628
Europe’s most wanted drug kingpin gunned down in Mexico after years on the run
He received a seven-year prison sentence in 2020 but did not serve a single day.
463
One of the UK’s most wanted criminals sentenced to 12 years in prison
Parris, from Cardiff, was the last member of an organised crime group to be sentenced, having been detained by Portuguese police in October.
626
Rescue operation in Tabasco uncovers teen’s captivity, linked to growing cartel violence
Footage released by police in the Mexican state of Tabasco show the moment sledgehammer-wielding officers attempt to smash through the walls of a teen’s concrete tomb.
517
Son-in-law of Mexican drug lord pleads guilty in plot to control U.S.-Mexico used car market
The son-in-law of a Mexican drug lord pleaded guilty this week to a scheme that used violence and threats to fix prices and control the transnational used-car market at the U.S.-Mexico border.
512
Baby-faced drugs baron and partner guilty of £20m smuggling plot
A baby-faced drugs baron and his glamourous ‘gangster’s moll’ are facing years behind bars.
491
£80m cocaine bust: Four arrested as drugs disguised as shea butter seized
A woman in her 40s was also arrested on suspicion of money laundering and released under investigation
403
Couple sentenced for selling class A drugs but avoid jail due to low reoffending risk and childcare responsibilities
Emily Ekin and Jake Redfern embarked on an ’enterprise’ to sell class A drugs
665
US drug smugglers busted at Manchester Airport in £8m cocaine ring operation
Five women and two men had been recruited by crime bosses and promised "considerable" payments as they were flown to the UK with instructions to collect 12 bags of the Class A drug
447
Ukraine’s drug cartel laundered millions through fake accounts and cryptocurrency
The network reeled in monthly profits of up to 18 million Ukrainian hryvnia ($431,923) from the production and selling of 60 kg of amphetamine to 18 drug labs nation-wide.
544
Ecuadoran police confront altars to Mexican "death saint" in drug crime raids
Ecuadoran police, raiding a drug den, cautiously inspect an altar to Santa Muerte—a Mexican "death saint" embraced by local gangs as their talisman—while wearing sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil.
410
Inside the UK’s first ’one-stop shop’ medicinal cannabis factory
A team of growers tend to the six-foot plants in hi-tech laboratories inside the complex at a secret Midlands location. The crop is eventually turned into medicinal cannabis
471
Mexican cartels plan drone attacks on US Border Patrol as Trump intensifies immigration crackdown
Mexican drug cartels are readying terrifying plans to strike back at US Border Patrol agents as President Donald Trump ramps up his crackdown on immigration.
394
UK trade at risk? Trump warns Britain is ‘out of line’ on tariffs
President Donald Trump has paused tariffs on Mexico and Canada after each country agreed to send 10,000 troops to the border to stop migrants and drugs entering the US.
534
Algredo brothers: How a global chemical network fueled Mexico’s synthetic drug trade
On September 21, 2021, Javier Algredo Vázquez was on his way to a US law enforcement office to reclaim chemical substances authorities had seized from him days earlier. In some respects, his trip that day was a remarkable act of hubris. But in other respects, it could be seen as business as usual.
549
France to isolate top 100 drug lords in new high-security prison
France will open its first prison dedicated to isolating the country’s top 100 drug lords in July as part of efforts to stop inmates from running criminal networks from behind bars. However some unions and advocates of prison reform have expressed doubts over the initiative.
579
City gripped by overdoses and needles: Will this solve the UK’s drug death capital?
You’re more likely to find an empty bottle of Buckfast than used needles in Glasgow, even down city centre alleys concealed from clear sight.
725
’Rape lists’ and drug dealers: Disturbing claims rock the Royal Navy’s submarine service
The Royal Navy’s submarine service is plagued by ’gang bangs’, drugs, sordid initiation ceremonies, ’rape lists’ and lewd officers who share Top Trump-style cards celebrating the worst kinds of debauched behaviour, a whistleblower has claimed, reported by dailymail
558
£60,000 and documents seized from Liver Building after raid
A 24-year-old man and 22-year-old woman have been arrested
600
Drugs mule jailed for smuggling £11k worth of cocaine
A man who smuggled £11,000 worth of cocaine into the Isle of Man on the ferry has been jailed for five years and eight months.
463
From Canada to Lagos: Police intercept Christmas drug haul worth millions
NDLEA Operatives foil Christmas drug smuggling attempt, seizing multi million dollar worth of methamphetamine and "loud" cannabis coming in from Canada into Nigeria
543
Afghan national and Taliban agent sentenced to 30 years for narco-terrorism
Haji Abdul Satar Abdul Manaf was found guilty of engaging in narco-terrorism on behalf of the Taliban.
667
Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk reportedly fails drugs test, potentially facing a four-year ban
Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk could be facing a lengthy suspension from football as reports in his native Ukraine claim a failed doping test is behind his current absence
373
’Thor’ and his gang smuggled £140m worth of cocaine into the UK from Sierra Leone
Members of the organised crime group have been locked up for a combined total of more than 75 years
483
How the drug trade financed Bashar al-Assad’s £5 billion Syrian empire
Syrian rebels seized control of Damascus in an offensive that toppled the iron-fisted ‘tyrant’ President Bashar al-Assad and took the world by surprise.
595
Britain’s ’largest drug smuggling gang’ sentenced after £7 billion plot
A gang which smuggled up to £7 billion worth of drugs from the continent over two-a-half years have been jailed.
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