Global Crime Tracker

• Leadership purge: Ukraine dismissed its Defence Minister then army commander-in-chief amid reform resistance claims.
• Criminal infiltration fears:...

• CJNG unveils new leadership after El Mencho's death
• Sinaloa Cartel factions remain fully intact post-El Mayo sentencing
• El Mayo built power...

China's SAFE agency routes investments through BVI and Luxembourg shells, acquiring stakes in Spanish gas networks, UK wind farms, Belgian police...

Khalid Satary's laboratories allegedly deployed call centers, telemedicine doctors, and kickbacks to bill Medicare for medically unnecessary cancer...

Veracruz mayor personally ordered the murder of journalist Roxana Guzmán, exposing the lethal intersection of local political corruption and violence against reporters in Mexico.

Colombian businessman Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan government official now in prison, pleaded not guilty to US money laundering charges. The case highlights ongoing US efforts targeting Nicolás Maduro's kleptocracy through his key frontman.

Grace Road, a group accused of being a violent doomsday cult, owns Fiji's biggest children's playgrounds and has embedded itself into daily life through such public businesses. Parents continue bringing their kids despite the allegations.

Human Rights Watch has detailed attacks on Ecuadorian fishing vessels that US officials deny involvement in, raising questions about accountability in Pacific anti-drug strikes.

Britain's National Crime Agency has frozen 16 luxury apartments in central London acquired by Xu Haika, who is under investigation in Singapore's...

Cartel Financial Networks

• 🔥 CJNG Arrest: Mexican authorities arrested Justo Aurelio Rivera Parrazales, the alleged financial operator for the...

• Hichilema boasts he rescued Zambia from economic collapse under Lungu while rewriting electoral rules ahead of August.
• Constitution tweaks appear...

Gen. Muhoozi has spent two months tightening his grip on the state by shutting down Uganda’s biggest independent media, ordering arrests of opposition figures, and expanding raids on officials linked to former Speaker Anita Among.

A Global Witness report alleges the Brenthurst Foundation backed Zambian President Hichilema during his opposition phase, with advisor Greg Mills now directing his 2026 campaign alongside SABIStrategy and InstituteGC-linked figures.

The UK government's July 2026 assessment highlights uneven but widespread dangers from the SAF-RSF conflict:

• Darfur, Kordofan and Blue Nile face...

An agency managing China’s foreign reserves has quietly acquired stakes in Europe’s critical infrastructure, utilities, and real estate through an...

The U.S. Treasury's largest-ever action against CJNG sanctioned over 50 individuals and entities, striking leadership, financiers, and networks across...

Three recent cases reveal a clear pattern of targeted attacks:

• Park official found dead with her daughter and driver
• Journalist Alejandro Leyva...

Human trafficking is increasingly exploited to power financial fraud schemes across regions.

• Romance scams: Women from four continents lured by...

• Political funding: GlobalWitness report alleges FirstQuantumMinerals money secured a two-thirds majority for constitutional amendment, with MPs...

Durán's homicide count exploded from 11 in 2017 to 539 in 2025, but the real story lies in shattered daily life.

• Families now alter routines and...