๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท
"In a major operation against drug trafficking, police arrested Darko Saric...four other members of an alleged organised criminal group...his lawyer...a dozen police officers were also arrested."

Police Arrest Alleged Serbian Narco-Baron Again
balkaninsight.com/2022/04/14/polโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
โ€œI am glad this has now reached the highest levels internationally...people who are working with them at this point really need to think twice...is a very dangerous set-up.โ€

US sanctions send โ€˜very strong messageโ€™ to UAE about Kinahans - Minister
irishtimes.com/news/crime-andโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["Hence the decision to trace the identity of the policemen, to scare them or even eliminate them...This emerged from the data in the...Sky ECC server."]

[Names, photos and social networks: this is how the Albanian boss planned to hit the policemen]
ilgiornale.it/news/roma/nomiโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"...will facilitate joint investigative efforts to unravel money laundering schemes, increase asset forfeiture actions, and create an elite group to prosecute and punish money laundering."

Colombia, US Strengthen Fight Against Money Laundering
dialogo-americas.com/articles/colomโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
"In October 2021, UK & US intelligence joined their Colombian counterparts to track down the location of Otoniel in his jungle hideout using satellite imagery."

Clan del Golfo: The fall of 'Otoniel' - How Colombia's biggest drug lord was taken down
globalinitiative.net/analysis/clan-โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"...interception of 800kg of cocaine in Malta from a Turkish-bound container, continues to confirm the countryโ€™s role as a distribution hub from Colombia to Europe..."

Cartel cocaine route to Turkey likely source of record Malta drugs bust
maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"The chief executive officer of a cosmetics company, who once served as head of the Turkish-American Business Association (TABA/AmCham) has been charged with cocaine smuggling."

Prominent Turkish business tycoon charged for drug trafficking
dailysabah.com/turkey/promineโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ
"Subsequently, six individuals were taken into custody on 13 December in Turkey, including Ali Osman Akat, the president of Lโ€™ACTONE Holding..."

Businessperson with close ties to Turkish political administration under arrest for drug trafficking
medyanews.net/businesspersonโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"Turkeyโ€™s inadequate controls for addressing illicit finance make it a significant transit country for illegal drug trafficking..."

Turkeyโ€™s weak controls for illicit finance make it a transit country for drugs: US State Dept. report
turkishminute.com/2022/04/16/rkeโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท
"The military operation escalated with the pursuit and interdiction of the speedboat, where authorities found more than 3,000 packages of cocaine hydrochloride containing 3,382 kg of the drug."

Colombia & SOUTHCOM seize nearly 3.4 tons of cocaine
dialogo-americas.com/articles/colomโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
"Earlier this month, a joint U.S. Navy / Marine Corps / Coast Guard team captured 6,000 kilos of cocaine off the coast of Cabo Verde, 400 nm west of Senegal..."

U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps Seize 3 Tonnes of Cocaine
maritime-executive.com/article/u-s-naโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Berdugo is said to have arrived in the country in February to broker cocaine deals with [FARC] on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel."

Fugitive drugs lord wanted in 200 countries is CAUGHT after his model girlfriend posted a photo of them on Facebook
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช
April 17, 2022

"Five people were arrested when a fishing boat carrying nearly three tonnes of cocaine was intercepted off the Canary Islands, Spanish police said."

Five Arrested in Cocaine Bust off Spain's Canary Islands
usnews.com/news/world/artโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช
["Troops of the Colombian Army found 2,380 kilos of cocaine in Norte de Santander, bordering Venezuela, in a laboratory where the ELN guerrillas processed the alkaloid."]

[Laboratory with 2.3 tons of cocaine seized from ELN guerrillas in Colombia]
dw.com/es/incautan-laโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
"The US was given intelligence linking the Kinahan crime cartel to the money-laundering activities of terrorist groups in the Middle East & South America before Washingtonโ€™s decision to impose sanctions."

Terror link led US to target Kinahan gang
thetimes.co.uk/article/terrorโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"It is now a cartel with global reach. Its assets are said to be more than โ‚ฌ1 billion. This has brought its leadership unimaginable wealth but has also attracted the attention of law enforcers."

US muscle to crush Kinahan empire of crime
thetimes.co.uk/article/us-musโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ
"While the Kinahan organisation set up a complex web of businesses to move & launder money, they mistakenly used one phone number which links them all."

Christy Kinahan Snr's secret life as 'aviation broker' in Dubai & social media revealed
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
"When being talked about as a dangerous and ambitious young gangster in 2000 it would have been hard to envisage the then 22-year-old as a global drugs baron."

Daniel Kinahan's unprecedented rise from Dublin's inner city to Dubai sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Findlay said it was 'widely known' that the Kinahans worked in partnership with the Glasgow-based Lyons crime family."

Irish cartel 'working with Lyons crime gang in Scotland' amidst fears Scots football flooded with drug money
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Yalen's resignation comes after MTK founder Daniel Kinahan was hit with worldwide financial sanctions alongside his father Christopher Sr & brother Christopher Jr."

MTK Global CEO Bob Yalen resigns due to 'pressure' following Kinahan sanctions
sundayworld.com/sport/boxing/mโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Boxing management company MTK Global has announced that it will cease global operations, saying it has faced 'unprecedented' levels of scrutiny..."

MTK Global ceases operations amid Kinahan links
espn.com/boxing/story/_โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
"Vesna Medenica was arrested for abuse of office after transcripts were published of her son saying she would protect his illegal dealings in cocaine and contraband cigarettes..."

Montenegro Arrests Ex-Head of Supreme Court for Abuse of Office
balkaninsight.com/2022/04/18/monโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
April 17, 2022

"Ecuadorian police seized 2.5 tons of cocaine on Sunday from a container of bananas about to be sent sent to Belgium from the south-west port city of Guayaquil..."

2.5 tons of cocaine bound for Belgium seized in Ecuador
brusselstimes.com/belgium/217828โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Between March 16 and April 2, authorities carried out five operations in which they captured 35 of the criminal groupโ€™s members, including several of its leaders."

Colombia Fights Clan del Golfo Relentlessly dialogo-americas.com/articles/colomโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
"Croatian police arrested 10 people suspected of being part of a violent criminal network that brought cocaine to Europe. Simultaneously, police in Serbia arrested cocaine king Darko ล ariฤ‡."

Croatian, Serbian Police Arrest Suspected Drug Lords
occrp.org/en/daily/16219โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"The Guardia Civil police in Spain arrested 35 people who allegedly belong to two drug trafficking organisations based in the provinces of Almeria and Malaga..."

Arrests in Murcia Region and Andalucia as police shut down major drug trafficking gangs
murciatoday.com/arrests-in-murโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"...alleged members of a criminal organization linked to the construction of Miami Vice-like go-fast boats specifically outfitted to traffic large quantities of illegal drugs."

Spain Arrests 22 Linked to the Construction of Narco Go-Fast Boats
occrp.org/en/daily/16223โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
"Police in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Spain & Paraguay arrested dozens of suspects and simultaneously raided a large number of buildings in a major international investigation."

