Ukraine Sees Jump In Illegal Weapons Sales
Sales of illegal weapons have doubled in Ukraine in the past year, according to the national police, many of them smuggled...
Organized Crime
Report: UN's War on Drugs has Been a Failure
The United Nations’ fight against illegal drugs over the past 10 years has failed and even led to more drug use and...
Europol: New Report Sheds Light on Current Child Trafficking
Thousands of minors have been exploited throughout the European Union and busting criminal networks trafficking children is...
US: $10 million For Info on Cartel Boss Who “Takes Over Cities”
The US is offering US$10 million for information on “El Mencho,” the alleged leader of a Mexican drug gang that has replaced...
Ukrainian Suspect, Thought Dead, Found Hiding in French Castle
French Gendarmerie arrested earlier this month a high-profile Ukrainian fugitive who had sequestered himself in a Burgundy...
Italy: Naples Arrests 72 Suspected Mafiosi for Drug Dealing
Hundreds of officers of Italy’s military police force arrested 72 alleged Naples mafia members who are suspected of having...
US Focus on Immigrant Families Lead to Less Drug Prosecutions
Because Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy flooded federal courts with illegal entry cases, border drug...
The Daphne Project
Malta, A Modern Smugglers’ Hideout
Malta’s smugglers are creative in plying their trade, and international authorities are working hard to keep up. The ports...
EU and Albania Sign Deal to Fight Organized Crime
The European Union and Albania signed an agreement last Friday to strengthen judicial coordination in the fight against...
Italy: 14 Camorra Members Arrested for Drug Dealing
Italian authorities arrested 14 alleged members of Naples’ mafia, the Camorra, who are suspected of having sold drugs using...
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Alleged Members of Japanese Yakuza
On Tuesday, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC, announced it had...
Myanmar: Insurgents Destroy Poppy Fields but Extort Civilians
New eyewitness reports say that the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), an armed insurgent group in Myanmar, is...