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crime-and-justice13 days ago•5 min saved

London gang jailed for 25 years over 40,000-device phone smuggling ring

Three men were sentenced to a combined 25 years in prison for running what the Metropolitan Police calls the UK's largest mobile phone smuggling network. The operation, known as Operation Echosteep, began after a victim tracked a stolen device to a Heathrow warehouse in late 2024. Police subsequently seized over 10,000 phones and arrested 14 individuals, claiming the network was responsible for 40% of all phone thefts in London during 2024 and 2025.

via BBC|

#crime-and-justice #metropolitan-police #mobile-phone-theft

world15 days ago•6 min saved

Durban Mass Shooting Kills 11 at House Party, Including Pregnant Woman

Three gunmen stormed a house party in the KwaMakhutha township near Durban, South Africa, late on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding others. The victims included a pregnant woman. Police are hunting for the suspects, who fled after setting fire to a vehicle. The motive is unclear, but authorities suspect a feud between rival criminal groups. This incident adds to a series of recent mass shootings in South Africa, highlighting ongoing concerns about organized crime and illegal firearms.

via BBC|

#durban #mass-shooting #organized-crime

world-news16 days ago•22 min saved

Brazilian model found stabbed in ex’s car after final warning to mother

Larissa Brito, a 25-year-old Brazilian model, was found stabbed to death in the back seat of her ex-boyfriend’s car in Brignoles, France, during a random customs check on Monday. Her body was concealed under plastic bags. Brito had texted her mother a panicked warning hours before her disappearance, stating that her ex, Mathieu, had arrived at her home. Mathieu, 29, was arrested as a murder investigation began. Brito had moved to France three years ago and ended their five-month relationship after learning of his alleged ties to local organized crime and previous drug convictions. Her mother, Liane Brito Nogueira, claimed Mathieu cleaned the apartment to destroy evidence. An autopsy is scheduled for next week, and a fundraiser has been launched to repatriate her body to Brazil.

via nypost.com|

#france #larissa-brito #murder-investigation

world16 days ago•386 min saved

Gunmen Kill 11 at Durban House Party in Latest South African Mass Shooting

Three gunmen stormed a house party in the KwaMakhutha township near Durban, South Africa, on Tuesday night, killing 11 people and wounding three others. The victims included a pregnant woman. Police are searching for the suspects, who fled after setting fire to a vehicle. The motive is unclear, but authorities suspect a feud between rival criminal groups. This incident adds to a series of recent mass shootings in South Africa, highlighting ongoing concerns about organized crime and illegal firearms.

via NBC News|

#crime #durban #mass-shooting

health-and-society16 days ago•10 min saved

Synthetic Opioids Fuel Scotland's Rising Drug Death Crisis

Scotland faces a worsening drug crisis as synthetic opioids like nitazenes flood the market, causing a sharp rise in fatalities. Police have raided suspected labs, while charities warn that these potent substances are making overdoses more unpredictable and deadly.

via BBC|

#drug-policy #health-and-society #organized-crime

crime1 month ago•7 min saved

Caesarea gas-station shooting kills Caucasian mafia boss

Yanis Yushayev, head of the Caucasian mafia, was fatally shot outside a Caesarea gas station; video shows a shooter approaching from behind and firing at close range, with police and a helicopter scouring the area as he dies in hospital. Investigators note Yushayev’s long-standing ties to local crime figures and a possible joint criminal group operating in Hadera, Or Akiva, Caesarea, and the Sharon region; several associates have faced arrests in recent years but were not charged at the time.

via The Jerusalem Post|

#caesarea #crime #israel

world-news2 months ago•123 min saved

Kinahan extradited from Dubai to Dublin to face charges

Irish authorities extradited Daniel Kinahan, the alleged head of the Kinahan organized‑crime group, from Dubai to Dublin to face charges, as part of ongoing cross-border efforts to curb drug trafficking and money laundering tied to the Dublin‑based syndicate.

via AP News|

#daniel-kinahan #dubai #extradition

world2 months ago•198 min saved

UAE extradites Irish crime boss Kinahan to Ireland amid transnational crime probe

