Organized Crime
Serbia and Macedonia Sign an Extradition Agreement
Serbian Minister of Justice Snezana Malovic and the Macedonian Minister of Justice Blerim Bedzeti signed a bilateral...
Serbian Police Crack Down on Human Traffickers
Serbian authorities arrested 17 individuals Tuesday in multiple cities across Serbia on charges of human trafficking. The...
Japan Tobacco Fights Back Against Former Employees
Japan Tobacco International executives are telling their employees not to answer questions from any outside investigators...
Bulgarian and Austrian Police Arrest Human Traffickers, Pimps
A Bulgarian-Austrian network of human traffickers who forced women into prostitution has been busted by a joint force of...
Italian Mobsters Get 1,000 Years Jail Time
A judge Saturday sentenced 110 members of the Italian mafia group ‘Ndrangheta to a total 1,000 years of jail time at the...
Viktor Bout’s Defense Seeks New Trial
The defense team of Viktor Bout, a Russian national convicted in early November of conspiring to kill Americans, has...
Leader's Death Cripples Colombian Guerillas
The death of a prominent guerilla leader may represent a turning point in Colombia’s war on drugs. Alfonso Cano, the leader...
Bosnia: Witness Refuses to Testify Against Organized Crime Boss
A prosecution witness and a former member of Zijad Turković's organized crime group, refused to testify in court despite his...
Police Raid in Bosnia Points to International Weapons Trafficking
Four Bosnians were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of international weapons trafficking. Police raided the northern Bosnian...