Dozens arrested in international cocaine trafficking case
nltimes.nl/2022/04/21/dozโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"The investigation is linked to several record drug busts in Europe last year after police cracked encrypted communications the gang sent using Sky ECC messaging services."

10 arrested in global operation against record $1B drug busts
dailysabah.com/world/europe/1โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
April 21, 2022

"The traffickersโ€™ command and control centre, and the European High Value Targets behind it, were based in Dubai."

Cocaine lords targeted in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands | Europol europol.europa.eu/media-press/neโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
["In Belgium, six searches were carried out, resulting in the arrest of five people, aged in their twenties and thirties, all from the province of Antwerp."]

[Sky ECC file: arrests as part of an investigation into vast cocaine trafficking]
7sur7.be/belgique/dossiโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
["Hanover- During a joint action by the German police, customs & the Public Prosecution Service, 35 buildings in various places were searched on Wednesday and 11 suspects were arrested."]

[Large drug smuggling network in Germany broken up, 11 arrested]
telegraaf.nl/t/1476911525/
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"Three Dutch nationals have been arrested in an international investigation into drugs smuggling...some โ‚ฌ3 million in cash was seized at one of 8 locations which were raided."

Three arrested, โ‚ฌ3 million in cash seized in cocaine smuggling probe
dutchnews.nl/news/2022/04/tโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ
"More than 100 raids, 30 arrest warrants, and $100 million confiscated in assets - the largest operation against organized crime & money laundering in the history of Paraguay."

Paraguay: SENAD Carries Out Largest Operation Against Organized Crime
dialogo-americas.com/articles/paragโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"The [UAE] has frozen assets & bank accounts linked to the Kinahan Cartel. Two of the sanctioned businesses, Hoopoe Sports & Ducashew General Trading, are based in Dubai."

United Arab Emirates freeze assets & bank accounts of Kinahan cartel in Dubai
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"This rumored international alliance, the real extent of which is open for speculation, may have been a successful example of 'crowdsourcing' the drug trade."

Sanctions Against Ireland's Top Drug Trafficker May End 'Super Cartel' Allegations
insightcrime.org/news/us-sanctiโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช
"Situated between Colombia & Peru -- the world's two largest producers of cocaine -- Ecuador seized a record 210 tons in 2021, of which 96 tons were discovered in Guayaquil."

Hidden in bananas & tea, cocaine departs Ecuador port by the ton
f24.my/8ZBB.T
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"The Gulf state is said to be continuing its own investigation into the organised crime group along with authorities within the US, UK, Ireland and the EU."

Taoiseach Micheรกl Martin welcomes moves by UAE to freeze assets of Kinahan cartel
sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช
["The arrested are connected to police officer Darko Laloviฤ‡, a member of Medenica's security, and Miloลก Medenica, son of the arrested president of the Supreme Court."]

[After the arrest of the former president of the Supreme Court, arrests continued]
slobodnaevropa.org/a/crna-gora-veโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
["So far, more than 12 people are suspected of being part of a criminal group charged with smuggling, giving and receiving bribes."]

[The SKY application is disastrous for criminal groups in Montenegro]
slobodnaevropa.org/a/aplikacija-sโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
["A 39-year-old German man was arrested in Dubai early Thursday morning with the help of local police...his longtime friend was arrested in Spain along with 2 accomplices in mid-March."]

[Paraguay to Dubai: International drug gang broken up]
stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.kriminaโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
"Finally, corruption is a key vulnerability, since like all English ports, the southern seaports are privately owned, meaning less transparency and oversight."๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

UKโ€™s Southern Ports Present Secondary Route for Europe Cocaine
insightcrime.org/news/uk-southeโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
April 22, 2022

"Dutch police have carried out raids in 4 regions of the country as part of an investigation...drugs, cash, firearms, cars & administration seized."

Dutch police arrest 12 in illegal gambling, drug trafficking & money laundering raids
casinobeats.com/2022/04/22/dutโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
["The man (53) & woman (49) were arrested on Thursday...related to large-scale drug trafficking. Data carriers & administration were seized that are being investigated."]

[MAN & WOMAN ARRESTED FOR 1408 KILOS OF COCAINE CAUGHT IN THE PORT OF ANTWERP]
crime-nieuws.nl/man-en-vrouw-aโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
[Gothenburg - "Five men have been arrested for serious drug crimes after the police's night raid. The police chief said they now have a total of over 20 individuals from the network detained."]

[After night raids - leading men in Backagรคnget arrested]
gp.se/nyheter/g%C3%Bโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
April 22, 2022

["Nine people have been arrested, one in Madrid and 8 in Paraguay, and house searches have been carried out..."]

[Dismantled an international criminal organization dedicated to the introduction of large quantities of cocaine in Spain]
policia.es/_es/comunicaciโ€ฆ Image
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ
April 23, 2022

"Daniel Kinahan, his father Christopher Senior & his brother Christopher Junior are likely to be either arrested or kicked out of the kingdom within days..."

The twelve days that rocked the Kinahan Cartel to its knees
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"The Kinahans established Dubai companies to trade in food, clothing, textiles...formed management and aviation consultancies in Emirati free zones."

How a ruthless Irish gang found a home away from home in Dubai and an enemy in the White House
icij.org/inside-icij/20โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Records show that authorities, despite extensive media coverage showing the Kinahans were involved in drug trafficking, approved the business plan."

Leaked papers show Kinahan clan allowed to open Dubai food business after being judged 'low risk'
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
"A joint operation was conducted in collaboration with Europol and the authorities of Germany, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands...39 people have been arrested."

One Europe's most active cocaine trafficking gangs busted Spanish police
euroweeklynews.com/2022/04/24/oneโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"The Mob Reporter here with news of coordinated police raids launched on April 20, 2022. There were searches and arrests in Paraguay, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and even in Dubai."

"The Lords of Coke" are Under Siege
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
["Chemical precursors commonly used to make this drug were also found in one of the rooms of the house," explained prosecutor Josรฉ Luis Torres, who was in charge of the work.]

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ผฬ๐—ป / SENAD seizes almost 1,200 kilos of cocaine
lanacion.com.py/pais_edicion_iโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
"The fallout of US & UAE sanctions against the mob, their associates and businesses is like a tsunami, and the first priority is to get the women & children out."

Revealed: The Kinahan cartel molls' whose luxury lives are coming crashing down
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Police from the US, Britain & Ireland formally declared what had long been implied, that members of the Kinahan clan were at the top of a powerful transnational criminal organization."

Dublin's Kinahan clan formally declared world-class narcos
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท
"The police takedown of Sky ECC has led to a spate of new arrests across the Balkans, notably that of notorious drug boss Darko Saric & the former head of Montenegro's top court."

Encrypted Phone Crack No Silver Bullet against Balkan Crime Gangs
balkaninsight.com/2022/04/25/encโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ
"During a check in the port of Rotterdam, Customs intercepted 1,099 kilos of cocaine, worth more than โ‚ฌ82 million. The narcotics were hidden in a container from Ecuador.โ€

Massive cocaine stash hidden in a container of bananas seized in Holland
sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
["The man communicated via Encrochat and when it was taken offline, all communication continued via Sky ECC, which was later also cracked by law enforcement."]

