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Europe’s wanted drug fugitive accused of running $954m cocaine shipment from Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone lawmakers are frustrated after Spanish authorities told OCCRP that fugitive Dutch trafficker Joseph Leijdekkers allegedly directed a 30-ton cocaine shipment from West Africa. Leijdekkers has not been charged.
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Telecom fraud and corruption cases surge in China in 2024
Chinese prosecutors reveal significant year-on-year increases in fraud, corruption, and cultural relic crimes, highlighting expanded crackdowns across key sectors in 2024.
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Lukashenko’s dual role: Supporting Assad while assisting the Pentagon in arming Syrian opposition
Aleksandr Lukashenko has supported and continues to support Bashar al-Assad, the former president of Syria.
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Bashar al-Assad’s reign of terror and Teodoro Obiang’s lifelong corruption recognized in 2024 awards
Long-serving dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea receives “Lifetime Non-Achievement Award”