Crime Intel
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Tracking major organized crime worldwide
• Dedicated data engineering
• Monitoring ~400 entities
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• Dedicated data engineering
• Monitoring ~400 entities
X: x.com/WorldCrimeIntel
Ecuador: Authorities dismantled a cocaine logistics network that they say worked directly with the CJNG, following an eight-month investigation that linked the group to approximately seven tonnes of previous drug seizures.
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September 25, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Ecuador: Authorities dismantled a cocaine logistics network that they say worked directly with the CJNG, following an eight-month investigation that linked the group to approximately seven tonnes of previous drug seizures.
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UK: Police recovered 500 kg of ketamine packed in 20 black bin bags during a raid at a property in Upton, West Yorkshire, in what is reported as the country's second-largest ever ketamine seizure. The operation resulted in the arrests of three men: Curtis Binns, Paul Turner, and Christopher Wills.
September 25, 2026 at 5:44 PM
UK: Police recovered 500 kg of ketamine packed in 20 black bin bags during a raid at a property in Upton, West Yorkshire, in what is reported as the country's second-largest ever ketamine seizure. The operation resulted in the arrests of three men: Curtis Binns, Paul Turner, and Christopher Wills.
France: Six defendants are being retried in the “Émail Diamant” case examining the financial network surrounding Corsica’s Petit Bar criminal group.
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September 25, 2026 at 5:07 PM
France: Six defendants are being retried in the “Émail Diamant” case examining the financial network surrounding Corsica’s Petit Bar criminal group.
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Germany: Authorities have revealed that a 13-year-old Dutch boy was arrested in Hamburg in June after allegedly being sent from the Netherlands to carry out a contract killing. German media report that the intended target was a leading Hells Angels figure.
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September 25, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Germany: Authorities have revealed that a 13-year-old Dutch boy was arrested in Hamburg in June after allegedly being sent from the Netherlands to carry out a contract killing. German media report that the intended target was a leading Hells Angels figure.
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Germany: Kadir D., considered the top lieutenant and bookkeeper for wanted Hamburg drug boss Mansour Ismail, has confessed in court to participating in nine cases of organized drug trafficking involving 2.4 tons of cocaine between January 2024 and September 2025.
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September 25, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Germany: Kadir D., considered the top lieutenant and bookkeeper for wanted Hamburg drug boss Mansour Ismail, has confessed in court to participating in nine cases of organized drug trafficking involving 2.4 tons of cocaine between January 2024 and September 2025.
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Germany: A Düsseldorf court has ordered the release of real-estate businessman Alexander B. on €250,000 bail after a major cocaine case against him weakened over problems attributing encrypted messages.
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September 25, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Germany: A Düsseldorf court has ordered the release of real-estate businessman Alexander B. on €250,000 bail after a major cocaine case against him weakened over problems attributing encrypted messages.
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Belgium: Customs seized 2.4 tons of cocaine hidden among bananas in a container from South America at quay 1742 in the port of Antwerp. This marks the third major drug bust at the port this week, with previous large seizures occurring at quay 1730.
September 25, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Belgium: Customs seized 2.4 tons of cocaine hidden among bananas in a container from South America at quay 1742 in the port of Antwerp. This marks the third major drug bust at the port this week, with previous large seizures occurring at quay 1730.
Spain: Police seized over 1.2 tons of cocaine packed in 34 bales from a van intercepted near the mouth of the Río Tinto in Huelva, after tracking a high-speed boat moving from the coast towards Punta Umbría during a nighttime operation.
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September 25, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Spain: Police seized over 1.2 tons of cocaine packed in 34 bales from a van intercepted near the mouth of the Río Tinto in Huelva, after tracking a high-speed boat moving from the coast towards Punta Umbría during a nighttime operation.
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Türkiye: Customs Enforcement teams seized a total of 1.7 tons of pregabalin in three separate operations in Mersin. The seizures broke down as 728.5 kg, 601 kg, and 387 kg across the individual operations.
September 25, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Türkiye: Customs Enforcement teams seized a total of 1.7 tons of pregabalin in three separate operations in Mersin. The seizures broke down as 728.5 kg, 601 kg, and 387 kg across the individual operations.
Chile: Operation Nieve de Oruro led to the dismantling of a family-run drug trafficking organization controlled from Puente Alto prison, with authorities seizing 413 kg of cocaine, including 361 kg of cocaine and more than 51 kg of base cocaine.
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September 24, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Chile: Operation Nieve de Oruro led to the dismantling of a family-run drug trafficking organization controlled from Puente Alto prison, with authorities seizing 413 kg of cocaine, including 361 kg of cocaine and more than 51 kg of base cocaine.
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Mexico: Federal forces arrested Edgar Valeriano Orozco Cabadas, alias “El Kamoni” or “El 50”, a regional leader of the Cártel de Tepalcatepec and high-level Cárteles Unidos enforcer and trafficker, in Tepalcatepec, Michoacán.
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September 24, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Mexico: Federal forces arrested Edgar Valeriano Orozco Cabadas, alias “El Kamoni” or “El 50”, a regional leader of the Cártel de Tepalcatepec and high-level Cárteles Unidos enforcer and trafficker, in Tepalcatepec, Michoacán.
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USA: A federal judge in Virginia is considering whether to dismiss charges or suppress evidence against Uruguayan cocaine trafficker Sebastián Marset ahead of his January 2027 trial.
