Organized Crime
Balkan Human Trafficking Ring Busted in Spain
Croatian and Spanish authorities dismantled a human trafficking and prostitution ring that lured women from south-east...
Report says Corruption Slows Progress on Organized Crime
Corruption and weak judiciary and law enforcement bodies continue to hamper progress in the fight against organized crime in...
Four Suspected Arms Traffickers Detained in Bosnia
Bosnian police detained four suspected arms traffickers and seized weapons and ammunition, Bosnia’s state news agency FENA...
Croatian Supreme Court Upholds Sentences for Journalist’s Murder
Croatia’s Supreme Court upheld the sentence for six defendants convicted in the 2008 murder of Croatian journalist and...
What is the Brothers’ Circle?
The Obama Administration has named the Brothers’ Circle as one of the transnational organized crime groups that posed the...
Spain Extradites Reputed Russian Gang Leader
A reputed Russian crime boss linked to 27 murders and seven attempted murders was extradited from Spain on Wednesday,...
Kosovo Doctor Rejects Organ Trafficking Accusations
Lutfi Dervishi, the owner of a Kosovo clinic accused of organ trafficking, said he has been libeled by the European Union...
New York Authorities Charge 36 With Insurance Fraud
New York authorities on Thursday arrested 36 people and charged them with participating in a car accident insurance fraud...