Organized Crime

Transnational networks, cartels, gangs, smuggling, racketeering, and extortion.

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Cartels & DTOs Drug trafficking organizations, supply chains, and seizures. Gangs & Street Crime Local crews, turf disputes, rackets, and RICO indictments. Mafia & Racketeering Organized syndicates, protection schemes, and money routes. Smuggling & Contraband Cigarettes, weapons, and counterfeit goods crossing borders. Extortion & Kidnap‑for‑Ransom KFR, protection money, threats, and cross‑border hostage cases.

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dw.com > en > japan-a-female-former-gangsters-reckoning > video-79240566

Japan: A female former gangster's reckoning

17+ min ago   (166+ words) DW.com Japan: A female former gangster's reckoning For decades, the Yakuza, drug trafficking and violence defined Mako Nishimura’s life. Today, the former gangster is fighting to make a fresh start in Japan and to earn her elder son’s forgiveness....


news18.com > agency-feeds > canada-removes-111-people-linked-to-organized-crime-in-crackdown-on-extortion-10329941.html

Canada removes 111 people linked to organized crime in crackdown on extortion

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (331+ words) ...


ca.news.yahoo.com > anti-gang-unit-deployed-b-204139920.html

Anti-gang unit deployed in B.C. Peace Region

10+ hour, 48+ min ago   (454+ words) Two-week deployment of an anti-gang unit in Fort St. John has resulted in the seizure of seven firearms, suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl, $16,000 in cash and other weapons — the latest indication of how deep organized crime and illicit drug trading…...


dailybulletin.com > 09/14/2026 > are-deputy-gangs-still-within-la-county-sheriffs-department-board-of-supervisors-wants-to-know

Are deputy gangs still within LA County Sheriff’s Department? Board of Supervisors wants to know

10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (504+ words) The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is asking for an investigation into deputy gangs within the Sheriff’s Department, part of a sweeping motion to be heard on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at the Board meeting. Second District Supervisor Holly Mitchell’s motion…...


okcfox.com > news > local > human-trafficking-probe-at-guthrie-hotel-leads-to-five-arrests-15-potential-victims-found

Human trafficking probe at Guthrie hotel leads to five arrests, 15 potential victims found

13+ hour, 25+ min ago   (122+ words) GUTHRIE, OKLA (KOKH) — Five individuals have been arrested in connection with a human trafficking investigation at a hotel in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Human Trafficking Response Unit worked with Skull Games Solutions and other law enforcement agencies within…...


hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > madison-heights-mom-34-charged-in-trafficking-case-spanning-four-metro-detroit-cities

Madison Heights Woman Charged in Human Trafficking Case

4+ hour, 10+ min ago   (290+ words) A 34-year-old Madison Heights woman is facing a stack of felony charges, including running a human trafficking enterprise that caused injury, after police say she trafficked at least one woman across four Oakland and Macomb county communities — often with her…...


cnn.com > 09/14/2026 > americas > mexico-crypto-farm-puebla-latam-intl

Hidden crypto farm in Mexican mountains puts spotlight on cartel funding - CNN

9+ hour, 44+ min ago   (695+ words) Nestled in the lush green mountains of Central Mexico, next to a sparsely traveled gravel road, few people had reason to wander close ​enough to hear the loud, mechanical whirring of a clandestine cryptocurrency farm. What led police to the…...


edmonton.citynews.ca > 09/14/2026 > canadian-human-trafficking-network-not-guilty-plea

2 men accused in Canadian human trafficking network plead not guilty in Edmonton

10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (464+ words) Posted September 14, 2026 3:15 pm. Two of three men accused by Alberta police of running a cross-Canadian human trafficking network for over a decade pleaded not guilty in Edmonton Monday. Last year, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) charged the pair…...


justice.gov > usao-wdwa > pr > homeland-security-task-force-investigation-leads-10-and-half-year-sentence-local

Homeland Security Task Force investigation leads to 10-and-a-half-year sentence for local distributor for cartel connected drug ring

13+ hour, 4+ min ago   (21+ words) Department of Justice (.gov)...


abc45.com > news > local > greensboro-police-investigate-attempted-assault-on-greenway-near-old-oak-ridge-road

Greensboro police investigate attempted assault on greenway near Old Oak Ridge Road

5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (107+ words) WXLV GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro police are investigating an attempted assault reported along a local greenway this morning. Officers responded at about 10 a.m. to the area of Old Oak Ridge Road and the Oak Ridge trail after receiving a report of an…...