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Tracking major organized crime worldwide • Dedicated data engineering • Monitoring ~400 entities • #OSINT
Joined January 2023
Paraguay: Authorities seized 509 kg of cocaine hidden among grain sacks at a private port in Villeta. The cocaine was packed in 1,363 packages, each containing between 200 to 300 grams, intended for shipment to the Netherlands. Traffickers employed a sophisticated method, using
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Argentina: A light aircraft crashed in a field near Garza, Sarmiento, and was set on fire by its two occupants who then fled into the nearby wooded area. The National Gendarmerie is actively searching for the two individuals. The aircraft crashed around 8 pm in a semi-crop field.
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Ecuador: An anti-drug operation named "Centinela 17-18" resulted in the seizure of 2.4 tons of cocaine in Tulcán, near the Colombia-Ecuador border. Two Colombian nationals were arrested while driving tanker trucks with hidden compartments containing 2,361 kg of cocaine in
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Paraguay: Luka Starcevic, a Serbian fugitive linked to the Balkan mafia and associated with Brazilian factions like the PCC, was apprehended in Paraguay and handed over to the Brazilian Federal Police for extradition to Serbia. Starcevic is wanted for the 2015 murder of Balkan
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Brazil: Authorities seized a total of 2.3 tons of marijuana in two operations. In the first operation on the night in Santa Helena, law enforcement identified a suspicious boat crossing Itaipu Lake from Paraguay into Brazil. Upon being approached with sound and light signals,
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Brazil: Two businessmen have been arrested in Campinas, São Paulo, on suspicion of financing a plan by the criminal organization Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) to assassinate prosecutor Amauri Silveira Filho. The operation, named Pronta Resposta, was conducted by the Grupo de
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Mexico: In Tamaulipas, more than 531 kg of methamphetamine were seized, hidden among pallets with stones, in a railway inspection in Nuevo Laredo. The meth was packed in 720 packages within a container from San Luis Potosí, en route to Arkansas, USA. The National Guard (GN) and
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Spain: Over 400 kg of hashish were seized by the National Police in an abandoned house used as a "narcoguardería" by a drug trafficking organization in Algeciras. The property, located in the Padre Flores neighborhood, served as a stash house to evade police detection. Ten bales
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Netherlands: A 39-year-old dual citizen of the Netherlands and Belgium was extradited from the United Arab Emirates to face charges in connection with importing over 3,500 kg of cocaine and participating in a criminal organization. The cocaine shipments arrived in Rotterdam in
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Italy: Three fugitives linked to the Marando clan of the 'ndrangheta were extradited from Ibiza to Rome, following their mid-August arrest. Marco Lenti, Federico Mennuni, and Alessio Di Pietro were apprehended during Operation Anemone. This operation, initiated in July by the
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Spain: A joint operation by Guardia Civil, National Police, and Tax Agency resulted in the seizure of 1,824 kg of hashish from a fishing vessel near Isla Cristina, Huelva. The operation was initiated after intelligence on possible drug smuggling was received, leading to the
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Jordan: The Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) arrested three suspects in connection with local and regional drug operations, seizing 750,000 Captagon pills. At the Jaber border crossing, agents thwarted the smuggling of 600,000 Captagon pills hidden in a truck's tires by a truck
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Full credit to @KatarinaSzulc and @ThisIsIRONCLAD for reporting this important story.
Mexico's Darkest Trade: Cartels Targeting Unborn Children. On Borderland: Dispatches, @KatarinaSzulc investigates new allegations from Ciudad Juárez that the CJNG is targeting pregnant women to traffic their unborn children. She looks into these horrifying accounts and what this
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Hong Kong: Between 21st and 29th August, a major police operation targeting the 14K triad (14K帮) led to the arrest of 155 individuals, including the gang leader known as "Fat Nine" (肥九). Authorities uncovered extensive money laundering activities, with up to HK$600 million
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Ecuador: In the operation named Ares XXXIV, the National Police, led by the National Directorate for Drug Investigation, seized 799.4 kg of cocaine at a maritime port in Guayaquil. The operation involved intrusive, manual, and visual inspection of a contaminated container
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Colombia: A military operation in Cauca resulted in the capture of two dissidents from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), linked to the Jaime Martínez structure of the residual organized armed group (GAO-r). The operation involved the interception of a vehicle in
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Brazil: Operation Carbono Oculto, the largest against organized crime in the country’s history, targeted the involvement of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) in the fuel sector. Conducted by the Ministry Public of São Paulo, the operation involved 1,400 agents executing 200
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The Dutch naval ship Zr. Ms. Friesland intercepted 318 kg of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. The operation, which took place during the night, involved spotting a suspicious go-fast boat, commonly used for drug smuggling. Once identified, Friesland deployed two Frisc motorboats to
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Canada: A police operation targeted a network linked to the Hells Angels Chapter of Québec, resulting in two arrests. The operation was conducted by the Escouade nationale de répression du crime organisé, involving approximately 25 officers. Searches were carried out in a
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Italy: Investigations between 2021 and 2024 dismantled a criminal network importing cocaine, hashish, and marijuana from Ecuador, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Albania. The group, linked to the 'ndrangheta mafia, used garbage trucks to transport drugs securely,
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