The United Arab Emirates handed Daniel Kinahan, long linked to a global criminal network and named by the U.S. as a Kinahan Organized Crime Group leader with a $5 million reward, to Irish authorities after a Dubai court ruling under an extradition agreement; Kinahan is set to be charged with directing organized crime when he appears in Dublin, with Irish police having conducted years of investigations, and Kinahan having lived openly in Dubai for about a decade.

via CNN|

#extradition #ireland #kinahan

world2 months ago•2 min saved

Liberia halts massive cocaine shipment, linking it to a well-funded trafficking network

Liberian authorities seized about 3,971 kilograms of cocaine near Roberts International Airport, arresting two foreign nationals in what officials describe as one of Liberia’s largest drug busts and linking the haul to a sophisticated, well-funded trafficking network worth roughly $317.7 million (€277 million).

via Euronews.com|

#cocaine #drug-trafficking #liberia

business2 months ago•9 min saved

Tap-to-pay fraud fuels cross-border gift-card crime, police warn

Chinese-organized crime rings are using stolen credit cards with tap-to-pay to buy gift cards at retailers, then laundering the value or reselling high-value goods abroad; the schemes span multiple stores, rely on digital wallets and app exploits, and are aided by social engineering and online marketplaces. Law enforcement’s Project Red Hook and a pending Combating Organized Retail Crime Act aim to tighten information sharing and curb these digital retail crimes.

via CNBC|

#business #cybercrime #gift-cards

us-news2 months ago•10 min saved

The Westies: NYC’s Last Irish Gang Rises and Falls Amid the Javits Center Era

A new MGM+ miniseries revisits the rise and brutal downfall of Hell’s Kitchen’s Irish gang, the Westies, chronicling their extortion, murders and shifting alliances during New York’s Javits Center boom and Rudy Giuliani’s crackdown that helped dismantle them.

via New York Post|

#hells-kitchen #javits-center #mgm

crime3 months ago•2 min saved

Toronto hunts for 'criminals for hire' after string of shootings, police say

Toronto police say a multilayered gun-for-hire network recruited young adults via encrypted apps to carry out a wave of shootings across the Greater Toronto Area, including a March attack on the US consulate; two handguns seized could be connected to 27 shootings; 18-year-olds Jayon Burgher and Sheldon Tracey-Stewart have been charged, 19-year-old Nicholas Bennett faces first-degree murder charges, and 19-year-old Zara Jabbi remains at large; investigators are seeking organizers and financiers with FBI assistance as they assess possible links to a broader terror network and a fatal raid on police operations.

via The Guardian|

#crime #encryption-apps #gun-for-hire

world-news3 months ago•78 min saved

Crime rings and police failures drive SA mass shootings

In South Africa’s poorest areas, authorities link recent mass shootings to organized crime and police failures, with illicit mining gangs and a large stock of illegal firearms fueling violence; analysts say distrust of the police and under-resourcing hinder investigations, and President Ramaphosa authorized a year-long deployment of troops to curb crime.

via AP News|

#gun-violence #organized-crime #police-corruption

local4 months ago•25 min saved

Bellevue man pleads not guilty in Lakemont mansion trafficking case

Bellevue resident Nikita Tyukalo pleaded not guilty to four counts of human trafficking, plus one count of money laundering and one count of leading organized crime, linked to an alleged adult-content operation run from a Lakemont mansion. The charges stem from a months-long investigation after neighbors reported activity at the SE 44th Place residence, where events drew hundreds of attendees including minors; Tyukalo remains jailed on a $5 million bail with restrictions on contact with witnesses and online activity.

via KOMO|

#bellevue #human-trafficking #lakemont

world4 months ago•17 min saved

Sheinbaum’s Hybrid Strategy Faces the Real Test Against Mexico’s Cartels

Claudia Sheinbaum’s approach blends heavy military pressure with expanded intelligence, investigations, and anti-corruption efforts to undermine cartels’ political and financial bases, aiming for lasting gains beyond high-profile arrests like El Mencho. While large troop deployments and seizures show capacity and have reduced violence in some areas, persistent violence in rural zones and questions about data reliability and state corruption highlight that military wins alone won’t suffice. The real test is dismantling criminal networks’ political and economic ties, improving prosecutions, and maintaining Washington cooperation without provoking sovereignty clashes—and doing so ahead of elections to turn tactical successes into durable security gains.

via Foreign Affairs|

#claudia-sheinbaum #mexico #organized-crime