[CELL DEMANDED AGAINST MAN FROM RIJSWIJK WHO TRADED 2,000 KILOS OF COCAINE FROM GARAGE]
crime-nieuws.nl/cel-geeist-tegโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Sanctioned Kinahan Cartel mobster Johnny Morrissey had been linked with dozens of gangland murders outside of Ireland before being targeted by the [CAB]."

Exclusive: Kinahan cartel mobster John Morrissey linked to 38 gangland murders
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
"Kinahan drugs flow through them for distribution to a variety of customers including East Belfast UVF but also the UDA in the west and dealers in mid and north Antrim."

Kinahan cartel demand UVF pay ยฃ500k drug debt following massive cocaine seizure
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
"Operatives of the Tax and Customs Board, working with the Dutch police, Finnish customs & Europol, intercepted 3.5 tons of cocaine worth around half a billion euros."

Tax and customs authorities intercept 3.5 tons of cocaine at Muuga Harbor
news.err.ee/1608575731/taxโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
["Most of the containers were destined for Russia."]

[Russia-bound containers with bananas from Ecuador found to carry 3.5 tonnes of cocaine with street value of half a billion euros]
theins.ru/en/news/250655
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Colombian drug barons are still working with the Kinahan cartel โ€“ even though they are at the centre of a massive worldwide policing crackdown, it has emerged."

Colombian drug barons still working with Kinahan gang despite sanctions
irishmirror.ie/news/irish-newโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
"The Guardia Civil have arrested 35 people...a total of 21 searches and raids were carried out...and more than 15 tonnes of hashish was seized."

Arrests in Murcia Region and Andalucia as Police Shut Down Major Trafficking Gangs
murciatoday.com/arrests_in_murโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Sky Sports pundit and former boxer Matthew Macklin (39) co-founded the boxing firm MTK Global - originally named Macklin's Gym Marbella (MGM) - with Kinahan in 2012."

Daniel Kinahan's former 'best friend' will 'fully comply' with US sanctions sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
"If employees at ports such as Rotterdam in Holland, Antwerp in Belgium & Hamburg in Germany refuse the cash, the gang threaten to kill them & their families."

Kinahan gang's drug route exposed as cartel 'hires thugs to threaten EU workers'
irishmirror.ie/news/irish-newโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
"The mob boss, his father, and brother have money stashed in countless businesses, property & other money laundering operations which have yet to be identified by investigators."

Kinahans scrambling to hide assets of group 'worth over a billion euro'
irishmirror.ie/news/irish-newโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"We came here to investigate Highway 10, the cocaine route from South America to Europe, via West African ports."

Hezbollah in Africa: Forgotten link in cocaine trafficking to Antwerp, Rotterdam premiumtimesng.com/news/headlinesโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
April 25, 2022

"Large cocaine seizures have become increasingly common along the West African Atlantic Coast, a frequent stopping point for South American drugs heading to Europe."

Ivory Coast police seize record 2 tonnes of cocaine โ€“ worth $67m
aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/25โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
["Ten suspects have been arrested in an action in Seville and Cadiz. The National Police found more than 500 kilos of cocaine in a load of tobacco."]

[HUNDREDS OF KILOS OF COCAINE BLOCKS SEIZED IN CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION RAIDS IN SPAIN]
crime-nieuws.nl/video-honderdeโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
April 28, 2022

"On the day of raids, involving over 200 people and 15 locations, officials seized โ‚ฌ1.4 million in cash, plus bitcoin, a gun, luxury items, phones and computers."

Police arrest 10 men from same family in underground banking probe dutchnews.nl/news/2022/04/pโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"Basically, you need corruption to pull it off โ€” both public and private, not just police and customs but also planners in container terminals. You need someone on the inside."

How the Netherlands became a narco state unherd.com/2022/03/how-thโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท
"The country has also proved attractive to the underworld because, until recently, it has been very difficult to extradite wanted criminals..."

A safe haven in the Gulf: Balkan criminals, and their money, are hiding in the United Arab Emirates
globalinitiative.net/analysis/balkaโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["The drugs, with a street value of approximately 110 million euros, were hidden among fruit from South America."]

[Almost 1,500 kilos of cocaine found among fruit in the port of Vlissingen]
pzc.nl/walcheren/bijnโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"Ecuadorโ€™s security forces stopped more than 6 tons of cocaine from leaving Guayaquil ports in two operations in early April and mid-March 2022."

Ecuadorian Police Seizes More Than 6 tons of Cocaine
dialogo-americas.com/articles/ecuadโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ
["Nine other people have been arrested as members of this organization that trafficked cocaine from South America to Africa and then Europe."]

[One of the most important traffickers of the 'African Cocaine Route' was arrested and 2 tons seized]
h50.es/detenido-uno-dโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
["The Guardia Civil recently took action and carried out raids and searched buildings at several locations. In the end 51 total suspects were arrested."]

[10,000 KILOS OF HASH & 8 DRUG BOATS SEIZED IN RAIDS INTO DRUG SMUGGLING INVESTIGATION]
crime-nieuws.nl/video-10-000-kโ€ฆ
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"...Findlay also said he believed that Scottish football was 'contaminated by drugs money' in a similar way to the world of professional boxing."

The Kinahan cartel backed Scotland's infamous Lyons mob in gangland feud, politician says
sundayworld.com/news/the-kinahโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"A senior member of the Kinahan crime gang set up a membership subscription website owned by offshore companies with the help of the law firm Mossack Fonseca..."

Revealed: Kinahan gang memberโ€™s dealings with Panama law firm over crime website
irishtimes.com/news/crime-andโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
"A co-founder of the site, records show, was John โ€œJohnnyโ€ Morrissey, an Irish citizen accused of some of the crimes his website promised to expose."

Kinahan drug cartel enforcer owned a website that named and shamed criminal โ€œratsโ€
icij.org/inside-icij/20โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
"Authorities believe that Leijdekkers, also known as 'Bolle Jos', is a key player in importing large batches of cocaine through the ports of Rotterdam & Antwerp - also accused of laundering tens of millions of euros & hundreds of kilograms of gold."
nltimes.nl/2022/05/03/eu7โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
"Throughout 2022, and up to April 12, Colombian authorities carried out more than 300 operations against the Clan del Golfo, in which they captured 264 criminals, brought 38 to justice, and neutralized 19."

Clan del Golfo Military Leader Captured
dialogo-americas.com/articles/clan-โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
April 30, 2022

"In early morning raids, CAB hit 10 locations, including 4 residential homes and 4 businesses in west & south Dublin as well as in Laois & Kildare."

Armed gardai blitz pub & gym as part of operation targeting associate of Kinahan cartel
irishmirror.ie/news/irish-newโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["A 33-year-old man from the Netherlands was arrested in Spain on Monday in a major investigation into a group that is said to be involved in the production and trade in synthetic drugs."]

