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fromIndependent
6 hours ago

Council says Kinahan Cartel chief Sean McGovern's Dublin home lying empty due to 'constant intimidation' of contractors

Dublin City Council confirmed this week it is liable for levies, potentially amounting to tens of thousands of euro, due to the continued dereliction of the Kinahan gangster's former home on Kildare Road, Crumlin.
London politics
France news
fromAxios
2 days ago

Priceless items are easy to steal. They're increasingly harder to sell.

Thieves stole three valuable paintings from a small Italian museum in a quick smash-and-grab operation.
#ice
fromSilicon Canals
3 days ago
US politics

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

ICE is using commercial spyware domestically, raising constitutional concerns about warrantless surveillance and lack of oversight.
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago
US politics

ICE says it bought Paragon's spyware to use in drug trafficking cases | TechCrunch

ICE has utilized spyware from Paragon Solutions to combat drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations' use of encrypted communications.
US politics
fromSilicon Canals
3 days ago

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

ICE is using commercial spyware domestically, raising constitutional concerns about warrantless surveillance and lack of oversight.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

ICE says it bought Paragon's spyware to use in drug trafficking cases | TechCrunch

ICE has utilized spyware from Paragon Solutions to combat drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations' use of encrypted communications.
#cocaine
#drug-trafficking
California
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Calif. man accused of hauling 242 pounds of cocaine on Nebraska highway

Nebraska State Patrol arrested a California driver with 242 pounds of cocaine on Interstate 80, marking the second major drug seizure from a California driver in two months.
California
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Calif. man accused of hauling 242 pounds of cocaine on Nebraska highway

Nebraska State Patrol arrested a California driver with 242 pounds of cocaine on Interstate 80, marking the second major drug seizure from a California driver in two months.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Prison guard and gang jailed over contraband plot

Jason Thompson, a guard at HMP Isis, was suspended as the Metropolitan Police investigated his involvement in smuggling drugs and contraband into the prison. He was sentenced to four years and six months for conspiracy and misconduct.
UK news
Cryptocurrency
fromnews.bitcoin.com
5 days ago

FBI Sting Operation Exposes Crypto Price Rigging Network as 10 Foreign Nationals Charged, Over $1M Seized

Federal crackdown reveals a network of alleged crypto price manipulation, highlighting increased enforcement risks for digital asset firms.
Poker
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Revealed: the vast illegal casino network targeting UK gamblers

Andres Markou, the supposed CEO of MyStake, is an AI-generated decoy for a network of illegal online casinos.
World news
fromReadWrite
5 days ago

Experts say geopolitical trades test limits of insider trading laws

Unusual trading patterns before Trump's Iran announcement raise questions about market integrity and the adequacy of current regulations.
Information security
fromFortune
6 days ago

Cargo theft costs U.S. trucking $18 million a day and is 'unlike anything our industry has faced before,' logistics exec warns | Fortune

Cargo theft has become a significant threat to the U.S. supply chain, costing the industry billions annually.
US news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

The cockfighting business on the border: Illegal breeding farms in the US and birds sold for thousands of dollars to cartels in Mexico

Cockfighting links organized crime in the U.S. and Mexico, involving drug trafficking, illegal gambling, and violence.
London politics
fromIndependent
3 days ago

Gang boss arrested and faces extradition to Northern Ireland over Robbie Lawlor gangland murder

A gang boss known as 'Mr Big' was arrested in Dublin and will be extradited to Northern Ireland for charges related to a murder.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

35,000 pints of stolen Guinness, 950 wheels of pilfered cheese: can the UK's cargo theft crisis be stopped?

Dawber noticed 17 pallets of golfing equipment, stolen three weeks prior, worth about 1 million. He also found 18 pallets of Asics trainers stolen three years earlier.
UK news
#sinaloa-cartel
US news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

US says it struck alleged drug trafficking vessel in Pacific, killing two

One survivor was recovered alive after a US military strike on a drug trafficking vessel, while two others were found dead.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Tonne of cocaine shipped from Panama valued at 80m seized by UK Border Force

This was a fantastic seizure by our colleagues at Border Force, and taking this amount of cocaine out of circulation will have deprived the organised criminals involved of millions in profits.
UK news
#organized-crime
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Canada news

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

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Canada news

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

#illegal-gold-mining
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

The criminal underworlds of Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador converge in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio

Mexico captured Angel Esteban Aguilar, a Los Lobos leader wanted for a 2023 presidential candidate murder, revealing criminal networks connecting Ecuador, Mexico, and Colombia in cocaine trafficking operations.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks ago

Interpol obliterates cyber criminal infrastructure | Computer Weekly

Interpol's Operation Synergia III neutralized 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers across 72 countries, resulting in 94 arrests and over 100 investigations targeting cyber fraud, phishing, malware, and ransomware infrastructure.
Law
fromQNS
1 month ago

Flushing man accused of running criminal enterprise that flooded Oklahoma's black market with $1.5 billion worth of medical marijuana - QNS

A Flushing man was extradited to Oklahoma to face 18 felony counts for leading a fraudulent medical marijuana licensing scheme that distributed approximately 1 million pounds of marijuana worth $1.5 billion from 2021 to 2025.
#gun-trafficking
#money-laundering
#us-mexico-relations
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
World politics

Majority of Mexican cartels' guns come from US, Sheinbaum says in response to Trump claims

Mexico's president calls for US action on gun trafficking, noting 75% of cartel weapons originate from the United States, as Trump proposes military intervention against cartels.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago
US politics

Mexico takes the initiative on Trump's anniversary with a new mass cartel handover

Trump's aggressive rhetoric and actions escalate U.S.-Mexico tensions, prompting Mexico to transfer and extradite alleged cartel figures to reduce threats and legal circumvention.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Majority of Mexican cartels' guns come from US, Sheinbaum says in response to Trump claims

Mexico's president calls for US action on gun trafficking, noting 75% of cartel weapons originate from the United States, as Trump proposes military intervention against cartels.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Police seize gold bars, teeth and guns in unusual' drug gang crackdown

We did have an unusual seizure, we had a gold bar seized. I think it might be just indicative of the type of criminal lifestyle some of these drug dealers want to lead, the sort of bragging rights and things.
London politics
DC food
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

How infiltrating the mafia actually works, according to a former FBI agent

FBI agent Joaquin Garcia spent 24 of 26 years undercover, infiltrating the Gambino crime family as 'Jack Falcone' and successfully indicting 32 mobsters.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Honduran national convicted of drug-trafficking in Bay Area

The drugs were stored inside a pair of backpacks at Palma's apartment, prosecutors said. One was hidden in a laundry hamper in Palma's bedroom closet. It contained more than 400 grams of methamphetamine, 200-plus grams of a mixture containing fentanyl, other controlled substances and digital scales. A loaded gun was found in the same pack.
SOMA, SF
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Ecuador prepares for attack on criminal economy' with Trump backing

Ecuador's government launches a military offensive against criminal networks starting this weekend, shifting focus from targeting cartel leaders to dismantling the criminal economy through illegal mining and drug trafficking operations.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

More than a ton of methamphetamine uncovered in Northern California drug busts

More than 100 law enforcement agents conducted high-risk search warrants across three locations. The first was an active methamphetamine lab in the 8000 block of Center Drive in Valley Springs. A second site was located in the 2000 block of Golf Road in Turlock, which contained all the equipment necessary to operate as a lab but was shut down before production began. The third site, located in the 900 block of Reno Avenue in Modesto, was used by the drug trafficking organization to store and distribute illicit narcotics.
California
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join offense' against cartels

The Trump administration threatens unilateral military action against drug cartels in Latin America if countries don't adopt more aggressive approaches, while pursuing broader geopolitical and resource interests in the region.
Public health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

A Global Glut in Cocaine Shocks the World

Cocaine overdose deaths in the U.S. reached approximately 30,000 in 2023, representing 28% of all overdose deaths, driven by record cocaine production in Colombia that tripled since 2015.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks 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.
Madrid food
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Is the US arming Mexican cartels?

