Tag #Organized Crime

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Former Mexican Prosecutor "El Diablo" Released from US Prison, Whereabouts Unknown

Edgar Veytia, a former Mexican prosecutor known as "El Diablo," was released from a US prison on Monday after serving eight years for drug trafficking; however, his whereabouts are unknown, and Mexico seeks his extradition to face additional charges for crimes committed during his time as a prosecut...

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Latin American Presidential Impotence: Corruption, Violence, and the Rise of Authoritarianism

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox exposed deep military-cartel collusion (2000-2006), illustrating Javier Moreno's book, "¿Quién manda aquí?", which argues that Latin American governments are significantly hampered by systemic corruption and violence, leading to a potential rise in authoritariani...

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Retired Italian Investigator Dies Under Arrest Amidst Data Breach Scandal

Retired Italian investigator Carmine Gallo, 66, died Sunday under house arrest, accused of leading a criminal network illegally accessing and selling 800,000 records from Italian state databases, including information on high-ranking officials.

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Mexico Arrests Two US-Wanted Drug Traffickers Amidst Heightened US Pressure

Mexican authorities arrested two high-profile drug traffickers wanted in the US, Roberto Salazar Toledo ("El Gordo") in Morelos and Leonel Salas Fabela ("El Sobrino") in Durango, amidst intensified cooperation with the US driven partly by US economic pressure.

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UK Gang Diverted Millions in Electricity to Fuel £21 Million Drug Operation

A UK-based criminal network, Elev8 Civils and Utilities, illegally diverted electricity to over 100 cannabis farms, generating approximately £21 million in drug profits, using stolen equipment and a deceptive façade of legitimacy across 32 police force areas between 2020 and 2024.

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Fake Workmen Powered £21m Cannabis Farms

Eight men were sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court for a conspiracy involving at least 54 cannabis farms across England and Wales, powered illegally by a gang posing as utility workers using a registered company called Elev8 Civils and Utilities Ltd. between November 2020 and February 2024.

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France Announces Strengthened Anti-Mafia Strategy for Corsica

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin visited Corsica on February 27th, announcing a new anti-mafia strategy including a specialized unit in Bastia, additional investigators, and the removal of convicted nationalist militants from a terrorism database, following an 18-month process of requests by...

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UK Car Thefts Surge to 15-Year High Amid Keyless Entry Exploitation

UK car thefts have reached a 15-year high in 2023/24, with nearly 130,000 vehicles stolen due to thieves exploiting keyless entry systems using electronic devices; new laws will ban these devices, carrying a maximum five-year prison sentence.

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EU-CLASI Partnership Aims to Strengthen Security and Combat Transnational Crime

The EU and CLASI (16 Latin American countries) agreed to enhance cooperation against organized crime, focusing on intelligence sharing, law enforcement strengthening, and tracing illicit financial flows; a 70% reduction in drug-contaminated containers in Antwerp is cited as an early success.

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Expanding Kamensk-Uralskiy Gang Investigation Reveals Multiple Abduction Cases

A gang in Kamensk-Uralskiy, Russia, is responsible for at least four abductions and tortures, starting with a 20-year-old man's abduction on August 1, 2023, and culminating in the January 3rd assault on four young women. Police have made multiple arrests but the investigation is ongoing.

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Major Cocaine Bust in Marbella Nets Five Arrests

Spanish police, with DEA assistance, arrested five members of a Dutch Mocro Maffia-linked drug trafficking organization in Marbella, seizing 873 kilograms of cocaine during Operation Pitaya 2, part of the Meridional Plan.

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Mexican Police Accused in Brutal Murder of Nine Students

Nine students were found murdered in Mexico after being kidnapped from a hotel; a survivor accuses local police of the crime, and investigations are underway.

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