French prosecutors have indicted a former vice-president of FIFA for "passive corruption" in relation to bribery allegations surrounding the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar in 2010, Le Monde reported first and OCCRP confirmed on Monday.

Peruvian anti-drug police seized more than 57 kilograms of cocaine wrapped in packages that were labeled with the Nazi German flag and had the name “Hitler” printed in low relief. The shipment was discovered in the northern port of Paita and was on its way to Belgium.

Czech police have announced the detention of ten foreign university students in Prague, suspected of organizing a group involved in money laundering connected to online fraud, where they would fabricate stories to persuade victims to send them money.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the head of Wagner Group's paramilitary units for his role in facilitating Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Lithuanian authorities have submitted to prosecutors evidence against nine Lithuanian companies following an OCCRP investigation that revealed the firms violated EU sanctions by falsely presenting Russian and Belarusian plywood, pellets, and other timber products as originating from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

A wildlife watchdog revealed that the sea between Indonesia and the Philippines has witnessed seizures of over 25,000 live animals and more than 120,000 tonnes of wildlife parts and plants over an 18-year period.

More than 30 suspects were apprehended last week in a multinational operation targeting a highly violent criminal group from the Western Balkans. The group was involved in large-scale drug and weapon trafficking across Europe.

Cryptocurrency has established itself as the preferred method of payment for transnational organized crime groups involved in the fentanyl trade, particularly those operating from China-based chemical precursor manufacturers.

A U.S. court has found two high-ranking members of the international gang MS-13 guilty of racketeering and drug trafficking, according to the Justice Department. One of them is the group's "one-time shot-caller" in Los Angeles, who was arrested in 2015 for ordering a gang-related murder.

A group of MPs in Kyrgyzstan has proposed a draft bill closely copying Russia's notorious foreign agent law. If passed, experts believe the new legislation will cripple civil society in the Central Asian nation.