Organized Crime
Police Claim Coke Users Are Stealing Meat to Pay Organized Crime for Drugs
A Cape Breton cop claimed cocaine use has risen during the pandemic and blamed Canada's COVID emergency benefits.
Cops Seize £300m Worth of Cryptocurrency in Money Laundering Raids
The hauls, made by police in London over the space of three weeks, represent some of the biggest ever global seizures of crypto assets by authorities.
Not Even COVID Could Stop Southeast Asia’s Booming Drug Trade, Report Says
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says the trade is only going to keep expanding.
Criminal Gangs Are Cashing In On Humanity’s Plastic Crap
Gangsters aren’t in it for the environment. They’re in it for the money.
Encrochat Investigation Finds Corrupt Cops Leaking Information to Criminals
Beyond drug trafficking, the continuing investigations into users of the encrypted phone network Encrochat is increasing to corrupt officials.
European Police Malware Could Harvest GPS, Messages, Passwords, More
A document obtained by Motherboard provides more detail on the malware law enforcement deployed against Encrochat devices.
Toronto Cop Charged With Corruption in Tow Truck Scheme
Toronto Police say that a 47-year-old officer stole a police radio and provided it to crooked tow-truck drivers to use it to get to accidents quicker.
Canada's Tow Truck 'Cartels' Blamed for Multiple Deaths and Arsons
For some in Toronto's tow-truck scene the life was less "Ice Road Truckers" and more "The Sopranos."
A 14-Year-Old Boy Was Kidnapped Over Stepbrother’s $4M Coke Theft: Toronto Police
On Thursday evening, Shammah Jolayemi was found in an abandoned barn hours after police made the unique step of addressing the kidnappers directly.
Mexico Says the Narco ‘El Mini Lic’ Ordered This Journalist's Murder. Will the U.S. Hand Him Over?
Mexican authorities want a Sinaloa cartel leader's son extradited, but he's already cooperating with U.S. law enforcement.
A QAnon Believer Allegedly Killed a Mob Boss. Now Gambino Allies Are Getting Arrested.
Months after a 20-something was accused of gunning down the crime family's leader, cops apparently smelled blood.
Slack Warns Investors It's a Target for Nation-State Hacking
As Slack prepares to go public, the company is warning potential investors that it's a target for malicious attacks from “sophisticated organized crime, nation-state, and nation-state supported actors,” according to an SEC filing published today.