£700M Money Laundering Operation Linked to Russian Intelligence Dismantled
A multi-billion dollar money laundering operation run by a Moscow-based network, involving 84 arrests across 30 countries, including 71 in the UK, was uncovered; linked to Russian intelligence and drug trafficking, it used digital currencies to launder money for criminal gangs.
£700M Money Laundering Operation Linked to Russian Intelligence Dismantled
A multi-billion dollar money laundering operation run by a Moscow-based network, involving 84 arrests across 30 countries, including 71 in the UK, was uncovered; linked to Russian intelligence and drug trafficking, it used digital currencies to launder money for criminal gangs.
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32% Bias Score
Record Fentanyl Seizure in Mexico Amidst Cartel Violence
Mexican authorities seized 1.5 tons of fentanyl pills (worth \$400 million) in Sinaloa, amidst a surge in cartel violence and criticism of the government's response; the operation involved multiple agencies and resulted in arrests of cartel leaders.
Record Fentanyl Seizure in Mexico Amidst Cartel Violence
Mexican authorities seized 1.5 tons of fentanyl pills (worth \$400 million) in Sinaloa, amidst a surge in cartel violence and criticism of the government's response; the operation involved multiple agencies and resulted in arrests of cartel leaders.
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40% Bias Score
Record Fentanyl Seizure in Mexico Amidst U.S. Pressure
Mexican authorities made the largest fentanyl bust in the country's history, seizing over 2,300 pounds of pills in Sinaloa, following a sharp decrease in seizures earlier in the year and amid U.S. pressure.
Record Fentanyl Seizure in Mexico Amidst U.S. Pressure
Mexican authorities made the largest fentanyl bust in the country's history, seizing over 2,300 pounds of pills in Sinaloa, following a sharp decrease in seizures earlier in the year and amid U.S. pressure.
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56% Bias Score
Record Fentanyl Seizure in Mexico Amidst Trump Threats
Mexican authorities seized a record 1,500 kilograms of fentanyl pills in Sinaloa following a new law banning the drug and amidst threats from Donald Trump; two alleged operatives were arrested.
Record Fentanyl Seizure in Mexico Amidst Trump Threats
Mexican authorities seized a record 1,500 kilograms of fentanyl pills in Sinaloa following a new law banning the drug and amidst threats from Donald Trump; two alleged operatives were arrested.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Nominates Florida Sheriff to Lead DEA
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister to head the Drug Enforcement Administration, focusing on border security and combating fentanyl trafficking in collaboration with his Attorney General nominee, Pam Bondi.
Trump Nominates Florida Sheriff to Lead DEA
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister to head the Drug Enforcement Administration, focusing on border security and combating fentanyl trafficking in collaboration with his Attorney General nominee, Pam Bondi.
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36% Bias Score
Bali Nine: Varying Sentences Highlight Indonesia's Drug Laws
In 2005, nine Australians were arrested in Bali for attempting to smuggle heroin, resulting in various sentences ranging from death to life imprisonment, with some eventually released while others remain incarcerated.
Bali Nine: Varying Sentences Highlight Indonesia's Drug Laws
In 2005, nine Australians were arrested in Bali for attempting to smuggle heroin, resulting in various sentences ranging from death to life imprisonment, with some eventually released while others remain incarcerated.
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56% Bias Score
US Increases Reward for El Mencho to $15 Million
The United States increased the bounty on Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), to $15 million, exceeding rewards offered for other cartel leaders, reflecting a shift in U.S. drug enforcement priorities.
US Increases Reward for El Mencho to $15 Million
The United States increased the bounty on Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), to $15 million, exceeding rewards offered for other cartel leaders, reflecting a shift in U.S. drug enforcement priorities.
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40% Bias Score
Fentanyl Crisis: San Francisco's Union Square Exemplifies US Opioid Epidemic
The transformation of San Francisco's Union Square from a tourist destination to a fentanyl crisis zone exemplifies the devastating US opioid epidemic, claiming over 400,000 lives since 2010, with a complex supply chain involving China, Mexico, and lax US import regulations.
Fentanyl Crisis: San Francisco's Union Square Exemplifies US Opioid Epidemic
The transformation of San Francisco's Union Square from a tourist destination to a fentanyl crisis zone exemplifies the devastating US opioid epidemic, claiming over 400,000 lives since 2010, with a complex supply chain involving China, Mexico, and lax US import regulations.
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56% Bias Score
Colombian Drug Lord Released from US Prison
After serving 25 years of a 30-year sentence for drug smuggling, Colombian drug lord Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was released from a US prison on Tuesday and is expected to be deported to Colombia, where authorities believe he will retain significant wealth.
Colombian Drug Lord Released from US Prison
After serving 25 years of a 30-year sentence for drug smuggling, Colombian drug lord Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was released from a US prison on Tuesday and is expected to be deported to Colombia, where authorities believe he will retain significant wealth.
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36% Bias Score
€5,000 Reward Offered in Hamburg Murder Investigation
A 31-year-old businessman with a prior drug conviction was fatally shot on October 20th, 2023, in Hamburg's Neustadt district; a €5,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator, who remains at large.
€5,000 Reward Offered in Hamburg Murder Investigation
A 31-year-old businessman with a prior drug conviction was fatally shot on October 20th, 2023, in Hamburg's Neustadt district; a €5,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator, who remains at large.
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32% Bias Score
3,400 kg Cocaine Seizure in Spain Leads to Arrest of Global Drug Lord
Spanish authorities seized 3,400 kg of cocaine in Operation Goodbye, arresting 22 members of a global drug trafficking ring using the Port of Algeciras; seven are in prison, including a top drug lord, while three remain fugitives.
3,400 kg Cocaine Seizure in Spain Leads to Arrest of Global Drug Lord
Spanish authorities seized 3,400 kg of cocaine in Operation Goodbye, arresting 22 members of a global drug trafficking ring using the Port of Algeciras; seven are in prison, including a top drug lord, while three remain fugitives.
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40% Bias Score
Court Dismisses Investigation into Guardia Civil Officers in Fatal Narco-lancha Collision
A Cádiz court dismissed an investigation into two Guardia Civil officers for the deaths of two agents in a February 9th narco-lancha collision, concluding the officers' deaths were caused solely by the narco-lancha's actions, not resource deficiencies.
Court Dismisses Investigation into Guardia Civil Officers in Fatal Narco-lancha Collision
A Cádiz court dismissed an investigation into two Guardia Civil officers for the deaths of two agents in a February 9th narco-lancha collision, concluding the officers' deaths were caused solely by the narco-lancha's actions, not resource deficiencies.
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48% Bias Score