[Dutchman arrested in Spain in major drug investigation]
telegraaf.nl/t/1488271208/
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
"At the time of his arrest, the alleged cartel leader was facing at least 122 charges for drug trafficking, criminal association, murder and money laundering..."

Accused Colombian drug lord Dairo Usuga 'Otoniel' extradited to the US, source says
cnn.com/2022/05/04/us/โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
"The glamorous emirate has a darker reputation as a tax haven, a top destination for illicit cash, and a hub for money laundering."

Dubai Uncovered: Data Leak Exposes How Criminals, Officials, and Sanctioned Politicians Poured Money Into Dubai
occrp.org/en/investigatiโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
"The latest 'Dubai Uncovered' leaks may suggest that several of the Belgians listed in the data are individuals named by Operation Sky."

Dubai Uncovered: Belgian criminals live in luxury beyond reach of the law
brusselstimes.com/belgium/222234โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
["The objective is to dismantle a gang that is dedicated to trafficking cocaine & ecstasy. So far there are 5 detainees, one of them accused as leader of the group."]

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ผฬ๐—ป / [Several raids to dismantle a drug trafficking network]
lanacion.com.py/pais/2022/05/0โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
"The officials, a judicial officer and a judicial assistant of the Court of Appeal in Naples, were caught red handed on secret CCTV cameras..."

Raffaele Imperiale: Italian officials arrested after documents relating to Kinahan ally destroyed
sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
"Saric's drug trafficking profits were estimated to be $1.2 billion per year...he set the stage for the current generation of Balkan cocaine traffickers."

Balkan Traffickers Becoming Ever More Important to Trans-Atlantic Cocaine Trade
insightcrime.org/news/balkan-trโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
"Cronin revealed how the American authorities had been working 'for several years' on the Kinahan cartel."

Fresh US warning wanted cartel boss Daniel Kinahan 'can run but can't hide'
thesun.ie/news/8712787/dโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"...in a leaked list of 'dubious' property owners in Dubai - alongside ex-pat criminals, tax evaders, Russian oligarchs and other shadowy figures..."

Daniel Kinahan listed in Dubai exposรฉ alongside Mafia moll, Czech gangster & oligarchs
sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
"The former warlord had stayed on the run for more than a decade by corrupting state officials and aligning himself with combatants on the left and right."

'Most dangerous drug trafficker in the world' Otoniel extradited from Colombia to US
sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
"After more than 6 months in custody, รšsuga was extradited suddenly on May 4 after Colombiaโ€™s highest court reversed an April 28 decision to block his removal."

Otoniel's Extradition Heralds End for a Generation of Colombian Traffickers
insightcrime.org/news/otoniels-โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
"Early indications were that the shipment turned up in 5 containers that had arrived by sea from Brazil before being transferred onto a train..."

Swiss police investigate after discovery of 1,100 pounds of cocaine amid Nespresso coffee bean bags
pbs.org/newshour/worldโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
["Belgium is the only European country in the top five of places with the highest amounts of cocaine seized. Most loads are shipped from Ecuador."]

[Almost 200 tons of 'Antwerp coke' intercepted last year]
standaard.be/cnt/dmf2022050โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ
โ€œConflict between the Kinahans and rival groups has led to the murder of at least 20 people in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain.โ€

Europol links Kinahan drug cartel to murders in four countries
icij.org/investigationsโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
May 6, 2022

"A โ€˜second waveโ€™ of sanctions on other members of the Kinahan crime gang is being considered by international law enforcement agencies..."

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris says more Kinahan associates could face sanctions
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Mr O'Toole, who served as a senior adviser in [OFAC] and as an illicit finance analyst at the CIA, also said the reward for the Kinahans is 'a big number'."

Christy Kinahan & sons may have already been charged in secret US court proceedings
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ
["Investigators mapped out a network that imported cocaine from the Netherlands and smuggled it to Italy via Strombeek-Bever. The public prosecutor now wants to prosecute 12 suspects."]

[Hitman on folding bike led police to large drug network]
nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf2022050โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
["The drugs were found on Friday during a regular customs check. Large packages were found among a load of coal on a ship from Colombia. It involved a total of 260 kg of cocaine."]

[BLOCKS OF COCAINE ON SHIP FROM COLOMBIA CAUGHT IN IJMUIDEN PORT]
crime-nieuws.nl/blokken-cocainโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
"Kinahan Cartel-linked gangsters are now the undisputed controlling force within the criminal population in Mountjoy Prison."

Special investigation: How Ireland's most dangerous gangsters still rule roost behind bars
sundayworld.com/crime/special-โ€ฆ
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Scotlandโ€™s Daily Record is claiming this week that Glasgow-based Kynoch Boxing Promotions and Management is another company that is connected to Kinahan."

Report: Scottish boxing promotion linked to suspected mob boss Daniel Kinahan bloodyelbow.com/2022/5/10/2306โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"The man shuffled between homes in the Netherlands, Morocco, and Dubai, where, according to the police, he apparently had a 'very luxurious lifestyle'."

Police arrest suspected cocaine gang leader in Amsterdam
nltimes.nl/2022/05/10/polโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
["The police have conducted raids and arrested 3 suspects in an investigation into large-scale drug trafficking & liquidations. A 4th man is in Turkey."]

[VIDEO: RAIDS ON PGP INVESTIGATION LARGE-SCALE DRUG TRAFFICKING & PREPARATIONS FOR LIQUIDATIONS]
crime-nieuws.nl/video-invallenโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
["The street value of all seized drugs (approximately 5600 kilograms) is, according to a spokesperson, a total of 419 million euros.]

[419 MILLION EUROS IN BLOCKS OF COCAINE CAUGHT IN LESS THAN A MONTH IN THE PORT OF ROTTERDAM]
crime-nieuws.nl/419-miljoen-euโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
"Maltese customs officials seized a record-breaking 1.5 tonnes of cocaine stashed in a container transporting bananas from Colombia to Slovenia."

Record โ‚ฌ300 million cocaine bust in 1.5 tonne seizure at Freeport maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
"The operation took place on May 5 when the Dubai Police arrested a key member of the syndicate in a synchronised series of raids in France, Spain & Colombia."

Dubai Police, international forces bust crime syndicate involved in smuggling cocaine
gulftoday.ae/news/2022/05/1โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
Operation โ€˜Canne ร  Sucre

"Twenty-two tons of sugar contaminated with cocaine were seized in the Paris region and 18 people were arrested in France, Spain, and Dubai."
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
["He is suspected of involvement in large-scale trade and smuggling of narcotics and a violent kidnapping in Germany. On the internet he poses as an art dealer in Dubai."]

[OM puts Mohamed Nyabi (43) on the National Investigation List]
telegraaf.nl/t/1482293970/
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"The investigation was triggered by a seizure of 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in the Netherlands last month. Officers suspect the end destination was the UK."

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
"Thanks to information from the French authorities, following the successful EncroChat & SkyECC operations, the structure of the OCG could be laid bare. A total of 47 locations were searched, including an art gallery in Amsterdam."

