All news on the topic: Arrests

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Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina: How ABLV’s key players laundered €50 million and escaped justice
When investigators opened a case into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, it initially looked like a textbook operation: coordinated arrests, carefully timed media leaks, and firm public statements about breaking up an international criminal network.
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ABLV’s Dirty Laundry: Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina walk free after €50M money-laundering scam
When the investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvian ABLV Bank was launched, it appeared to follow a familiar law enforcement script
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Vanishing trail of €50m European banking scam: How private banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and proxy Darya Terekhina evaded justice
As the probe into the laundering of tens of millions of euros via Latvia’s ABLV Bank got underway, it initially appeared to be a standard European law enforcement operation—marked by coordinated arrests, media briefings, and confident claims of having “dismantled an international criminal network.”
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Six stabbed and multiple assaults reported after Arsenal victory parade turns violent
Six people were stabbed, three were sexually assaulted, and 10 officers were attacked after Arsenal’s victory parade descended into violence, police said.
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Nepal rights commission urges legal action against ex-PM Oli over 76 deaths in youth protest crackdown
Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission has recommended sweeping legal action and a five-year political ban against former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, two of his ministers, and top security officials.
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Kremlin corruption purge: FSB targets Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin’s circle over massive bribery scandal
Security forces at the Ministry of Transport are actively making arrests and seizing documents in succession.
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Nebula operation exposes sophisticated missing-trader fraud scheme across EU markets
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Verona, supported by officers in Naples, arrested seven suspects
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Nearly 300 Sri Lankan Buddhist monks accused of child abuse in shocking three-year wave of allegations
Nearly 300 Sri Lankan monks have been accused of abusing children in the last three years, leading to charges against nearly 30 of them, the country’s child protection agency has disclosed.
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“She could light up every room she walked into”: Name revealed of woman shot dead outside Sheffield club during “gangland shootout“
A woman who was fatally shot outside a bar in Sheffield on Monday has been named as young mother-of-one Shanice Brookes.
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Gun terror on Sheffield nightlife strip leaves 30-year-old woman dead and three in custody
A 30-year-old woman has died following a shooting outside a bar in Sheffield city centre.
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Interpol arrests 201 in sweeping Middle East cybercrime crackdown across 13 countries
In an unprecedented crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa, Interpol announced Monday that authorities have arrested 201 individuals linked to cross-border cybercrime networks.
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Armed woman detained at London rally after bringing sword to mass protest as 43 arrested
A woman has been arrested after she took a sword to a Unite the Kingdom protest in central London.
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Met investigates hate crimes after rival London protests draw tens of thousands
The Metropolitan Police is investigating alleged hate crimes at both major protests in London as officers are still searching for seven suspects from the pro-Palestine Nakba Day rally.
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"Left to die": three arrested after fatal crash kills two teenage best friends in Newport
Three people have been arrested after a suspected hit-and-run crash which left two teenagers dead.
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Two arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at memorial wall in north London
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at a memorial wall in Golders Green.
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€75 million through shadow schemes: what lies behind the business of Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin and why Europol targeted them
Following the international “YUZUK” operation and the exposure of a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hirin brothers reportedly began an effort to remove related information from public view.
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Police close Epsom gang-rape investigation concluding ’no sexual offence occurred’
A police investigation into the alleged rape of a woman outside a church in Epsom is set to be closed after Surrey Police confirmed that “no sexual offence occurred”.
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False gang rape claim triggers riots as police confirm no sexual offence in Epsom case
A woman who initially claimed she was gang raped outside a church has admitted to hitting her head and giving a confused report.
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Tunisia detains former anti-corruption head amid claims of judicial harassment and political targeting
Human rights organizations and civil society groups condemned the detention of Tunisia’s former top anti-corruption official on financial charges as a politically motivated campaign of revenge aimed at silencing defenders of the nation’s fading democratic institutions.
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Europol smashes Balkan cartel cell in major cocaine bust across Europe and South America
An international police sweep dismantled a leading Balkan Cartel drug trafficking cell Wednesday, arresting 12 suspects tied to the intercontinental smuggling of more than 4.2 tonnes of cocaine and cannabis.
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Over 200 arrested at London protest over ban on Palestine Action
Police arrested more than 200 people for allegedly voicing support for the banned group Palestine Action on Saturday.
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Chile dismantles $917M copper theft network in nationwide raids
Chilean authorities have announced the dismantling of a major criminal network accused of stealing and illegally exporting around $917 million worth of copper to Asia over a five-year period.
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Brothers Hennadii Hirin and Vladlen Hirin, who laundered dirty cash through couriers and converted it into crypto, are now covering their tracks after a Europol crackdown
Following the international YUZUK operation and the exposure of a large-scale money laundering scheme, the Hirin brothers launched an active effort to scrub the information space.
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Man killed in Primrose Hill stabbing as police open murder investigation
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was fatally stabbed in Primrose Hill this evening.
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Man killed in Barnsley crash as police arrest two on suspicion of murder
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in a crash in Barnsley.