German authorities are investigating a peculiar case involving a Berlin dentist who sold millions of euros’ worth of properties owned by the Russian state, allegedly by using forged powers of attorney, German outlet Der Spiegel reported in cooperation with OCCRP.

Alongside the many illegal wildlife parts traded around the world, the trade in Donkey skin – which in some places is legal and others not – is a growing industry facilitated by the lax regulation and moderation of major social media outlets according to a new report by the Donkey Sanctuary.

A non-governmental organization monitoring the trade in wild animals and plants urged Chinese online platforms to implement anti-money laundering (AML) strategies to uncover online wildlife trafficking networks and stop criminals from using the platforms for illegal trade.

A rumored aphrodisiac. A cure for cancer and hangovers. A symbol of status and wealth. This is the value and function of rhino horns in Southeast Asia—and what drives its highly lucrative, and highly illegal, trade.

EU’s tight regulations of greenhouse gases seem to have caused an eruption of criminal trade of hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), synthetic chemicals hundreds of thousands of times stronger than carbon dioxide and used in many common household products, according to a new report published Tuesday by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a UK-based NGO.

Over the past 17 years, nearly 96 million large sea snails valued at US$900 million have been illegally poached off the coast of South Africa and trafficked by organized crime groups, a new report released Wednesday reveals.

The largest criminal marketplace on the dark web for the illicit trade of drugs, firearms, computer hacking tools and more was shut down Thursday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.

Europeans smoked 48 billion illicit cigarettes in 2016, or more than all the legally purchased cigarettes in France that year, a study published on Tuesday claims.