Eighty percent of weapons seized from Mexican cartels originate from the United States, smuggled across the border to supply major drug trafficking organizations.
#prison-security
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Gang jailed for drone smuggling scheme likened to Uber Eats for prisoners'

A gang orchestrated drone deliveries of drugs, weapons, and phones into UK prisons, operating like a delivery service for inmates between December 2024 and February 2025.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Gang which used drones for prison drops jailed

A seven-member gang was jailed for using drones to smuggle drugs, weapons, and mobile phones into prisons across London, accounting for approximately 75% of all drone drops in the region.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Gang jailed for drone smuggling scheme likened to Uber Eats for prisoners'

A gang orchestrated drone deliveries of drugs, weapons, and phones into UK prisons, operating like a delivery service for inmates between December 2024 and February 2025.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Gang which used drones for prison drops jailed

A seven-member gang was jailed for using drones to smuggle drugs, weapons, and mobile phones into prisons across London, accounting for approximately 75% of all drone drops in the region.
fromHoodline
1 month ago

DEA, NYPD Seize About 10 Kilos of Cocaine in New York

Federal and local agents say they pulled about 10 kilograms of cocaine out of New York City's drug pipeline on Wednesday, arresting one person in a coordinated operation that officials are pitching as another quiet win in an ongoing effort to choke off wholesale supply.
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fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
1 month 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
1 month ago

The rise of the cocaine submarine podcast

These semi-submersible boats have been used for years by drug gangs to smuggle cocaine from South and Central America. In more recent months as the price of cocaine has plummeted, gangs have changed tactics: instead of letting the boats sink on delivery, they have started to reuse the vessels, setting up a refuelling platform at sea and sending the boats back so they can make as many journeys as possible.
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fromWIRED
1 month ago

An FBI 'Asset' Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years

An FBI-controlled informant ran a staff role on the Incognito dark web market while allegedly approving fentanyl-tainted pill sales linked to at least one death.
fromFortune
1 month ago

One way AI won't ruin the world: tools to crack down on the $23 billion animal trafficking trade | Fortune

Historically, enforcement has been largely reactive. There is so much global trade that fewer than 1 in 10 international cargo shipments of any kind are physically inspected. Traffickers also avoid detection by using false or generic names instead of proper species identification, employing coded language in online listings, rerouting shipments and shifting to different messaging platforms when enforcement pressure increases. Emerging digital tools are helping authorities link online monitoring, legal reference tools and on-the-ground investigations.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Will Mexico's Jalisco cartel's violent biz model survive El Mencho's death?

Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, consolidated one of Mexico's most powerful criminal organisations in part due to a unique franchise-based structure. According to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the CJNG maintains a presence in every state of Mexico, with varying levels of influence, and operates in more than 40 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa, and throughout the US.
World news
fromFortune
2 months 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
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
2 months ago

Germany makes multiple arrests for illegal exports to Russia

Germany arrested five people for exporting at least €30 million of goods to Russia, including shipments to over 20 arms companies, violating EU sanctions.
#jalisco-new-generation-cartel
fromFortune
1 month ago
World news

Mexico's latest cartel violence prompts fears of 'narcoterrorism' in replay 1990s Colombia | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
World news

Mexico's latest cartel violence prompts fears of 'narcoterrorism' in replay 1990s Colombia | Fortune

California
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

FBI raids East Oakland lot where thieves allegedly sold stolen gas for cheap

FBI and police raided an East Oakland property suspected as a chop shop selling stolen gasoline and storing stolen vehicles, seizing multiple vehicles and equipment.
Information security
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Site catering to online criminals has been seized by the FBI

The FBI seized RAMP, a major Russian-language ransomware marketplace with over 14,000 vetted users, disrupting a significant cybercrime forum and its operations.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Europol busts Europe-wide drug ring in largest-ever' operation

Police seized over 9.3 tonnes of narcotics, dismantled 24 labs, and arrested more than 100 suspects across the EU in the largest-known synthetic drug operation.
#cryptocurrency
US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

The Hidden Role States Play in America's Gun Trafficking Crisis

State-level disparities in U.S. gun laws create an interstate trafficking market: many crime-linked firearms originate in other states, correlating with law strength.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
2 months ago

LLMs Hijacked, Monetized in 'Operation Bizarre Bazaar'

Cybercriminals systematically scan, hijack, and monetize exposed self-hosted LLM and MCP endpoints to resell access, exfiltrate data, and move laterally.
US news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Recruitment through social media and $14,000 payments: How a network sends trafficked weapons from Arizona to Mexico

A U.S.-based network used phantom buyers to legally purchase and traffic high-powered .50-caliber rifles and other firearms from Arizona to Mexico for criminal groups.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Killing of Mexican drug cartel boss El Mencho' sparks wave of violence

Whole areas of western Mexico have been all but shut down after a surge in cartel violence sparked by a military raid that killed one of the world's most wanted drug traffickers, known as El Mencho. Schools were closed in several Mexican states, and foreign governments warned their citizens to stay inside after the drug lord, whose real name is Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, was declared dead on Sunday.
World news
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

