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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.
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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52% Bias Score
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.
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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44% Bias Score
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.
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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48% Bias Score
Record Cocaine Seizures in EU Spark Intensified Law Enforcement Response
Record cocaine seizures in the EU in 2022 (323 tons, up 6% from 2021) are driven by high consumption rates (over 22 million adults reported cannabis use in 2023) and organized crime, leading to increased violence and prompting intensified law enforcement and awareness campaigns across member states.
Record Cocaine Seizures in EU Spark Intensified Law Enforcement Response
Record cocaine seizures in the EU in 2022 (323 tons, up 6% from 2021) are driven by high consumption rates (over 22 million adults reported cannabis use in 2023) and organized crime, leading to increased violence and prompting intensified law enforcement and awareness campaigns across member states.
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36% Bias Score
French Drug Trafficker Arrested After Nine-Month Manhunt
Following a deadly prison escape in May 2024, drug trafficker Mohamed Amra was arrested in Romania on February 22 after nine months on the run; his hideouts included Compiègne and Rouen, France, and the investigation led to nineteen indictments and eight additional arrests.
French Drug Trafficker Arrested After Nine-Month Manhunt
Following a deadly prison escape in May 2024, drug trafficker Mohamed Amra was arrested in Romania on February 22 after nine months on the run; his hideouts included Compiègne and Rouen, France, and the investigation led to nineteen indictments and eight additional arrests.
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36% Bias Score
Russia Strengthens Migration Controls and Fights Cybercrime
Russian President Putin lauded the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) for its efforts in Donbas and elsewhere, emphasizing the need for modern migration controls and a new migration policy by 2025, while addressing concerns about cybercrime, which caused over 200 billion rubles in damages last year.
Russia Strengthens Migration Controls and Fights Cybercrime
Russian President Putin lauded the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) for its efforts in Donbas and elsewhere, emphasizing the need for modern migration controls and a new migration policy by 2025, while addressing concerns about cybercrime, which caused over 200 billion rubles in damages last year.
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44% Bias Score
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.
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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48% Bias Score
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.
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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40% Bias Score
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.
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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52% Bias Score
NY Detective Convicted of Protecting Mafia Gambling Operations
Former Nassau County Detective Hector Rosario was convicted Wednesday of lying to the FBI to protect the Bonanno crime family's illegal gambling operations in New York City suburbs; he faces up to five years in prison.
NY Detective Convicted of Protecting Mafia Gambling Operations
Former Nassau County Detective Hector Rosario was convicted Wednesday of lying to the FBI to protect the Bonanno crime family's illegal gambling operations in New York City suburbs; he faces up to five years in prison.
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52% Bias Score
Record 10-Ton Cocaine Seizure in Dunkirk Highlights France's Drug Trafficking Problem
French authorities seized a record 10 tons of cocaine in Dunkirk, valued at €300 million, part of a broader increase in drug seizures in 2024 despite limited impact on overall trafficking.
Record 10-Ton Cocaine Seizure in Dunkirk Highlights France's Drug Trafficking Problem
French authorities seized a record 10 tons of cocaine in Dunkirk, valued at €300 million, part of a broader increase in drug seizures in 2024 despite limited impact on overall trafficking.
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48% Bias Score
Turkish Police Chief, Singer's Husband Indicted in Crime Syndicate Escape
A Turkish indictment charges 62 people, including police chief Mehmet Deniz Karakurt and singer Merve Özbey's husband Kenan Koçak, with aiding the escape of Sarallar crime syndicate member Turan Yıldırım; the indictment seeks sentences up to 27 years.
Turkish Police Chief, Singer's Husband Indicted in Crime Syndicate Escape
A Turkish indictment charges 62 people, including police chief Mehmet Deniz Karakurt and singer Merve Özbey's husband Kenan Koçak, with aiding the escape of Sarallar crime syndicate member Turan Yıldırım; the indictment seeks sentences up to 27 years.
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56% Bias Score
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