"Italian computer experts have created a new website where anonymous informants and victims of organised crime can report Mafia activity. The new site, Mafialeaks, will encourage victims, or even …
Iranian forces kill eight drug smugglers in Kerman Province
"Iranian forces have killed eight drug smugglers in a shootout near the city of Baft in Kerman Province, Kerman Public Prosecutor Mohammad Mohaqeq announced on Tuesday. Over a ton of narcotics and …
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29 Card Fraudsters Arrested by Canadian, French and German Police
"Authorities from Canada and Europe have cracked down on a major international ring of card fraudsters. 29 individuals have been arrested in Canada, France and Germany. The law enforcement operation, …
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Bangladesh sentences 152 soldiers to death over 2009 mutiny
"A Bangladeshi court sentenced more than 150 soldiers to death and jailed hundreds more Tuesday, after a mass trial over a 2009 mutiny in which scores of top officers were massacred. Some 823 soldiers …
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Turkey seizes huge chemical haul at Syria border
"Turkish authorities have seized a large quantity of chemicals from a convoy trying to illegally enter the country from Syria, which ‘could be transformed into weapons’, the army said on Sunday. The …
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Gunfights kill 13 in Mexican city on U.S. border
"Thirteen people were killed in shootouts on Sunday around the northeastern Mexican city of Matamoros in one of the worst recent outbreaks of violence in an area ravaged by drug gangs." Source: …
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East Africa pirates took up to $413m since 2005: study
"Horn of Africa pirates have raked in up to $413 million (Dh1.5 billion) in ransom since 2005, with most of it used to finance ‘global scale’ criminal operations, a new study said Friday. The study …
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3 detained after ‘sophisticated’ San Diego-Tijuana drug tunnel found
"The passageway that zigzagged underground between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, was so sophisticated that officials call it a 'super tunnel.' The drug tunnel stretched the length of nearly six …
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Italy busts kidnapping ring aimed at recovering children taken in custody battles
"Italian police say they have busted an international ring of former special forces agents hired to 'recover' children involved in custody battles who were spirited across borders by one of their …
Gulf Cartel and Zetas Run ‘Narco-Toll Bridge’ in East Mexico
"The Zetas and Gulf Cartel are imposing a toll on travel between two states in eastern Mexico, in a case highlighting the extent of the incursion of organized crime into daily life where the state …
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