Global Crime Tracker

Libyan militias kidnapped over 300 Iraqi Kurdish migrants en route to the UK last summer, demanding $5,000 ransoms per person and threatening to...

• The US terrorist designation of PCC and Comando Vermelho has pushed public security to the forefront of the Lula-Flávio Bolsonaro contest, with both...

Otoniel's 30-year Colombian sentence, to be served at home after his US term, has had minimal impact on the Gulf Clan. Under new leadership the group has grown stronger, more hierarchical, and expanded its reach across illicit economies.

Cartel-linked corruption fuels two parallel crises in Mexico, from silencing justice seekers to sustaining systemic abuse.

• Ceci Flores, a...

A $4.5 billion money-laundering operation in Benton, Kentucky, allegedly tied to CJNG used 100,000 nonexistent "ghost cattle" bought and sold up to...

A UK crime family and associates used corrupt Emirates check-in attendant Emma Rauf to smuggle nearly £30 million in criminal cash to the UAE on...

Dozens of men with security backgrounds are now sailing undercover on tankers hauling sanctioned Russian oil, serving as onboard watchmen to safeguard...

• New brutality level: Gunmen beheaded teacher Michael Oyedokun after abducting 39 pupils and seven teachers in Oyo State, using the act as...

Iraq's efforts to disarm pro-Iran militias risk collapse as groups like Kataib Hezbollah threaten direct attacks on US bases if Washington joins the...

• Scale of success: 11 tonnes of cocaine worth $889.4 million seized in two-week multinational sweep.
• Route disrupted: Atlantic transfers from Latin...

• Colonel Sebola presented undeletable Threema and WhatsApp screenshots exposing SAPS, customs, and Transnet insiders coordinating container...

Cambodia's touted raids on scamming compounds achieved little beyond headlines, with evidence of state action at just 24 of 86 identified sites....

The DEA's 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment shows synthetic drugs—especially fentanyl and methamphetamine—continue driving U.S. fatalities despite...

Fugitives from India's Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate entered North America on student visas and asylum claims, then ran extortion and drug operations...

Iran-Backed Militia Escalations

• 🔥 Houthi Missile Strikes: Yemen's Houthi militia fired missiles at Israel claiming its first attack in weeks...

Iran-backed militias have reactivated operations against Israel and US targets following Iran's Sunday strikes.

• Kata'ib Hezbollah threatened fresh...

El Mencho maintained an altar in his hideout featuring the Virgin of Guadalupe, St. Martín Caballero, and St. Jude Thaddeus alongside Psalm...

A former collaborator of Abuelo Farías delivers an exclusive account of the organization's dark side, detailing corruption, violence, and internal dynamics.

Brazilian Prison Gangs Evolution

• 🔥 Shift to Online and Politics: Old-school prison gangs have evolved in Brazil, moving online and getting into...

Criminal organizations across the region are filling governance voids left by weakening state institutions.

• Colombia: Fragmented armed groups now...