27.11.23 – Suspected ringleader arrested in EUR 85 million VAT fraud scheme. Europol has supported an action across eight countries which targeted criminal groups under investigation for VAT fraud amounting to EUR 85 million. On 22 November, 59 searches were carried out, resulting in the arrest of one of the alleged ringleaders. Seizures included: a…
Details20.11.23 – More than 200 convicted in Italy’s maxi-trial involving the ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate. The defendants had been charged with crimes that include drug and arms trafficking, extortion and mafia association, a term in Italy’s penal code for members of organized crime groups. Others were charged with acting in complicity with the ’ndrangheta without actually…
Details13.11.23 – Decline in effectiveness of fincrime systems globally as countries lose trillions to organised crime, corruption – Basel AML Index finds. By Alisha Houlihan for AML Intelligence there has been a continued decline in the effectiveness of AML/CFT systems globally, according to an international report released today. Effectiveness scores dropped from the already low…
Details06.11.23 – Trailer filled with waste and dumped in Walsall suspected to be linked to ‘broader organised crime incident.’An investigation has been launched after a 40ft trailer filled with transfer station waste was found abandoned in Walsall. Walsall Council is now investigating what is has called a ‘major fly-tipping incident’. It is suspected to be…
Details01.11.23 – Prison for drugs gang who attempted to smuggle cocaine worth £11 million in bananas. Four members of an organised crime group have been jailed after attempting to smuggle 139 kilos of cocaine into the UK hidden in a consignment of bananas. National Crime Agency investigators arrested the four as they unloaded a shipping…
Details23.10.23 – Southern Africa’s security hinges on collectively actioning organised crime strategies, clamping down on trafficking. Organised crime in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) seems to be worsening. Porous borders, weak governance and development deficits make the region vulnerable to drug trafficking, arms smuggling, human and wildlife trafficking, and financial crimes. Political instability, weak…
Details16.10.23 – Organised crime group caught with £400k worth of cocaine jailed for 47 years. Members of an organised crime group (OCG) who dealt wholesale amounts of cocaine throughout south Wales have been jailed for a combined total of 47 years. Cocaine worth a total street value of £400,000 was recovered by a police operation.…
Details09.10.23 – Hundreds jailed in Met’s largest-ever operation against Organised Crime Groups. More than 400 criminals jailed in “unprecedented” Met Police EncroChat operationScroll back up to restore default view. More than 400 criminals have been jailed after the Met used a “treasure trove” of information gathered by listening to the conversations held by organised crime…
Details02.10.23 – Key member of organised crime group jailed for 19 years for £1million cocaine supply network. A key member of an organised crime group has been jailed for almost 20 years for his role in helping to supply and source more than £1 million worth of cocaine. Drug dealer David Borley came to light…
Details25.09.23 – 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…
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