DIY: The New Amphetamine Trade

By Mujtaba Ali

Last summer, when UK police raided an industrial building in the picturesque market town of Newton-le-Willows, about 20 ...

Report: Russia Laundered Millions via Danske Bank Estonia

The Estonian branch of Danske Bank, Denmark’s biggest bank, closed the accounts of several companies in 2013 after realizing ...

Thank a Whistleblower

When people think of whistleblowers they think of Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden or Daniel Ellsberg.

Yet whistleblowers seldom gain ...

Features

Western Promises

Eastern European women dreaming of a better life in the Netherlands are being forced into prostitution in The Hague, the seat of international ...

Georgian Nightmare

An Azeri community in Tbilisi is riven by the drug trade.

A Corner on the Market

In Riga’s largest market, expired food is relabeled and sold with almost no consequences.

From Our Members

The Rich and Powerful Cash In From Ukraine’s Green

Ukrainian politicians and their friends stand to reap a windfall from solar and wind energy ...

Questions Linger After Indictment in Slovak Journalist’s Murder

A wealthy Slovak businessman is accused of ordering the murder of a Slovak journalist and ...

Cement's Dirty Business

In “Cement’s Dirty Business,” OCCRP journalists travel across Europe to show how Romania’s $750 million ...

Multimillion Passport Deal Under Investigation in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan’s security services are investigating current and former government officials for accepting bribes from a Lithuanian company that won a tender to supply biometric passport booklets. Reporters for Kloop and OCCRP found what was wrong with the tender procedure.

Passport-Deal

Tropical Hideaway Reveals Romania's Political Secrets

New evidence from a tropical Brazilian getaway show that Liviu Dragnea, one of Romania’s leading politicians, has not been truthful about his relationship with the former head of a company that received millions of euros in EU construction money.

Sunset

Serbian President’s Brother Met With Infamous Criminal

Newly revealed photos depict a friendly restaurant meeting between the influential brother of Serbia’s president and a notorious northern Kosovo underworld figure.

KosovskaMitrovica

Phone Records Raise Questions About Official Investigation Into Ukrainian Activist’s Murder

A Ukrainian activist was splashed with acid and died in the hospital three months later. OCCRP’s Ukrainian member center has obtained records showing that one of the suspects was communicating with police and prosecutors in the days surrounding the attack.

Laundromat Money Leads to Spanish Paradise

Celebrities and royals have long flocked to the palm-fringed Spanish village of S’Agaro, about 100 kilometers up the coast from Barcelona. Now it attracts Russian statesmen– and their money.

Spanish-paradise

The Senator's Superyacht Spending Spree

A wealthy Russian politician funded his maritime passions through a complex network of offshore companies set up by Troika Dialog.

The Great Gambia Heist

For more than two decades, Yahya Jammeh ruled over Gambia, a tiny West African country known for tropical beaches and tranquility in a region often rocked by conflict.

Wealthy Armenians Join the Dubai Land Rush

Current and former members of parliament, tax officials, honorary diplomats, and other Armenian officials have purchased expensive properties in Dubai — raising questions about how they could afford them.

Dubai-Land-Rush

Accused of Graft? Change the Rules

It was late November 2016, and Brazil’s largest-ever corruption scandal was finally reaching the country’s political elites.

Demonstration of support for Lava Jato probe, Sao Paulo, December 4, 2016; Photo by The Photographer (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Questions Linger After Indictment in Slovak Journalist’s Murder

A wealthy Slovak businessman is accused of ordering the murder of a Slovak journalist and his fiancee last year. But questions remain about what powerful former officials may have known.

Questions-Linger

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Bank Records Link President of Cyprus to ‘Troika Laundromat’

Albanian Mayor Ousted for Alleged Drug Crime

Brazil Cracks Down on Gangs and Corrupt Government Agents

NYC: “Operation 8-Ball Riderz” And AG Tish James Nab 56 Stolen Motorcycles

Thank a Whistleblower

For American Amusement Park, Russian Money Was the Wildest Ride of All

Gambling on Crime

Meet the Florida Duo Helping Giuliani Investigate for Trump in Ukraine

Senegal’s Offshore Oil Reserves a Pricey Pawn in Covert Deal

Western Promises

Sprouting Weapons of War

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