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"The cocaine trade formed the backdrop for the bizarre & chilling criminal enterprise, discovered thanks to the hack of encrypted messaging service Encrochat."

Convicted cocaine trafficker given 2.5 more years in prison over torture chamber plot
nltimes.nl/2022/05/11/conโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["The police are going to work on a new service that is only concerned with protecting people who are under threat. At least 200 to 250 people are needed for these tasks.."]

[Police set up special service to protect endangered persons]
nu.nl/binnenland/620โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
["Sky ECC is an absolute game changer. We have an enormous amount of evidence...1,000 full-time employees have been working on this..."]

[Federal prosecutor Van Leeuw: "Due to a staff shortage, we sometimes have to ignore serious crime"]
vrtnws.be/p.QAPpjD0Kb
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"The gang planned to set up a clandestine laboratory in Spain to extract cocaine, for which several members of the organisation, expert 'cooks', travelled from Colombia..."

WATCH: Spanish National Police bust gang who disguised cocaine as sugar euroweeklynews.com/2022/05/13/watโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ด
["A transnational drug gang, made up of 9 members, who was engaged in the cocaine trade from Argentina to Spain was disrupted by the Federal Police, 12 raids were carried out."]

[Drug gang that trafficked cocaine to Spain disrupted] mendozapost.com/policiales/desโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ด
["The international operation was baptized 'Eastern Promises' and ended with the arrests of the Bosnian narco & 8 accomplices, including his lawyer..."]

[The story of the Bosnian drug trafficker who trafficked cocaine from Zรกrate to Europe]
tn.com.ar/policiales/202โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Mexican authorities captured narcotrafficker Eduard Fernando Giraldo, aka 'Boliqueso', in Mexico on April 20, 2022. Giraldo was immediately deported to Colombia and will be extradited to the United States."

Mexico Captures Drug Kingpin 'Boliqueso'
dialogo-americas.com/articles/mexicโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
["According to the Public Prosecution Service (OM), the suspect would be the link between two important organizations within the crystal meth production."]

[Man from Boskoop extradited from Spain for new facts in synthetic drug case]
ad.nl/gouda/man-uit-โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
["The current Spartak Moscow player was the hub of a large drug network involved in the import of cocaine & export of synthetic drugs to Australia."]

[Cracked SKY ECC phone shows that ex-Ajax footballer planned murder & behind Antwerp drug deal]
nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf2022051โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
"Between 2019 and 2021, the number of official investigations linked to organised crime nearly doubled, while the amounts involved increased almost fourfold."

Organised crime: Dirty money reaches all-time high in Belgium
brusselstimes.com/business/22490โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
May 16, 2022

"...the number of people who have been denied entry into the US has grown - it is over 600 at this stage - as a consequence of the targeting of the Kinahan organised crime group."

US bans more than 600 connected to Kinahan gang rte.ie/news/2022/0516โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"Assistant Garda Commissioner John Oโ€™Driscoll told RTร‰ News that businesses associated with boxing, in particular, and with connections to the US are of 'particular focus' to US authorities."

US bans 600 people with suspected links to Kinahans irishtimes.com/news/crime-andโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"Nine police officers, two tax officials, a Royal Netherlands Marechaussee employee, a municipal official and a road traffic service employee were arrested following the investigation."

Corrupt officials can secretly leak data to criminals nltimes.nl/2022/05/14/corโ€ฆ
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["Two new suspects have been arrested in connection to the investigation into the smuggling of 23,000 kilos of cocaine. Arrests took place in Switzerland & Abu Dhabi."]

[MAN FROM UTRECHT ARRESTED IN UAE FOR SMUGGLING 23,000 KILOS OF COCAINE]
crime-nieuws.nl/man-uit-utrechโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
โ€œI think itโ€™s important that anyone who has links to the Kinahans is isolated and alienated from sport. They should have no role in professional boxing."

Minister for Sport says Kinahan cartel is 'toxic force' in pro boxing world
sundayworld.com/sport/boxing/mโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
["He is suspect number 16 who's been arrested in connection with the large drug case. Earlier this month, two suspects were arrested in Spain."]

[MAN ARRESTED AT HOLIDAY PARK IN INVESTIGATION INTO LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF CRYSTAL METH]
crime-nieuws.nl/man-gepakt-op-โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
May 18, 2022

["The police are investigating the origin of the drugs and the involvement of the suspects."]

[241 kilos of heroin found in Ridderkerk, six men arrested]
telegraaf.nl/t/822994839/
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
"The Ecuadorian National Police seized two drug shipments bound for Spain & India from one of Guayaquilโ€™s seaports. The drug seized in both operations totaled 2.5 tons."

Ecuadorian Police Seizes More Than 2 Tons of Drugs with Sniffing Dog Help
dialogo-americas.com/articles/ecuadโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ
"The National Police and the Tax Agency, in a joint operation that has had the collaboration of the DEA and the National Police of Panama, have seized some 1,500 kilos of cocaine hidden in a container in the port of Barcelona."
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"At present, those on the no-fly list will only be made aware of their ban if they attempt to travel to America from other airports around the world."

Top boxing figures in fear of making no-fly list over Kinahan links thesun.ie/news/8805625/kโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
โ€œIcarus flew too close to the sun,โ€ said a serving US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official who has tracked the Kinahans since 2017."

How a Tweet Led to the Downfall of a $1 Billion Drug Cartel
vice.com/en/article/93bโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
["Europol cracked the encryption of the Sky ECC communication system at the end of 2020. It's database may be up to 4 times larger than Encrochat."]

[Tons of cocaine via Ecrochat: Criminals thought they were safe, police can hardly keep up]
stern.de/digital/onlineโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"Diego Benรญtez Caรฑete, former sports manager of the Olimpia Club in Asunciรณn, who's currently on the run, is the alleged leader of the criminal network."

Paraguay: International Joint Operation Dismantles Network that Sent Cocaine to Europe
dialogo-americas.com/articles/paragโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
"The 'flow of information' being made available from underworld channels, as well as banking institutions, relating to the gangโ€™s activities, has been massive."

Kinahan cartel: Gardai say 'huge' amount of intelligence coming from underworld figures
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"Police raided some 28 homes and offices using specialized forces while 18 people were arrested. About half of them were arrested while already in prison for other reasons."

Albania Prosecutors Announce Mass Arrest of Gang Chiefs balkaninsight.com/2022/05/19/albโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"...the fugitive belonged to a criminal organisation dedicated to the large-scale production of synthetic drugs. They are also accused of laundering large amounts of money and high-value goods."

Dutch fugitive arrested in Malaga's Alhaurin el Grande
euroweeklynews.com/2022/05/21/dutโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผ
"A total of 21 suspects have been rounded up by police in the Netherlands after they were busted smuggling drugs into Ireland among other countries."

Police take down gang that had smuggled drugs into Ireland hidden in furniture
sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"The Kinahan cartel was established in the early 2000's and is a joint 'business project' of the Colombians, GRU and Irish."

