Tag #Organized Crime

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Greek Police Bust Criminal Organization, Arrest 19 Including Officer

Greek police arrested 19 individuals, including a police officer and three special guards, for operating a criminal organization that laundered money from illegal clubs and brothels, defrauded the state of over €120,000, and caused at least €20,310,962 in VAT losses alone.

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Yakuza Leader Pleads Guilty to Nuclear Material Trafficking

Takeshi Ebisawa, a 60-year-old alleged Yakuza leader, pleaded guilty in a New York court to trafficking weapons-grade nuclear materials from Myanmar, along with international narcotics and weapons trafficking, as part of a criminal network spanning multiple countries.

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Dundee Grooming Gang Convicted

A Romanian grooming gang of five was convicted in Dundee, Scotland, for sexually exploiting ten vulnerable women using drugs and alcohol to coerce them into sexual acts, following an investigation launched in late 2021.

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Gender Equality
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German Court Allows Use of FBI-Supplied Anom Phone Data as Evidence

The German Federal Court of Justice ruled that data from encrypted Anom phones, obtained by the FBI and provided to German authorities, is admissible as evidence in criminal investigations, leading to over 830 investigations, 378 arrests, and 279 convictions related to organized crime, including dru...

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Mexico City, Morelos, and Mexico State Join to Protect Crucial Water Source Bosque de Agua

Mexico City, Morelos, and Mexico State are collaborating to protect the Bosque de Agua, a vital forest providing 70% of Mexico City's water and nearly all of Cuernavaca and Toluca's, by increasing surveillance, prosecuting illegal activities, and potentially establishing it as a federal protected ar...

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Ashdod Port Smuggling Ring Busted: 100 Million Shekels in Tax Evasion Uncovered

A four-and-a-half-year undercover operation at Ashdod Port uncovered a massive smuggling and corruption ring involving nearly 100 million Shekels in tax evasion and money laundering, leading to the arrest of hundreds of suspects and ongoing criminal proceedings.

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Paarlberg Rearrested for Unpaid Money Laundering Fine

Jan-Dirk Paarlberg, a 67-year-old former businessman convicted of money laundering, was rearrested on January 10th, 2025, in Maarssen, Netherlands, for failing to pay a 24 million euro fine; he's been detained to encourage payment of the remaining 14.5 million.

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52% Bias Score

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Yakuza Member Pleads Guilty to Nuclear Material Trafficking

Takeshi Ebisawa, a 60-year-old Japanese yakuza member, pleaded guilty in Manhattan on Wednesday to conspiring to sell nuclear material from Myanmar to Iran, along with drug and weapons trafficking; he faces a possible life sentence.

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Sinaloa Police Commander Assassinated Amid Cartel Violence

On Tuesday, Culiacán Municipal Police Commander Juan Carlos Vázquez Ayala, 51, was shot and killed while driving to work in his car by a group of gunmen; this is the latest incident in an upsurge of violence in Sinaloa since September, linked to a conflict between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel.

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Madrid Squatters Repel Eviction Attempt

In Madrid, Spain, on December 23rd, 2023, squatters in a luxury Carabanchel housing complex successfully repelled an eviction attempt by a private company, Vivenio, resulting in injuries and ongoing police investigation into the illegal sale of the properties by a criminal organization.

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Surrey Brothers Jailed for Luxury Car Theft Spree

Two brothers, Jonathan and Timmy Casey, were jailed for stealing luxury cars, including Audis and a Jaguar, in the affluent Surrey area, England, after a police chase and investigation linked them to multiple thefts.

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44% Bias Score

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Sydney Police Pursuit Results in Two Arrests, Weapon Recovery

On New Year's Eve, Paea Tuiniua and Faez Finau, allegedly involved in a gangland hit attempt, fired shots at police during a pursuit in Sydney's west, leading to their arrests and the recovery of a stolen car containing weapons.

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