Lateline - 27/10/2010: Medich charged with organising McGurk murder

Lateline - 27/10/2010: Medich charged with organising McGurk murder: "More than a year after Sydney businessman Michael McGurk was shot dead, his former business associate Ron Medich has been charged with organising his murder. The 62-year-old was arrested today and became the fifth person charged in connection with the killing. The dramatic development came after a lengthy investigation into the brazen shooting. Late today, the property developer...

BBC News - Guns 'easily available' in Sheffield

BBC News - Guns 'easily available' in Sheffield: "Guns are easily available to young people 'in the know' in Sheffield, according to a report into gangs. The Youth Offending Service report was carried out in June in response to the 2008 murder of Tarek Chaiboub, 17, who was shot by gang members in Burngreave. It warns there is a 'misconception' that guns are difficult to obtain in Sheffield and states the problems must remain a high priority for...

Escondido night spots 14 people were arrested overnight by undercover agents at sports bars and clubs across the city

Some bartenders and bouncers have been dealing drugs in Escondido night spots, and 14 people were arrested overnight by undercover agents at sports bars and clubs across the city, police said today.The Friday arrests stemmed from six months of investigation by undercover federal agents, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Escondido Police Department, said John Carr, spokesman for the California Department of Alcoholic...

Gerlandino Messina, 38, was arrested in the Sicilian town of Favara, near Agrigento. He was wanted for several murders and criminal association with the mafia.

Italian police said Saturday they had arrested a top mafia boss who had been on the run since 1999 and was on the list of Italy's 30 most wanted fugitives.Gerlandino Messina, 38, was arrested in the Sicilian town of Favara, near Agrigento. He was wanted for several murders and criminal association with the mafia.Some Italian media said he was considered the Sicilian Mafia's number 2, behind the top boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who is still on the...

Europes largest brothel opens its doors in Catalunya

Europes largest brothel opens its doors in Catalunya: "Europe's largest brothel has opened it's doors in Gerona (Catalunya). With 2,700 square meters of floor space, 80 private rooms and some 160 women available, the owners of the brothel boast that not only is it the largest in Europe, but also a safe and comfortable environment for prostitutes and their clients to relax. The brothel, called Paraiso, is located in the city of La Jonquera. Gerona...

Darin Bufalino, the reputed New England mobster who spent years in hiding in Ireland and Spain to escape a trial for armed robbery, was finally arrested at his home

Darin Bufalino, the reputed New England mobster who spent years in hiding in Ireland and Spain to escape a trial for armed robbery, was finally arrested at his home on Wednesday night by Massachusetts State Police as part of a major investigation into organized crime.He allegedly hid in Ireland for several years, working as a male model and also at a pub, before he fled to Spain where he was captured and extradited to...

GLOBAL mafias are using corrupt nations in west Africa to run their syndicates

GLOBAL mafias are using corrupt nations in west Africa to run their syndicates and the area is now a ''hole in the wall'' in the international fight against organised crime, says the former head of Britain's top police unit.William Hughes, the former director-general of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, made the comment in an address to an organised crime conference in Melbourne yesterday, in which he called for more international co-operation...

Eleven more people have been arrested in a large illegal drug ring on the Saint Croix Indian Reservation in northwest Wisconsin.

Eleven more people have been arrested in a large illegal drug ring on the Saint Croix Indian Reservation in northwest Wisconsin.The state Justice Department joined tribal police and other agencies in arresting the latest suspects Tuesday in Barron and Burnett counties. State and local authorities have been investigating the drug ring for several years.About two dozen people have been sent to federal prison for selling crack cocaine and meth-amp...

Twenty adults and one youth from Grande Prairie have been charged with more than 40 drug-related offences

Twenty adults and one youth from Grande Prairie have been charged with more than 40 drug-related offences.The charges follow a month-long joint investigation between the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams and the Grande Prairie RCMP.Police say some of the charges include trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. They also say that the majority of the drug charges relate to crack...

arrest of nine western New Mexico residents on drug trafficking charges.

 five-month investigation by federal agents has led to the arrest of nine western New Mexico residents on drug trafficking charges.The U.S. attorney's office in Albuquerque says the investigation began in May at the request of the Navajo Nation. The goal was to combat the growing drug trafficking problem in and around the reservation, which spans parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.The defendants were identified as Grants residents Jason Jaramillo,...

Carlos Ramon Castro-Rocha, accused of running a major smuggling operation from Mexico. He is being held in Mexico City pending extradition.

 The Drug Enforcement Administration says officers arrested 29 people and seized $1.4 million in Colorado Springs from an operation accused of smuggling drugs from Mexico.Federal officials say the arrests are part of a nationwide investigation dubbed "Project Deliverance," which targets U.S.-based cells suspected of smuggling drugs across the Mexican border. The project has led to 2,266 arrests, including that of Carlos Ramon Castro-Rocha, accused...

Two men who stowed away on a cargo ship bound for Montreal are to be held in detention another week while the Canada Border Services Agency tries to confirm their identities.

Two men who stowed away on a cargo ship bound for Montreal are to be held in detention another week while the Canada Border Services Agency tries to confirm their identities.An Immigration and Refugee Board member rendered that decision Tuesday at hearings for Said Abaoud and Rachid M’Sadek.The two are among nine men arrested Thursday at the Port of Montreal. The pair said they couldn’t find work in Morocco and decided to hide in a container on a...

