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The night the Lord of the Skies got away
In 1985, US agents had a chance to stop Mexico's top drug lord. Years later, evidence from that nig…
Noah Hurowitz
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Top Japanese yakuza mobster arrested in New York over plot to sell drugs to buy surface-to-air missiles, says DoJ
Takeshi Ebisawa, 57, is accused of conspiring to sell methamphetamine and heroin in the US to purch…
Alia Shoaib
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The FBI used 'criminal influencers' to convince criminal syndicates to use a messaging app they secretly ran
The app, ANOM, was installed on barren phones with no video or camera capabilities, and was encrypt…
Azmi Haroun
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Shoplifting syndicates are costing retailers billions every year. Industry insiders are pointing to the ease of online reselling for helping crime rings thrive.
"They are stealing specific items that they know they can resell online," Jason Brewer, the spokesp…
Áine Cain
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'El Chapo' has been locked up for 5 years, but business has never been better for the Sinaloa cartel
"US authorities used El Chapo's case to justify their presence in Mexico, but [his arrest] doesn't …
Luis Chaparro
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Global drug ring busted: More than 800 arrested in 16 countries, millions seized in cryptocurrency
The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) coordinated with the Australian Federal Police in 20…
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Police dealt a blow to Australia's booming crystal meth trade with a record-breaking $1.1 billion seizure of the drug hidden in marble tiles
Three men were arrested and charged after police made the biggest crystal meth bust in Australia's …
Sophia Ankel
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The crime boss dubbed 'Asia's El Chapo' who leads one of the world's biggest drug gangs, has been arrested in Amsterdam
Tse Chi Lop is understood to be the head of an organization called The Company that dominates Asia'…
Barnaby Lane
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Members of a Russian crime syndicate charged with stealing 10,000 pounds of chocolate
"Today, we have charged 33 members and associates of a Russian organized crime syndicate allegedly …
David Choi
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Police took down a Sydney crime syndicate and made 'the largest cocaine seizure in Australian ... history'
The total value of the cocaine seized, about $260 million, works out to a little over $236,000 a ki…
Christopher Woody
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China is so desperate to win its war on drugs, it's started analyzing people's sewage for contaminated pee
Daniel Burgard, a chemistry professor at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state, told Bu…
Alexandra Ma
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Bengaluru is tripping on LSD lookalike drug NBOMe and it costs Rs 300
This LSD-lookalike is NBOMe, which has killed numerous in the west. Fret not! For the Narcotics Con…
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Mexican Drug Cartels Are Sending Deputies Deep Inside The US
Last month the Chicago Crime Commission designated Sinaloa drug cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" G…
Michael Kelley
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3 tourists were found with cocaine in one of the drug's biggest markets, and they Instagrammed their whole trip
"It was during the search of the cabin where there was ... two Canadian females, that we identified…
Christopher Woody
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There's one aspect of the Philippine drug war that Rodrigo Duterte doesn't seem interested in fighting
A Reuters investigation published on December 16 queried officials from the Philippine National Pol…
Christopher Woody
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How 34 commandos created Mexico's most brutal drug cartel
The leader of Mexico's most brutal drug cartel was arrested early Wednesday morning, but his captur…
Natasha Bertrand
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The Philippines' new president is waging a drug war that has killed nearly 1,800 people
Protesters gather at Rizal Park during a rally to oppose the burial of the late Philippine dictator…