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September 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
USA: A federal judge in Virginia is considering whether to dismiss charges or suppress evidence against Uruguayan cocaine trafficker Sebastián Marset ahead of his January 2027 trial.
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Italy: Carabinieri arrested a Brazilian fugitive known as “Italiano”, identified by Brazilian authorities as a member of a Comando Vermelho structure operating in Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte.
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September 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Italy: Carabinieri arrested a Brazilian fugitive known as “Italiano”, identified by Brazilian authorities as a member of a Comando Vermelho structure operating in Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte.
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Nigeria: Authorities have disclosed the dismantling of a clandestine commercial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Enugu State allegedly operated by a Nigerian-Mexican trafficking network.
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September 24, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Nigeria: Authorities have disclosed the dismantling of a clandestine commercial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Enugu State allegedly operated by a Nigerian-Mexican trafficking network.
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Morocco: Police seized 4.6 tons of cannabis resin (chira) hidden in 118 bales inside a utility van in a rural area near El Jadida, disrupting a suspected international trafficking network.
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September 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Morocco: Police seized 4.6 tons of cannabis resin (chira) hidden in 118 bales inside a utility van in a rural area near El Jadida, disrupting a suspected international trafficking network.
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Ghana: Beautician and spa owner Jessica Hartog, 34, is among four people charged over the export of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine from Ghana, concealed among plastic waste and intercepted by French customs at Dunkirk while headed toward Antwerp.
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September 24, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Ghana: Beautician and spa owner Jessica Hartog, 34, is among four people charged over the export of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine from Ghana, concealed among plastic waste and intercepted by French customs at Dunkirk while headed toward Antwerp.
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Spain: Veteran Galician cocaine trafficker José Ramón Prado Bugallo, known as “Sito Miñanco”, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for leading an organization that moved nearly 4 tonnes of cocaine from South America to Europe in 2017.
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September 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Spain: Veteran Galician cocaine trafficker José Ramón Prado Bugallo, known as “Sito Miñanco”, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for leading an organization that moved nearly 4 tonnes of cocaine from South America to Europe in 2017.
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France: New details have emerged about the 2.5 tonnes of methamphetamine seized in Spain in August after being smuggled from Mexico dissolved in 12.7 tonnes of artificial vanilla flavoring.
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September 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
France: New details have emerged about the 2.5 tonnes of methamphetamine seized in Spain in August after being smuggled from Mexico dissolved in 12.7 tonnes of artificial vanilla flavoring.
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Spain: Uruguayan DJ Sebastián Morgare García, known as “Kembou”, has been identified as one of the four crew members arrested aboard the Polish-flagged sailboat Seute Deern, previously intercepted off Galicia with 2.5 tonnes of cocaine.
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September 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Spain: Uruguayan DJ Sebastián Morgare García, known as “Kembou”, has been identified as one of the four crew members arrested aboard the Polish-flagged sailboat Seute Deern, previously intercepted off Galicia with 2.5 tonnes of cocaine.
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Spain: Turkish organized-crime figure Ümit Yalçın, known as “the Gypsy”, survived being shot in the face at close range while dining at a restaurant in Málaga’s Muelle Uno port area.
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September 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Spain: Turkish organized-crime figure Ümit Yalçın, known as “the Gypsy”, survived being shot in the face at close range while dining at a restaurant in Málaga’s Muelle Uno port area.
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Russia: Salvatore “Shpëtim” Aliu, accused of serving as a major cocaine supplier to several Albanian trafficking groups, was arrested in Russia for extradition to Albania.
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September 24, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Russia: Salvatore “Shpëtim” Aliu, accused of serving as a major cocaine supplier to several Albanian trafficking groups, was arrested in Russia for extradition to Albania.
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Russia: The FSB seized 311.6 kg of cocaine in the Moscow region from a member of a trafficking network that authorities say moved cocaine from Latin America through Russia for distribution in the European Union.
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September 24, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Russia: The FSB seized 311.6 kg of cocaine in the Moscow region from a member of a trafficking network that authorities say moved cocaine from Latin America through Russia for distribution in the European Union.
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New Zealand: Prosecutors say senior members of the North Shore chapter of the Head Hunters Motorcycle Club dealt kilogram quantities of methamphetamine while laundering drug proceeds through bank and cryptocurrency accounts.
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September 24, 2026 at 1:02 PM
New Zealand: Prosecutors say senior members of the North Shore chapter of the Head Hunters Motorcycle Club dealt kilogram quantities of methamphetamine while laundering drug proceeds through bank and cryptocurrency accounts.
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Brazil: Federal Police seized about 500 kg of cocaine in the Guariba district, Colniza. Intelligence sharing led authorities to monitor a clandestine airstrip used by planes arriving from Bolivia.
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September 23, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Brazil: Federal Police seized about 500 kg of cocaine in the Guariba district, Colniza. Intelligence sharing led authorities to monitor a clandestine airstrip used by planes arriving from Bolivia.
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Ecuador: Police seized 1 ton of cocaine in 995 rectangular blocks concealed inside the structure of a tunnel boring machine intended for export from Posorja port to Guatemala.
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September 23, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Ecuador: Police seized 1 ton of cocaine in 995 rectangular blocks concealed inside the structure of a tunnel boring machine intended for export from Posorja port to Guatemala.
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