threat to democracy, society, and economic development.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Lorry driver who prepared for 'race war' jailed

Lorry driver converted blank-firing pistols into live firearms, supplied organised crime, stockpiled explosives while preparing for a "race war", and received a minimum 16-year sentence.
fromsilive
1 month ago

Reputed mob boss, a Staten Island resident, due for sentencing Wednesday in federal court

Persico Jr., 62, of Todt Hill, is facing a maximum of two years behind bars but was reportedly expected to receive anywhere from five to 11 months. In 2023, Persico Jr. was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a labor union extortion plot carried out by top leadership within the Colombo crime family. He was granted supervised release last summer on the condition he avoid all contact with members of organized crime.
New York City
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fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

How will the Toronto police corruption probe impact ongoing criminal cases? Experts weigh in | CBC News

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1 month ago
Canada news

How will the Toronto police corruption probe impact ongoing criminal cases? Experts weigh in | CBC News

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1 month ago

Ontario police oversight body gears up for high-profile test in wake of Toronto corruption probe | CBC News

The inspector general, a relatively new arm's-length position tasked by the province with overseeing policing, was asked to investigate Thursday after eight current and retired Toronto officers were charged in an organized crime and corruption investigation. The case immediately raised questions about whether systemic issues contributed to organized crime's alleged infiltration of the ranks, said Kent Roach, a University of Toronto law professor and contributor to several high-profile police inquiries. Those questions, he said, are best answered by a civilian-led investigation.
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1 month ago

York police hold news conference after 9 TPS officers reportedly charged in tow-truck investigation | CBC

Nine Toronto police officers face charges tied to violent tow-truck-related crimes, including trafficking and leaking addresses to hitmen, uncovered by a York Regional Police probe.
History
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Inside the LAPD's most notorious shadow unit

Sgt. Willie Burns secretly recruited 18 LAPD officers in 1946 to form a covert Gangster Squad targeting organized-crime figures using Thompson submachine guns.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Transfer of cartel members to the United States underlines lack of control in Mexican prisons

Mexican prisons have become command centers where cartel leaders operate and extort from behind bars, prompting near-100 extraditions to the United States for security reasons.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Mexico's ban on vapes could give drug cartels more revenue - 'those selling cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana are selling you vapes' | Fortune

The cartel said it was seizing the store, which would only be allowed to sell online outside the state. That was in early 2022, when vapes were still legal in Mexico, a market worth $1.5 billion. But earlier this month, the country banned the sale - although not the use - of electronic cigarettes. Experts believe organized crime will now consolidate its control over the sale of the devices.
Public health
fromReadWrite
1 month ago

China executes 11 Myanmar-based Ming gambling crime members

The Chinese government has executed 11 members of the Ming family crime syndicate. This comes after investigations into the criminal empire uncovered "intentional homicide, intentional injury, illegal detention, fraud, and operating gambling dens", as well as other penalties. In the announcement, which has been translated, the Supreme People's Court has confirmed that the group, led by Ming Guoping and Ming Zhenzhen, working alongside the "telecommunications fraud syndicate" led by other members, had conspired or committed various crimes.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

China executes 11 people tied to Myanmar scam compounds

China executed 11 people convicted of running Myanmar-based telecom fraud rings responsible for murders, illegal detention, gambling and over 10 billion yuan in fraud.
fromWIRED
1 month ago

He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive

He was writing from hell, 8,000 miles away. A summer shower had left a rainbow over my Brooklyn neighborhood, and my two children were playing in a kiddie pool on the roof of our apartment building. Now the sun was setting, while I-in typical 21st-century parenting fashion, forgive me-compulsively scrolled through every app on my phone. The message had no subject line and came from an address on the encrypted email service Proton Mail: "vaultwhistle@proton.me." I opened it.
Information security
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Sharks become easy prey for criminal groups

In February 2023, an article in the Mexican press announced the capture of a vessel some 195 nautical miles from the port of Lazaro Cardenas in the state of Michoacan. It had been carrying nearly 700 pounds of cocaine packaged in plastic-wrapped bricks, in addition to 1,650 liters of hydrocarbons in 33 plastic containers. Two Ecuadorian fishermen were among the five detainees, and their immigration records showed unusual activity.
Law
#michoacan
fromFortune
1 month ago
World news

'El Botox,' cartel leader of White Trojans, arrested in western Mexico, authorities say | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
World news

'El Botox,' cartel leader of White Trojans, arrested in western Mexico, authorities say | Fortune

History
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Your Phone Is a Slot Machine

Gambling is deeply embedded in American life, historically popular yet frequently condemned for moral reasons and links to crime and politics.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Why is Slovakia the EU's 'central hub' for VAT fraud?

Slovakia is a major transit point for criminal money flows and a central EU hub for VAT fraud linked to organized crime and cross-border trafficking.
fromAxios
2 months ago

Exclusive: Energy secretary discusses plans for oil, minerals

Our hope is that later this year, with bringing some stability with Venezuela, with some help from American assistance, commercial help - no money from our government, no subsidies - but by getting a more stable business environment, we'll see growing production out of Venezuela that'll increase dramatically,
US politics
World politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

Uber Krysha: How Russia Turns Crime into Power-and Poison

Russia fuses state security and organized crime into a gray state—an "Uber Krysha" super-protection racket projecting influence and intimidation domestically and internationally.
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Video: A Times Reporter Goes Inside a Cyberscam Center in a War Zone

Hannah Beech, a New York Times reporter, gained rare access to one of Myanmar's notorious cyberscam centers to see how Chinese criminals have been targeting Americans in the middle of a war zone. Holy moly. Look at these phones. The floor is just littered with SIM cards. We're in Myanmar. Only weeks after rebel fighters took control of a cyberscam center near the border with Thailand.
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fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Caribbean governments fight illegal gun trafficking network amNewYork

Organized crime groups are trafficking primarily US-sourced firearms to Caribbean nations, sharply increasing regional violence and prompting reliance on US law enforcement and legal action.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

US attempts to paint Nicolas Maduro as a drug baron DW 01/10/2026

It accuses the captured Venezuelan leader of running a state-sponsored drug terror network for years. Maduro, it says, collaborated with the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua, which now operates throughout Latin America, as well as with the Colombian FARC guerrilla group and the Mexican Sinaloa cartel, to smuggle cocaine into the US and enrich himself personally. The indictment described Venezuela as being systematically developed into a hub for international cocaine trafficking, with state aircraft and even the presidential hangar being used to transport cocaine.
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fromThe Hacker News
2 months ago

Europol Arrests 34 Black Axe Members in Spain Over 5.9M Fraud and Organized Crime

European authorities arrested 34 alleged Black Axe members in Spain linked to global organized crime, cyber-enabled fraud, trafficking, kidnappings, and large-scale money laundering.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Dr. Oz touts federal crackdown on healthcare fraud by 'foreign influences' in L.A.

Trump administration officials announced a sprawling probe into benefits fraud across California on Friday, citing what they called a massive, coordinated effort by "foreign actors" to fleece government healthcare to the tune of billions of dollars. The crackdown appeared to center on bogus hospice providers first exposed by The Times in 2020 and later investigated by California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta. "Eighteen percent of the whole country's home healthcare billing is coming out of Los Angeles County - how is that possible?" said Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. "It's about $3.5 billion just in L.A. County for hospice and home healthcare."
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