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X @Bloomberg
Bloomberg· 2025-08-12 21:52
Mexico transferred 26 inmates with ties to organized crime to face charges in the US, in its latest push to work with Washington on combating powerful drug cartels https://t.co/CxIURDRHwY ...
The high-tech fight against shoplifters | FT #shorts
Financial Times· 2025-08-04 04:06
Shoplifting has been a scorge for the retail industry since high inflation eroded consumer spending power in the wake of the pandemic. It is often linked to organized crime groups with stolen goods regularly sold on black markets, online platforms or even abroad. Shoplifting in the UK hit a record 2.2% billion last year alongside surging crime levels and rising violence and abuse against staff.Many retailers have complained that a lack of enforcement from thinly resourced police has emboldened criminals and ...
X @Wu Blockchain
Wu Blockchain· 2025-07-30 02:27
According to AFP, Telegram founder Pavel Durov was questioned for the third time by French investigating magistrates in Paris on July 28 over allegations of the platform’s complicity in organised crime and the dissemination of illegal content. His legal team stated they would challenge the legality of the indictment on a constitutional level and have submitted a request for a preliminary ruling from the European Union’s top court. https://t.co/uSO4v1hmBJ ...
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BBC News (World)· 2025-07-13 21:18
SA police minister suspended over organised crime allegations https://t.co/9rZCcnTmOr ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-07-12 08:40
Having inconvenient people bumped off is disturbingly common in South Africa. What began as a way to settle drug disputes or turf wars between gangs has become a service industry https://t.co/DKgNU4TWnS ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-07-08 14:40
“The gangs basically ended up taking over.”@fsimcilwraith tells “The Intelligence” how Latin America’s mining operations have been infiltrated, with violent results https://t.co/O3pHHeOPuc https://t.co/Za29FVF5hO ...
The South American Criminal Empire Growing in the Shadows
Bloomberg Originals· 2025-07-04 14:00
PCC hoje é a maior organização criminosa da América do Sul, né. Uma das que mais crescem no mundo atualmente e já atingiu o status de organização mafiosa. Então eu hoje sou um um promotor, vamos dizer, marcado para morrer pelo PCC.Eu ando com escolta eh armada 24 horas por dia. Infelizmente da minha carreira, elas me custaram a minha liberdade. Para as pessoas que entram no sistema prisional, elas vão se associar ao PCC.Por quê. Porque elas não têm alternativa. Então o PCC de certa maneira colocou ordem den ...
ICE arrests Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
NBC News· 2025-07-04 01:00
From a boxing match watched by millions just days ago to this black and white photo released by ICE. Tonight, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. . is in federal custody facing multiple accusations of crimes in Mexico.The Department of Homeland Security confirming ICE agents arrested the 39year-old Wednesday at his LA County home. DHS alleging the former middleweight world champion is involved in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives. Chavez's attorney calling the allegations outrageous.Pr ...
Brazil's Biggest Bank Heist and the Mafia Behind It | Bloomberg Investigates
Bloomberg Originals· 2025-07-02 13:01
- Take one. - The problem is enormous. Sprawling favelas are controlled by drug gangs and shootouts occur every day.- This is the aftermath of a large scale police raid on a favelas Most of the victims are accused of being gang members. Police say they robbed banks, stole cars, and were planning attacks. - As much as the PCC is a Robin Hood to some, they are brutal and violent to others.But as the events have shown, no one can control them. ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-01 22:30
In Colombia and Peru gangs are now thought to make more money from gold than from the sale of narcotics. We explain why it is difficult, yet important, to regulate the sector https://t.co/Q4g5Zypw5x https://t.co/IEQ2W6VELJ ...