Keywords: Organized crime


French authorities dismantle counterfeit cigarette network linked to €12 million illicit trade

French investigators have dismantled a large counterfeit cigarette trafficking network operating between Belgium and the Lille metropolitan area, uncovering an illicit operation estimated to have caused €12 million in economic damage. The investigation highlights the growing sophistication of illegal......

Chile's President José Antonio Kast unveils sweeping anti-organized crime reform agenda

Chilean President José Antonio Kast has announced an ambitious legislative package aimed at strengthening the country's response to organized crime, placing public security at the center of his administration's early political agenda. In a nationally televised address, Kast introduced......

Alleged DZ Mafia leader Mehdi Laribi arrested in Algeria under French warrant

Algerian authorities have arrested Mehdi Laribi, a suspected senior figure in the criminal organization known as DZ Mafia, acting on the basis of a French arrest warrant, according to judicial sources. Laribi, a Franco-Algerian from Marseille, was detained on 31 July in Algeria before being placed under......

Myanmar adopts tough cyber-scam law with severe penalties for forced exploitation

Myanmar’s parliament has approved a new law aimed at combating cyber fraud and targeting criminal networks that force people to work in fraudulent call centers, according to state media. The legislation introduces severe penalties for individuals convicted of organizing or coercing others into......

Ceuta drug tunnel case advances as key suspect appears before Spanish justice

A major development has emerged in the investigation into a suspected drug-smuggling tunnel linking Ceuta and Morocco, after one of the main suspects voluntarily turned himself in to Spanish authorities following more than 18 months on the run. The individual, identified as R.J.T., appeared before Spain’s......

Italy seizes 770 kilograms of cocaine hidden in banana shipment at Vado Ligure port

Italian authorities have uncovered one of the country’s largest recent anti-drug operations after seizing 770 kilograms of high-purity cocaine concealed inside a refrigerated container carrying bananas at the port of Vado Ligure, in northwestern Italy. The shipment, which originated from one of......

Digital scams caused up to $114 billion in losses in 2025, UN warns

Online fraud is becoming increasingly sophisticated, with criminal networks expanding their operations across borders and adopting more advanced technologies. According to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), digital scams generated estimated losses of between $88.3 billion......

Online scams cost victims up to $114 billion across Asia-Pacific, UN warns

Victims of online scams across East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand lost an estimated $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion last year, according to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), highlighting the rapid expansion of cyber-enabled organized crime in the......

French fugitive wanted by Interpol arrested in Casablanca

Moroccan police have arrested a 37-year-old French national in Casablanca who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by French judicial authorities through Interpol, reinforcing ongoing security cooperation between Morocco and France in the fight against transnational crime. The arrest......