U.S. Chemical Companies Face Few Legal Risks, and the Cartels Bank On It
3rd December 2020
U.S. Chemical Companies Face Few Legal Risks, and the Cartels Bank On It
One November morning in 2015, a lawyer named Clark Jordan rose sheepishly from his chair to face the judge in a federal courtroom in eastern Pennsylvania. Jordan, then 51, had spent most of his adult life in corporate law, but this day was different. As a vice president of… Read More
U.S. blacklists Colombian network aiding Clan del Golfo drug cartel
3rd December 2020
U.S. blacklists Colombian network aiding Clan del Golfo drug cartel
The Trump administration on Tuesday sanctioned a network of Colombian nationals and businesses for aiding the international narcotics trafficking activities of the Clan del Golfo drug cartel. The U.S. Treasury and State Department announced Tuesday that they designated Jhon Fredy Zapata Garzon and three of… Read More
We’ve All Been Deceived. There is No War on Drugs.
1st December 2020
We’ve All Been Deceived. There is No War on Drugs.
By Robert Mazur, former U.S. Federal Agent and author of “The Infiltrator” Having been one of the soldiers in the war on drugs for 27 years, I must confess that I, my brothers and sisters on the front lines, the American public and the world’s communities have been deceived. A… Read More
EU to use Magnitsky-style law to impose sanctions on human rights abusers
30th November 2020
EU to use Magnitsky-style law to impose sanctions on human rights abusers
The EU will take on powers to freeze assets and impose travel bans on individuals involved in human rights abuses from next month, after the bloc’s member states provisionally approved a European Magnitsky Act. The restrictive measures – set to be formally signed off on Human Rights Day on 10… Read More
Former footballers among many arrested in Maltese fuel smuggling raids
25th November 2020
Former footballers among many arrested in Maltese fuel smuggling raids
Former footballers Darren Debono and Jeffrey Chetcuti have spent the night in prison after police carried out a nationwide anti-smuggling sting operation. Law enforcement sources confirmed that a number of raids were carried out between Monday and the early hours of Tuesday morning targeting Debono and a number of his… Read More
Alleged triad gangster arrested upon return to Hong Kong after years on the run
24th November 2020
Alleged triad gangster arrested upon return to Hong Kong after years on the run
Alleged Hong Kong gangster “Shanghai Boy” Kwok Wing-hung remained in police custody on Monday following his airport arrest over the weekend when he returned to the city after being on the run for two years. Kwok, 62, arrived on a flight from Bangkok and was detained by police officers from… Read More
Corruption, Containers, Cocaine: Guyana’s Role In Transnational Drug Trafficking
23rd November 2020
Corruption, Containers, Cocaine: Guyana’s Role In Transnational Drug Trafficking
By Katie Jones, InSight Crime, 20 November 2020 InSight Crime — A recent string of high-profile interceptions targeting international drug trafficking operations have confirmed Guyana remains a crucial transit point for cocaine headed to the United States and across the Atlantic. InSight Crime looks at Guyana’s decisive role as a… Read More
Australia: Liquid meth worth $123m found in mustard bottles
23rd November 2020
Australia: Liquid meth worth $123m found in mustard bottles
Four alleged members of a sophisticated Vietnamese-Australian crime syndicate have been arrested after $123 million worth of liquid methamphetamine was found concealed in a shipment of mustard bottles. Border force officials intercepted a shipment of more than 1600 bottles of classic yellow mustard that arrived via air cargo from Chicago… Read More
Meet the Remmo clan – the Arab gang that has become Germany’s most notorious organised crime family
23rd November 2020
Meet the Remmo clan – the Arab gang that has become Germany’s most notorious organised crime family
The arrest of three men this week in connection with last year’s €1bn (£892m) jewel heist at Dresden’s famous Green Vault museum has shone a rare light on the “Arab clans” who increasingly dominate organised crime in Berlin. The arrested men are all members of the Remmo Clan, a single… Read More
In shock move, U.S. abandons drugs case against ex-Mexican defense minister
18th November 2020
In shock move, U.S. abandons drugs case against ex-Mexican defense minister
U.S. prosecutors will drop drug charges against ex-Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and turn over the investigation to Mexico, saying “sensitive” foreign policy considerations outweighed the interest in pressing the case. The surprise decision to dismiss the charges in the politically explosive case was announced in a joint statement on… Read More
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