Kinahan cartel working with Russian 'FBI' to move drugs across Europe, expert reveals
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"For example, regions with a lot of logistics activity, like seaports and airports, will step up the fight against international drug trafficking."

โ‚ฌ40 mil. extra to arm vulnerable regions against organized crime
nltimes.nl/2022/05/23/eu4โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ
["It concerns Boris P. (45), alias 'the Bosnian', who is seen by the judiciary as the 'CEO of the violence and finance divisions' of the Mocro Maffia."]

[One of Ridouan Taghi's last fugitive leaders arrested in Serbia]
telegraaf.nl/t/1250556618/
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
"Cocaine processing has taken root, Mexican & Dutch synthetic drug traffickers have partnered up, and a new technique is encouraging the establishment of meth super-labs."

Super Labs & Master Chefs - The Changing Face of Europe's Drug Trade
insightcrime.org/news/super-labโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["The four main suspects...are suspected of being a member of a criminal organisation, facilitating and exploiting illegal games of chance and casinos and laundering the proceeds thereof."]

[Illegal gambling palaces dismantled in luxury apartments]
politie.nl/nieuws/2022/meโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
"What is certain is that the decrypted 'Sky' correspondence revealed the extent of the crimes of the [Kavaฤ & ล kaljari clans]."

Drugs, Crime, Murders: The Fall of Montenegroโ€™s Crime Rings
exit.al/en/2022/02/08/โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
["Sky ECC has shown that South America's cocaine cartels don't just import their drugs but also their methods."]

[The incredible violence of cocaine gangs: "We are talking about an environment where life has no value"]
dhnet.be/actu/faits/la-โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
["By deciphering the mentioned applications, apart from criminals, it was revealed that they were also used by politicians and people from the judiciary."]

[THE SKY APPLICATION IS SHAKING BIH AS WELL: SECRET CONVERSATIONS ARE NOT SECRET AFTER ALL]
bhdani.oslobodjenje.ba/bhdani/aplikacโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["Police found packages of heroin hidden in stones on Tuesday. The discovery was made after a raid on two business premises on the Tappersheul business park..."]

[Police find heroin hidden in stones at companies in Oudewater: 5 men arrested]
telegraaf.nl/t/1420327218/
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
May 25, 2022

["The arrest is the result of a longer-term investigation into drug trafficking in which the Netherlands, Belgium and France are collaborating."]

[Suspect arrested for drug trafficking]
om.nl/actueel/nieuwsโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
["A total of 57 people have been indicted in this case โ€“ 27 in the first team and 30 in the second โ€“ which has greatly shaken the inhabitants..."]

[Besanรงon: Neighborhood "gang" to be tried in June for clashes against the backdrop of drug trafficking]
20minutes.fr/justice/329658โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
["The criminal proceeds of the drugs are estimated at around โ‚ฌ 600,000. Two people have been detained during the investigation."]

[Extensive drug trafficking investigation completed in Lahti - more than half a million euros worth of drugs distributed]
yle.fi/uutiset/3-1246โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
"The National Police mobilised 250 agents from various units to carry out the operation that was carried out on May 17 - coordinated from the ground and air."

Irish among 43 arrested as Spanish cops blow open major drug trafficking operation
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ
May 26, 2022

"Six of the fugitives, of Albanian nationality, had an International Arrest Warrant for drug trafficking..."

Seven fugitives wanted by the Spanish authorities arrested in Albania - Euro Weekly News euroweeklynews.com/2022/05/26/sevโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"...the man who the National Crime Agency will later declare to be the mafiaโ€™s number one operative in Ireland and the UK."

Crime Long Read: How Mafia godfather Thomas โ€˜Bomber' Kavanaghโ€™s drugs empire was toppled sundayworld.com/crime/special-โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช
["...the crime of prosecutor Marcelo Pecci had a strong impact in Italy and hopes that in the coming days there will be important news..."]

[Italian mafia has ties to Paraguay through the PCC and the Comando Vermelho, says Pรฉrez]
lanacion.com.py/politica/2022/โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ด
May 27, 2022

["There were 3 men on board with a total of 1,000 kilos of cocaine. The two Colombians and one man from the Dominican Republic have been handed over to the police."]

[Curaรงao Coast Guard intercepts a thousand kilos of cocaine]
ad.nl/buitenland/kusโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
["Last Tuesday, the police raided several home and work addresses of dock workers. Three men were arrested, two of whom were dock workers."]

[Two dock workers in Antwerp arrested for drug smuggling after Sky ECC communications intercepted]
vrtnws.be/p.5wVnbyZbA
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ
"Christy Kinahan Snr has declared that no DEA operative is embedded in his top tier, but he does believe that he has an informant very close to his son Daniel..."

Christy Kinahan Snr orders Sean McGovern probe as 'mole' suspicions run high
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"Increasingly, detectives' names are blocked out in case files, judges can't be filmed, and prosecutors' names can't be said in court."

More [Dutch] cops, prosecutors working anonymously due to organized crime threat
nltimes.nl/2022/05/30/copโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["Facilitators can play an important role in criminal alliances and form a bridge between the upper & the underworld. Civil-law notary -> carrying out real estate transactions & setting up companies."]

[Notary arrested on suspicion of money laundering]
om.nl/actueel/nieuwsโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง
["The police in Lebanon appear to have found an enormous arsenal of weapons with the criminal Mink K., after his recent arrest in Beirut. He was arrested with his son-in-law."]

[Gigantic arsenal found during arrest of Mink Kok, even rocket launchers]
telegraaf.nl/t/747134984/
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
["The man, 26, came from Morocco to Tarifa, Spain, and was checked by customs. According to the Belgian authorities, involved in large-scale cocaine smuggling."]

[ANTWERP DRUG CRIMINAL INTERNATIONALLY WANTED FOR COCAINE SMUGGLING CAUGHT IN SPAIN]
crime-nieuws.nl/antwerpse-drugโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
June 2, 2022

["A fourth suspect has been arrested following the discovery of the cocaine laundry. The investigation into drug and arms trafficking is still ongoing."]

[LARGE BATCH OF FIREARMS & COCAINE LAUNDRY DISCOVERED BY CRACKED PGP CHATS SKY ECC]
crime-nieuws.nl/grote-partij-sโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
"In April, Brazilian security forces dismantled two major international narcotrafficking gangs, dealing a heavy blow to transnational crime...arrested 66 criminals."

Brazilian Police Dismantles 2 Major International Narcotrafficking Gangs
dialogo-americas.com/articles/braziโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
["Five men were arrested in seven house searches in and around Antwerp on Thursday morning. The Sky ECC crack would show that they were involved in six cocaine withdrawals."]

[Transporters & dock workers arrested for importing almost 3 tons of cocaine]
nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf2022060โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"The evidence against this man largely comes from Sky ECC and Encrochat accounts linked to the suspect. These are encrypted messaging services that the police managed to get into."

