"A security expert claims the Hatton Garden thieves could have scouted London's famous jewellery quarter weeks before one of Britain's biggest ever heists. Police are already running a 'painstaking' …
Mexico gang kills 15 police in worst attack in years
"Fifteen police officers were killed in a gang ambush in western Mexico, an official said, marking the deadliest day in recent years for security forces battling the drug war. Five more officers were …
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Meet Mexico’s fastest growing drug cartel. It even builds its own rifles
"From the outside, the two buildings looked like thousands of other farmhouses in Mexico’s agricultural heartland of Jalisco, where products include potent tequila. But when police raided them in …
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Cartels are using these ‘narco-submarines’ to move tens of thousands of pounds of drugs at a time
"Mexican and South American drug cartels and their broader networks are entirely dependent on an ability to get their product onto US soil. And if there's one thing that these organizations are good …
BlackBerry Messenger Plays a Starring Role in a Brazil Corruption Scandal
"Brazilian prosecutors have relied heavily on confessions from company insiders to expose an alleged graft ring at Petróleo Brasileiro. But there was another crucial ingredient: thousands of instant …
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Mexican drug cartels control fate of Matamoros, Reynosa
"The governor of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas visited the city of Matamoros, attempting to comfort the citizens of the border town plagued with continuous drug gang violence. " Source: Mexican …
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Federal Agents Charged With Stealing Bitcoin
"The Justice Department announced Monday it is charging two federal agents with using bitcoin to launder money while the pair investigated Silk Road, a now-defunct website where criminals relied on …
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Large group of smugglers of migrants from Kosovo arrested
"The announcement was made by Europol on Wednesday. In a Europol-coordinated operation, which involved the police services of several countries, 77 people of various nationalities were arrested 'in …
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Mexico Arrests Regional Zetas Chief
"Mexican authorities said a purported regional commander of the notorious Los Zetas drug cartel was arrested during an operation in the northeastern border city of Nuevo Laredo." Source: Latin …
Australian criminal gangs driving crystal meth boom
"More than 60% of Australia's major organised crime figures now deal in crystal meth, a new report has found." Source: Australian criminal gangs driving crystal meth boom - BBC News …
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