25.09.23 – On the run for decades, convicted Mafia boss Messina Denaro dies in hospital months after capture. Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted mastermind of some of the Sicilian Mafia’s most heinous slayings, died on Monday in a hospital prison ward, several months after being captured as Italy’s No. 1 fugitive and following decades on…
20.09.23 – French National Police arrest 13 intercontinental car traffickers. On 12 September 2023, French National Judicial police arrested 13 members of a criminal network specialised in the theft and trafficking of cars to West Africa. Various European countries, INTERPOL, and Europol supported the investigation, which was launched in summer 2021. This collaborative law enforcement…
13.09.23 – Tyres dumped illegally in trailer as part of organised crime spree will cost council £10k to remove. The 40-feet-long dual axle trailer was illegally dumped in Narrowboat Way, Dudley, with hundreds of old tyres inside. It has been severely damaged including having the roof cut off and corrosion has been found throughout. This…
05.09.23 – Irish police chief in Dubai to discuss criminal gangs. The head of the Irish police has travelled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to discuss tackling international organised crime. The leaders of the Kinahan crime gang, which originated in Dublin, are believed to be based in the UAE. Garda Commissioner Drew…
22.08.23 – 700kg of cocaine caught en route to the Canary Islands. Europol has supported the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) in dismantling a criminal organisation smuggling large quantities of cocaine from South America to the EU via the Canary Islands. The operation also involved law enforcement authorities from Croatia, Italy and Serbia. The investigation…
16.08.23 – How undercover sting outwitted pangolin traffickers. The leaders of a global wildlife trafficking gang have been convicted after a four-year investigation and a trial in Nigeria. They pleaded guilty last month to smuggling the scales of endangered African pangolins. These “top-of-the-pyramid” traffickers were responsible for half the illegal trade in pangolin scales. This…
11.08.23 – Scots drug kingpin jailed for more than nine years after extradition from Brazil. A Scots fugitive who was on the UK’s most wanted list before being extradited from Brazil has been jailed for more than nine years after admitting involvement in serious organised crime. James White, 46, was sentenced at the High Court…
02.08.23 – El Salvador sends 8,000 troops and police officers to comb rural province in massive anti-gang raid. El Salvador sent about 8,000 soldiers and police officers to comb the rural province of Cabañas for street gang members Tuesday, in one of the most massive raids since President Nayib Bukele declared a crackdown on the…
24.07.23 – Montenegro’s former police director detained over abuse of office, organized crime charges. Podgorica, 24 July 2023, dtt-net.com – Three people, including the former director of police of Montenegro, were detained today by local police on charges of abuse of office, organized crime and smuggling, country’s interior ministry said. 24.07.23 – Mayor of Ecuador…
18.07.23 – End of the road for 6 suspects smuggling migrants in rental cars. With the support of Europol in the field, the Portuguese Judiciary Police (Polícia Judiciária Portuguesa) carried out on 17 July a series of actions against a prolific criminal network. This criminal group were facilitating the illegal obtainment of Portuguese residence permits…