Almere man arrested for trafficking 900 kg of cocaine through Schiphol nltimes.nl/2022/06/03/almโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
"The General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) in The Netherlandsโ€™ reportedly used the spyware known as Pegasus to hack the countryโ€™s most wanted criminal."

Dutch police used Israeli 'Pegasus' spyware to catch Kinahan associate Taghi
sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
["It turned out that more than 300 kilos of cocaine were on board. The suspects have been handed over to US authorities."]

[DUTCH NAVY SHIP INTERCEPTS GO-FAST SPEEDBOAT WITH HUNDREDS OF KILOS OF COCAINE BLOCKS]
crime-nieuws.nl/nederlands-marโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
"Ports in Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain top the list, according to Europol. But the port of Hamburg, in the north of Germany, is also increasingly used by gangs."

Netherlands near top of list for potential cocaine trafficking: Europol nltimes.nl/2022/06/05/netโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"A 27-year-old UK national (with an address in Malaga, Spain) has been charged after the seizure of โ‚ฌ4.69 million worth of cocaine in Dublin."

Unemployed builder appears in court after cocaine worth nearly โ‚ฌ5m seized in Dublin
sundayworld.com/crime/courts/uโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
"Minister McEntee said the gardaรญ have also been very successful in disrupting drug gangs in Ireland with a series of recent seizures."

Kinahan Cartel 'won't go unpunished' for their crimes, vows Justice Minister sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
["...had a structure of companies in Spain, Colombia, Switzerland & Portugal to launder the money from its criminal activities."]

[Dismantled an international criminal organization dedicated to drug trafficking linked to Mexican cartels]
policia.es/_es/comunicaciโ€ฆ Image
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
"The Panamanian National Air and Naval Service (SENAN) and the Colombian Navy seized 6.1 tons of cocaine hydrochloride in the Caribbean Sea during two operations, the Colombian Navy said May 2."

Panama and Colombia Seize More Than 6 Tons of Cocaine
dialogo-americas.com/articles/panamโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["The men are suspected of selling various types of narcotics via Telegram and managing the Telegram account CEOamsterdam."]

[SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR LARGE-SCALE DRUG TRAFFICKING VIA CEOAMSTERDAM ON TELEGRAM]
crime-nieuws.nl/verdachten-aanโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
[Intervened in waters south of the Canary Islands an unidentified fishing boat loaded with 560 kilos of cocaine]
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Concerns a total of 38 warrants naming suspects in 6 countries, specifically Colombia, Bulgaria, Croatia & Slovenia, in addition to Italy & the Netherlands."

Italian police capture โ‚ฌ240 mil. in cocaine; Some suspects in the Netherlands
nltimes.nl/2022/06/07/itaโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
"Part of a year-long operation involving both the Colombian judiciary and US Homeland Security targeting the Clan del Golfo cartel, who operate in 28 countries."

Italian police seize cocaine worth โ‚ฌ240m from Otoniel's Clan del Golfo cartel
sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"But he made the mistake of carrying out his telephone conversations through an encryption application called SkyEcc, whose server Europol had intercepted months before."

The Albanian mobster who tried to conquer Rome in 10 months english.elpais.com/international/โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
"These arrests follow an 18-month long investigation into two criminal gangs, known as โ€˜Clan de Tangerโ€™ and โ€˜Clan del Surโ€™, who are believed to have smuggled over 16 tonnes of cocaine and 150 tonnes of hashish via the Strait of Gibraltar..."

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
"The KOCG very likely takes advantage of weak anti-money laundering controls in the UAE to conceal the origins of its illicit finances..."

Kinahan Cartel will use cryptocurrency to move cash from Dubai, terrorism experts claim sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"...with the support of the National Army, the Colombian Air Force, National Police, and the Attorney Generalโ€™s Office. Two of the facilities were cocaine hydrochloride crystallizers..."

Colombia Destroys 20 Narco Facilities of FARC Dissident Groups
dialogo-americas.com/articles/colomโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"In 2021, when the comprehensive holistic counternarcotics strategy was launched, security forces seized 670 tons of cocaine...authorities expect to surpass that figure in 2022."

US, Colombia Reaffirm Holistic Counternarcotics Partnership
dialogo-americas.com/articles/us-coโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["The pivotal figure of the gang is said to be a 35-year-old man, who is now staying in Dubai together with several co-defendants."]

[Six arrests in investigation into large-scale cocaine smuggling via Antwerp, leader arranged affairs from Dubai]
nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf2022060โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["Investigators concluded from messages intercepted in the investigation into encrypted service Sky ECC that they smuggled as many as 25 consignments of cocaine."]

[16 tons of cocaine imported in 11 months, 6 suspects arrested, leaders in Dubai]
gva.be/cnt/dmf2022060โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ
["Between 11 May and 29 May, Customs intercepted more than 3,600 kilograms of cocaine and more than 2,600 kilograms of heroin in the port of Rotterdam."]

[Again a lot of drugs intercepted in the port of Rotterdam]
om.nl/actueel/nieuwsโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["In the first 10 days of June, Customs seized 1,133 kilos of cocaine in the port of Rotterdam during various checks."]

[1,133 kilos of cocaine intercepted and two extractors arrested]
om.nl/actueel/nieuwsโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"The gang used encrypted PGP phones and after the stories about cracked phones, SKY was used, which was more heavily encrypted..."

Kinahan cartel's Dutch partners revealed as ruthless killers who called victims 'dogs' sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
"The warrant was for his involvement in trafficking hard drugs such as cocaine between France, Belgium, and the Netherlands."

Wanted by Interpol, French Drug Lord Arrested in Casablanca
moroccoworldnews.com/2022/06/349533โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["Due to a conflict between drug criminals, the police have carried out raids in the Utrecht municipality of De Ronde Venen, Amstelveen & Uithoorn."]

[RAIDS, ARRESTS & 640 KILOS OF COCAINE BLOCKS IN BIG SHOPPERS DURING CONFLICT OF DRUG CRIMINALS]
crime-nieuws.nl/invallen-aanhoโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
["In the first 10 days of June, Customs seized 1,133 kilos of cocaine in the port of Rotterdam during various checks."]

[1,133 kilos of cocaine intercepted and two extractors arrested]
om.nl/actueel/nieuwsโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
"Czech police announced on Friday that they had seized 840 kilos of cocaine that were discovered in banana crates in supermarkets in the country. The estimated value is โ‚ฌ81 million."

Over 800 kilos of cocaine discovered in banana crates in Czechia
brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/236โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["The drugs were found in the port of Callao, near the Peruvian capital Lima. They were hidden in boxes of asparagus and had the port of Rotterdam as their destination."]

[Peru intercepts 2.2 tons of coke destined for Rotterdam]
telegraaf.nl/t/1316790009/
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ
["Seven people have been arrested with possible involvement. Two Albanians are wanted in this case. The police see the duo as the ringleaders."]

[ALBANIAN LEADERS WANTED FOR LARGE BATCH OF COCAINE DESTINED FOR ROTTERDAM CAUGHT IN PERU]
crime-nieuws.nl/albanese-kopstโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
["22 members of a criminal organization dedicated to trafficking drugs on a large scale arrested in Almerรญa.

