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Criminal

Oct 29, 2024Oct 29, 2024

Nigerian Authorities Bust Kidnapping Ring, Seize AK-47s

Nigerian authorities have rescued and repatriated 17 Nigerian women trafficked to Ghana, where they had been lured with false promises of lucrative jobs, according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).

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Criminal

Oct 22, 2024Oct 24, 2024

Balkan Criminals Planned Murders Using Encrypted Phones from Canadian Start-Up Sky Global

Sky phones were a favorite tool for criminals to discuss logistics. Now, it turns out that some of Sky’s most prolific “resellers” were Serbian criminals affiliated with organized groups that have been wreaking havoc in the Balkans.

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Europe

Oct 17, 2024Oct 21, 2024

FC Barcelona Almost Scores Own Goal in Lewandowski Transfer Scam

When an apparent fraudster impersonated a famous football agent and asked FC Barcelona for 1 million euros, sources say the club attempted to send the money. Though the payment was eventually blocked, experts worry the incident is a sign that football remains vulnerable to corruption despite repeated calls for stronger oversight.

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Europe

Sep 26, 2024Sep 26, 2024

‘Make a Molotov Cocktail’: How Europeans Are Recruited Through Telegram to Commit Sabotage, Arson, and Murder

The cases are multiplying across Europe: Young men with pro-Russian views instructed on Telegram to carry out sabotage attacks. Western security officials point to the Russian special services. For this story, journalists went undercover to reveal how the recruitment works.

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Criminal

Sep 10, 2024Sep 24, 2024

UK National Crime Agency ‘on its Knees’ says NGO

Facing understaffing and retention issues stemming from chronic underinvestment, the U.K.’s elite crime fighting agency is left hobbled, finds a new report by the non-government organization, Spotlight on Corruption.

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Criminal

Sep 06, 2024Sep 24, 2024

Former Georgian Defense Minister Caught Up in Online Scam Investigation

A former Georgian defense minister is under investigation for his alleged role in a sprawling international call center scam that duped European victims out of their savings, prosecutors said Friday.

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Criminal

Aug 30, 2024Sep 24, 2024

UK Jails 4 Nigerians for Faking over 2,000 Marriage Documents

A U.K. court sentenced four Nigerians to a total of 13 years in prison for their roles in an organized crime ring that forged more than 2,000 marriage certificates and other documents to help Nigerian immigrants in the United Kingdom secure residency permits.

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Criminal

Aug 28, 2024Sep 24, 2024

Five Nigerian Women Nabbed in Cross-Border Drug Trafficking Bust

Nigerian authorities have apprehended five women suspected of involvement in a drug trafficking ring at the Seme border as they returned from Ghana, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

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Europe

Aug 26, 2024Sep 24, 2024

Spain & Colombia Dismantle Cocaine Processing Lab, 28 Arrested

A joint Spanish and Colombian operation has dismantled a cocaine processing lab, resulting in dozens of arrests and the seizure of thousands of litres of chemical precursors, Europol said Monday in an official statement.

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Europe

Aug 23, 2024Sep 24, 2024

Bulgaria Dismantles Migrant Smuggling Ring

Bulgarian authorities dismantled this week a criminal group that smuggled migrants through the Balkans and into Europe.

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