Edmonton drug arrests reveal roots of new gang

Edmonton drug arrests reveal roots of new gang: "EDMONTON — Five people — including two currently incarcerated at the Edmonton Max — are facing charges of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine after a lengthy investigation by the Edmonton police service’s drug and gang enforcement unit. The accused also face charges of committing an indictable offence for a criminal organization, which essentially means they intended to establish a new gang in the city...

Mexican Assassins and Hit Men are Low on the Salary Scale

Mexican Assassins and Hit Men are Low on the Salary Scale: "“The good ones are expensive, but you can always find someone who would do the work for €75 or €150 euros” [€1.00=US$1.40]. For €150 euros, an inexpert gang member can get a low profile target killed; for €15,000, an expert can kill the chief of police in Mexico City, or at least that is what the hit man who killed Mr. Robles Liceaga, the chief of police in Mexico City until 2002, said he...

cocaine and heroin traffickers are earning almost 280 million dollars every day, almost 12 million dollars every hour, and almost 200,000 dollar every minuteOrganized crime generates $120 billion annually: UNOD

Organized crime generates $120 billion annually: UNOD: "Organized crime generates revenues of more than 120 billion dollars globally every year, with drug smuggling by far the most lucrative activity, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said Monday. 'Organized crime has ballooned to global proportions,' UNODC chief Yury Fedotov told a meeting here marking 10 years since the adoption of the so-called Palermo Convention on transnational organized...

More Latin Kings Rounded Up on Federal Charges | Long Island Press

More Latin Kings Rounded Up on Federal Charges Long Island Press: "Eight additional reputed members of the Latin Kings street gang have been rounded up on federal charges of conspiracy to commit murder and trafficking in drugs and guns. A grand jury also indicted new charges against five of the eight alleged Latin Kings from Huntington Station arrested in March. The 13 suspects—some of whom are allegedly from the Brentwood division of the gang—were...

American Airlines baggage handler Victor Bourne and former American Airlines dispatching crew chief Miguel Bozza with drug trafficking and related charges

 "U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced charges against two airline employees for the their role in a drug smuggling scheme. The charges stem from an investigation led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) Office of Homeland Security Investigations ( HSI ). A superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn was unsealed today charging former American Airlines baggage handler...

Three more in court over super city scam - National - NZ Herald News

Three more in court over super city scam - National - NZ Herald News: "Three more men arrested in connection with an alleged Auckland super city election voting scam appeared in court today. Davinder Singh, 45, Harmesh Singh, 51, and Paramjit Singh, 48, appeared in Manukau District Court facing charges of fraud after change of address forms involving hundreds of voters in south Auckland were allegedly forged. Their arrests followed charges laid by...

Two men were arrested in Britain on Wednesday after Australian, British and Spanish police carried out coordinated swoops over alleged corruption involving the banknote-manufacturing firm, Securency International Pty Ltd.

AFP: Malaysia arrests trio linked to banknote case: "Malaysian's anti-corruption agency said it has arrested three individuals over an Australian banknote supply contract scandal, as an international probe into the case deepened. Two men were arrested in Britain on Wednesday after Australian, British and Spanish police carried out coordinated swoops over alleged corruption involving the banknote-manufacturing firm, Securency International Pty Ltd. The...

AFP: Colombia arrests 34 traffickers in major drug bust

AFP: Colombia arrests 34 traffickers in major drug bust: "Police in Colombia have arrested 34 members of a major drug trafficking network that smuggled tons of cocaine a month into the United States through Venezuela, officials here said Thursday. Officials said the coordinated drug bust extended to 10 of Colombia's 31 states, called departments, and also involved traffickers in neighboring Venezuela. 'It was an international organization dedicated...

Parkville detention centre guards accused of running fight club | Herald Sun

Parkville detention centre guards accused of running fight club Herald Sun: "FIGHT clubs organised by guards have been run in one of Victoria's toughest youth detention centres, according to an ombudsman's report. Whistleblowers claimed corrupt guards also helped offenders smuggle contraband into the jails, stole goods, assaulted detainees, falsified records and slept on night shift. In a scathing report, Ombudsman George Brouwer found that the Parkville...

Organized Crime Arrests: County, Federal Authorities Arrest Five People In Organized Crime Ring In Madison, Jefferson & Etowah Counties - WHNT

Organized Crime Arrests: County, Federal Authorities Arrest Five People In Organized Crime Ring In Madison, Jefferson & Etowah Counties - WHNT: "following men have been arrested in the case: Antwain Lashon Harvey, 31 years old, 417 Old Farm Dr., Birmingham, was charged with one count of trafficking in marijuana Vincent 'Vinnie' Harrell, 38 years old, 100 Horse Tree Pl., Madison, was charged with one count of trafficking in cocaine, one count...

Agents arrest two dozen dealers connected heroin trafficking

Agents arrest two dozen dealers connected heroin trafficking: "Narcotics agents from the state attorney general's office on Tuesday arrested two dozen people they say are 'street to mid-level' drug dealers responsible for trafficking large amounts of heroin in the region.The dealers obtained the drugs on the North Side; they are believed to have been supplied by street gangs and repackaged into smaller amounts for sale to Beaver and Butler county...