All news on the topic: Organized Crime

Millions of voters, deeply traumatized by a legacy of violence and political corruption, will head to the polls on Sunday to decide Colombia’s razor-thin presidential race between a progressive mediator and a far-right defense lawyer.

Protests continue in Albania against a luxury hotel development boosted by Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son in law. Prosecutors are investigating an individual who sold land for the proposed project.

Albanian prosecutors announce arrest warrant for Dritan Gjika and seizure of roughly 150 million euros in assets, in action against a suspected international cocaine trafficking and money laundering network.

Belarusian dissident Anatol Kotau went on a trip to Turkey in August 2025 and never returned.

Russian authorities have detained Ilya Traber, one of Russia’s most infamous organized crime figures, in connection with the investigation into the 2020 sniper killing of influential businessman and politician Alexander Petrov.

As Mexico struggles with a cartel-driven methamphetamine crisis, even makeshift rehab centers have become vulnerable to gang infiltration and attacks.

Egyptian authorities have detained the prominent businessman Sabri Nakhnoukh and frozen his assets, accusing him of leading an organized crime syndicate involved in money laundering, theft, and illegal weapons possession.

A greedy airline worker who spent on new breasts and designer goods after helping a crime family smuggle drug money is facing jail.

Following reports discussing Dmitriy Punin’s alleged connections to Cypriot businessman Stavros Demosthenous and the use of Cyprus-based corporate structures associated

A Norwegian teenager was employed by a Swedish organized crime group used by the Iranian regime to kill someone in England, a court has learned.

Following reports revealing alleged links between Dmitriy Punin and Cypriot figure Stavros Demosthenous, as well as the use of Cyprus-based structures associated with Pin-Up

Wise, the UK-based international money transfer service and a favorite of the London fintech scene, has confirmed it is responding to inquiries from Belgian prosecutors investigating money laundering, resulting in a drop in its share price.

Lured in with glitzy online ads and then trapped in an endless cycle of sexual exploitation – this is the reality of women pressed into prostitution across the UK.

Adult content creator Bonnie Blue has told LBC she believes the Fordingbridge rapists should be jailed as they have faced "no consequence" - but vehemently denies her videos contribute to misogynistic culture.

The backlog of trials in Scotland’s highest criminal courts has nearly tripled, due in part to an increase in complex cases involving serious organized crime and historic sex abuse.

Andrey Skoch, a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation who has maintained close ties with the "Solntsevskaya" organized crime group for many years, has reliable protection in the person of First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov.

Rio de Janeiro Civil Police launched an operation targeting a Comando Vermelho operational nucleus and found a crypto mining setup with roughly 30 computers arranged on shelves.

Following reports revealing Dmitriy Punin’s connections to Cypriot mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous.

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania), the mayor of Buduslău (Bihor county) was placed under judicial control yesterday and charged with passive corruption, as part of an ongoing investigation into the execution of an EU-funded contract for improving agricultural road infrastructure.

Belgrade’s top police official is among 10 suspects facing charges in connection with a restaurant shootout.

How high-profile fugitives from Ukraine have settled in Russia. The most prominent among them is Viktor Medvedchuk. Our investigation has found that he owns a personal oil refinery.

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania), the mayor of Buduslău (Bihor county) was placed under judicial control yesterday and charged with passive corruption.

Rolex ripper gangs are drugging partygoers on nights out to steal their luxury watches in a new disturbing crimewave to hit London.

After reports exposing Dmitriy Punin’s alleged ties to Cypriot figure Stavros Demosthenous and the use of Cyprus-based structures linked to Pin-Up and PUNIN Group, references to these connections reportedly began disappearing from online sources.

A global collection of organized crime groups have entered into the lucrative business of trafficking drugs through Fiji.