Open-Source Intelligence Forum Bellingcat has published a report on Nicaragua’s use of paramilitary organizations to quell the country’s protests in 2018, prompting renewed criticism against the uses …
Phone scams remain lucrative, but risks exist: Ex-director of FBI, CIA takes on a phone scammer—and wins
Showcasing some of the common elements of basic phone scams and their surprising successes, a recent case saw a Jamaica-based phone scammer attempt to scam William H. Webster, ex-director of both the …
EU adds Saudi Arabia, Panama to dirty-money blacklist: 23 countries now included
The European Commission maintains a list of countries that do not meet minimum thresholds for oversight against terrorism financing and money laundering. This list and its accompanying policies …
U.S. cargo plane ensnared in weapons scheme to Venezuela
The Venezuelan government has accused the U.S. of financing arms deliveries to “terrorist” groups in the country, after showcasing a crate delivered by a U.S.-owned air freight company that allegedly …
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Australia and US seize largest ever meth shipment
In a "historic seizure", US authorities have confiscated a record amount of about 1.7 tons of methamphetamine in California last month. Smaller amounts of cocaine and heroin were also seized. The US …
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Coast Guard seizes 17 tons of cocaine in eastern Pacific over 3 months
The U.S. Coast Guard seized around 35,000 pounds of cocaine during operations in the eastern Pacific Ocean over a three month period. The drugs, confiscated from 21 different fishing and speed boats …
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Experts: Capturing Cartel Leaders Increases Violence, Does Not Reduce Flow of Drugs
Since the 1990s, U.S. strategy in the war on drugs has included massive sting operations focused on the top leaders of cartels. The unintended consequences of these takedowns, argues some working in …
El Salvador: anti-corruption candidate Nayib Bukele wins presidential election
Running on the campaign slogan “there’s enough money when no one steals,” anti-corruption candidate Nayib Bukele, the former mayor of the capital, won the country’s presidential election by a …
Germany cracks down on clan crimes as estimated membership reaches as high as 500,000
After several decades of lax policing and investigations on large crime families across the country, German authorities have announced a change in policy and operations to reduce the massive …
El Chapo trial highlights how Mexico graft impedes drug war
El Chapo’s high profile case, as well as several other lower profile cases, are highlighting the impact and extent of corruption in Mexican politics and drug smuggling, risks that pose severe …
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