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Spanish fishing town thrives on hashish trade

March 14th, 2010, by NRC
There are only a few ways to make money in Barbate: collecting pine cones, catching squid or trading hashish. Only...

US blasts Russia over death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky

March 13th, 2010, by The Telegraph
US authorities have risked heightening diplomatic tensions with Russia by condemning Moscow for its role in the death of a...
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Serbia: “Human trafficking King” arrested

March 12th, 2010, by Astra
Belgrade – The Interior Ministry reports that the police arrested Milivoje Zarubica (45), called Puja, known as the Balkan Human Trafficking King. It is said in the communication that Zarubica was arrested in Blace near Kursumlija. There has been an arrest ...

Dismantled a trafficking ring between Spain and France

March 12th, 2010, by El Mundo
In a joint operation with the French Police, the Spanish National Police has arrested in Fuengirola (Malaga) two French twin brothers suspected of crimes against public health. The brothers, both experts in martial arts, made part of an international drug ...

Italy, U.S. make 26 mafia arrests

March 11th, 2010, by Wall Street Journal
Police in Italy and the U.S. arrested 26 people Wednesday in a sweeping series of raids that dismantled an international Mafia drug network, according to Italian police. Twenty people were arrested in Palermo for alleged drug-trafficking, extortion and usury, according to ...

Russians face backlash in India’s Goa

March 11th, 2010, by AFP
Russians are facing a backlash in Goa with allegations of organised crime, illegal land deals and even claims that they are "corrupting the minds" of locals in India's popular resort state. There have been a number of outspoken attacks against them ...

Malaysia: credit card fraud gang dismantled

March 10th, 2010, by Asia One News
A Malaysian will be extradited by Thai police to the United States where he is wanted in connection with credit card fraud amounting to US$150 million (RM505 million). Gooi Kok Seng, aka Delpiero, 44, is wanted by US authorities to face ...

Colombia attacks FARC through drug networks

March 10th, 2010, by Colombia Reports
Colombia's fight against the FARC increasingly focuses on cutting off the rebels' funding from narco-trafficking, as police collect new information on the organisation's drug trading structure. Colombian police, in collaboration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), are now focusing their ...

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Italy: Fastweb founder sought in money-laundering probe
February 24th, 2010, by The Wall Street Journal
Bulgaria: The Alexei Petrov file
February 19th, 2010, by The Sofia Echo
Organised crime behind Cologne archive collapse?
February 16th, 2010, by The Local
Kyrgyzstan relaxes control over drug trafficking
February 9th, 2010, by Jamestown Foundation
Dossier
Confiscation and social reuse of criminal assets: the complete guidelines
Dossier Colombia: Production and smuggling of cocaine
Dossier Bulgaria: a country in between
Events
Global Anti-Corruption Youth Music Competition
February 1st, 2010, by Jeunesses Musicales International