El Mencho, the discreet drug lord who revolutionized Mexico's criminal landscape

Nemesio El Mencho led the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, expanding crimes beyond drugs into extortion, trafficking, and violence before dying in a police operation.
fromTheregister
2 months ago

'Violence-as-a-service' suspect arrested

A 21-year-old Swedish man accused of being a key organizer of violence-as-a-service linked to the Foxtrot criminal network, which police say has recruited and exploited minors, has been arrested in Iraq. The suspect, whose name has not been released, is wanted on several charges including instigated murder, instigated attempted murder, and conspiracy to commit murder, according to the Swedish Police Authority.
Miscellaneous
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Precious metals boom catches the attention of organized crime in Mexico

Cartel violence and rising precious-metal prices have increased extortion, kidnappings, and security costs for mining companies operating in Mexico.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

White House steps up pressure on Colombia over Serbian drug lord Antun Mrdeza

A meeting between two drug traffickers in the Amazon jungle region of Putumayo has become a new lever of pressure for Donald Trump on the governments of Colombia and Venezuela. A U.S. intelligence report reveals that Giovanny Andres Rojas aka Arana, the top leader of the Border Commandos and currently imprisoned in La Picota prison in Bogota, is making illegal deals with the Serbian kingpin Antun Mrdeza, who has been held in Venezuela since 2025.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

La Union Tepito, the cartel enriching itself through Tren de Aragua's sexual exploitation networks

Their attackers had tried to burn them to cover their tracks, but the double femicide left no doubt: it bore the mark of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization. In the wake of the crime, investigations and news reports about the Venezuelan gang followed. And arrests began. Although the Mexico City Security Secretariat tried to downplay its role, police operations proved that this criminal network, after spreading across the continent, was already operating in Mexico.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Mexico sends 37 more drug cartel suspects to US amid Trump attack threats

Mexico has sent another 37 alleged members of Mexican criminal organisations to the United States, the country's security minister said, amid US President Donald Trump's threat of ground attacks against drug cartels in the region. The handover of alleged drug cartel members on Tuesday is the third major transfer to the US in the past year and brings the total number of suspects transferred to 92.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

US destroys another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific

The US military on Thursday said it killed two people in a strike on a boat suspected of carrying illegal drugs in the eastern Pacific. "Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the US Southern Command posted on X. It added that "no US military forces were harmed" in the operation. The statement did not offer any evidence that the boat pictured was actually carrying narcotics before it was blown up in the attack.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Cocaine in Petro's car: A new sabotage allegation reignites Colombia's shadow war

On Tuesday, during an extended Cabinet meeting, Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced two plots that initially drew little attention but would have halted the political agenda in almost any other country. As if downplaying it, Petro claimed that earlier this week someone tried to kill him while he was traveling by helicopter. According to his account, the aircraft had to change course and fly over the ocean for four hours before it could land.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

US strikes second alleged drug boat in a week, bringing death toll to 133

Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations, the Southern Command said in a statement. The command included a video of the strike with its announcement, which shows a boat traveling through the water as it explodes into flames after being hit with what looks like a missile. The Southern Command and the Pentagon did not immediately return requests for additional information.
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fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
2 months ago

Mexico detains alleged trafficker wanted in novel California narco-terrorism case

Mexican authorities captured Pedro Inzunza Noriega, an alleged Sinaloa cartel leader and major fentanyl network operator, on U.S. narco-terrorism charges.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Mexico intensifies seizure of synthetic drugs with raids in Sinaloa, Sonora and Guerrero

In separate operations across three statesSinaloa, Sonora, and Guerreroauthorities reported the seizure of more than 41,000 liters and 12 tons of chemicals to be used in drug production. The announcement includes the dismantling of a clandestine laboratory in Guerrero and 11 other methamphetamine production sites in Sonora. In Sonora, between the towns of Culiacan and Mexicali, a vehicle containing 212 kilograms of methamphetamine was seized by the Army and the National Guard.
World news
fromReadWrite
2 months 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.
World news
World news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Interpol arrests more than 3,700 suspects in global trafficking crackdown

Interpol's Operation Liberterra III led to 3,744 arrests, protected 4,414 potential trafficking victims, detected 12,992 illegal migration cases across 119 countries.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months 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.
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