Italy’s Mafia Uses TikTok to Rebrand and Reach Followers
A new study finds Italy’s crime clans are using TikTok to rebrand themselves, turning mafia codes into emojis, viral trends,...
Organized Crime
Montenegro Cracks Down on Transnational Cocaine Ring, Indicts Five
Montenegro has indicted five more suspects in Operation “General,” a transnational cocaine-smuggling network targeting South...
China Sentences 16 Members of Myanmar Crime Syndicate to Death Over Cyber Scams
The Ming family ran “scam parks” from a Myanmar town near the Chinese border that fueled billion-dollar fraud and other...
Interpol-led Operation Seizes Record $6.5B Drug Haul
The operation spanned 18 countries across Asia and North America, with authorities reportedly seizing fentanyl in quantities...
UK Jails Suspected Ringleaders in Cocaine Yacht and Cannabis Smuggling Plot
U.K. authorities jails suspected ringleaders who plotted to sail 600 kilos of cocaine across the Atlantic before turning to...
EU, U.S. Step Up Hunt for Fugitive Hacker Tied to Multibillion-Dollar Ransomware Strikes
EU and U.S. authorities are hunting Ukrainian fugitive Volodymyr Tymoshchuk, accused of leading a ransomware network behind...
Moldovan Tycoon Nabbed in Greece While Trying to Flee
Fleeing Moldovan tycoon and ex-MP arrested in Athens with fake IDs, cash, and a cache of passports after years on the run.
Costa Rica Wiretaps Raise Questions Over Mexican Bank Takeover Bid
A fugitive wanted by Costa Rican authorities in connection with a massive fraud investigation known as the Madre Patria case...