Intervened:
-745kg of hashish
-2,600 ecstasy pills
-Cocaine and glass
-2 pleasure boats

And dismantled a marijuana plantation."]

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
["Passed on positions & numbers of containers, arrival times, and lists of straddler drivers. He also warned if a container had been selected for customs control."]

[Port clerk passed on secret info about containers via Sky cryptophone to drug gang]
demorgen.be/ts-b6de8cc6
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["The police found the man on the basis of decrypted chat messages from crypto services Encrochat, Sky-ECC & Anom. The man is suspected of the large-scale trade of hard drugs and money laundering."]

[Dutchman arrested in Spain for drug trafficking]
telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1010745โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
["The navy seized 1040 kilos of cocaine within 24 hours...in the Caribbean, reports the Ministry of Defense. Five people have been arrested and handed over to the US Coast Guard."]

[Marine intercepts a ton of cocaine within 24 hours]
telegraaf.nl/t/967602586/
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
"The operation resulted in the seizure of 21 cars and the arrest of 22 individuals."

Hidden drug compartments in cars discovered by police in Benelux and France
brusselstimes.com/belgium-news/2โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
June 14, 2022

["700 officers were deployed: During a major raid, the police provisionally arrested 30 suspects. The investigations are based on the data from...Encrochat, Sky ECC and Anom."]

[30 arrests after drug raids in Frankfurt & Offenbach]
faz.net/aktuell/rhein-โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
["The police had traced the Hague-Moroccan brothers thanks to the hacking of the criminal messaging services SKY ECC and Enchrochat."]

[Main characters in major drug case fled to Morocco, OM suspects]
omroepwest.nl/nieuws/4587854โ€ฆ #omroepwest
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
["...the official communication about the arrest of sports leader Diego Benรญtez in the United Arab Emirates...for the acts of international drug trafficking and marketing."]

[Authorities receive official communication on the arrest of Diego Benรญtez]
lanacion.com.py/judiciales/202โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
"Greek police arrested four U.K. nationals believed to have been involved in the smuggling of more than US$50 million worth of narcotics that were concealed in banana shipments."

Drug Concealed in Bananas Seized in Greece, Czechia occrp.org/en/daily/16450โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
"Police are on the hunt for a so-called 'British Escobar' after 4 of his henchmen were arrested at a luxury Greek villa where ยฃ12 million worth of cocaine was seized."

Police hunt for โ€˜British Escobarโ€™ after huge cocaine haul seized in Greece
sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["Drones will be deployed in the port of Rotterdam to ward off drug criminals. The unmanned flying objects are part of a plan to...place a 'virtual fence' around the port area."]

[Drones to be used in the port of Rotterdam against drug smuggling]
telegraaf.nl/nieuws/7397592โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
"The High Court today granted an order allowing the bureau to serve papers on the mob boss by registered post - believed it would be difficult to do so personally."

CAB to serve proceedings on Daniel Kinahan at addresses in Dubai & US, court told
sundayworld.com/crime/courts/cโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Police have seized a container with 1000 kilograms of cocaine disguised as potatoes and frozen chips in the northern Caribbean shores of Colombia, South America."

A tonne of cocaine camouflaged as potatoes seized at Colombian port 9news.com.au/national/cocaiโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
"Garda sources said the sheer scale of the announcement by the Americans meant many of Irelandโ€™s biggest drugs gangs...were โ€œspookedโ€ and immediately scaled back their activities."

Irish gangland โ€˜spookedโ€™ by scale of US focus on Kinahan cartel
irishtimes.com/crime-law/2022โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
["38 arrest warrants have been issued, including in the Netherlands...investigation is ongoing, police are reluctant to share further information."]

[DUTCH POLICE START INVESTIGATION AFTER 4.3 TONS OF COCAINE FROM DRUG CARTEL IN ITALY INTERCEPTED]
crime-nieuws.nl/nederlandse-poโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
["The police raided 16 places in Genk, Hasselt & Maasmechelen in recent days, in an investigation into the trade in drugs & narcotics. A total of 11 people were arrested."]

[16 searches in Genk, Hasselt & Maasmechelen in drug trafficking investigation]
vrtnws.be/p.nwDlDNDeZ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Fury was stopped as he tried to board a flight in the UK. The former world title contender was on his way to Las Vegas this week to cover a upper-featherweight unification fight..."

Tyson Fury refused entry to US due to links to Daniel Kinahan
sundayworld.com/latest-news/tyโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["Three homes were searched - drugs, a balaclava, cash, money counting machines and weapons were found. Two men were arrested..."]

[WEAPONS, DRUGS, MONEY & MONEY COUNTING MACHINES CAUGHT IN RAIDS IN INVESTIGATION INTO LARGE-SCALE DRUG TRAFFICKING]
crime-nieuws.nl/wapens-drugs-gโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["On Thursday night, another 10 cocaine extractors were arrested on the Maasvlakte. The men were in possession of burglary tools. They are currently at the police station and are being questioned."]

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["The OM has demanded up to 9 years in prison against 5 brothers. After cracking Encrochat & Sky ECC, the detectives got their hands on incriminating messages."]

[CELL DEMANDED AGAINST BROTHERS FROM THE HAGUE FOR LARGE-SCALE COCAINE TRAFFICKING]
crime-nieuws.nl/cel-geeist-tegโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
[On chat conversations from the Sky ECC server hacked by the French, the native of Amsterdam turned out to be looking for these 370 kilos that turned out to be missing..."]

Top criminal Mink Kok in the Netherlands after extradition from Lebanon
telegraaf.nl/t/2142877730/
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
"Twenty-six people have been arrested...charged with drug trafficking, usurpation of civil status, false documentation, money laundering, and belonging to a criminal organization."

Drug trafficking bust: Dozens of arrests in Alicante, Murcia, Almeria
murciatoday.com/drug-traffickiโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
"Those arrested were a Belgian man, 68, and a Dutch man, 60. Border Force officers intercepted the vehicle at the Tourist Controls at the Channel Tunnel UK Border in Coquelles."

Cocaine & heroin worth ยฃ17,500,000 seized from van at Channel Tunnel metro.co.uk/2022/06/21/cocโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ด
"One of the largest suspected drug traffickers in the world, Sergio Roberto de Carvalho...has been arrested in Hungary after a prolonged manhunt."

Fake Death Certificates and Vans Full of Cash - 'Brazil's Pablo Escobar' is Finally Arrested
insightcrime.org/news/fake-deatโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"Coast Guard and partner agency crews from the Netherlands seized approximately 5,237 pounds of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea, the agency said."

More Than $99 Million of Cocaine Seized in Caribbean Sea: US Coast Guard nbcmiami.com/news/local/morโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
"Kok is a convicted drug trafficker and gun runner and is one of the most infamous gangland criminals in Dutch history."

'Dapper Don' Christy Kinahanโ€™s drug lord pal detained in Holland after extradition
sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"According to the [Interpol] notice, he is accused of involvement in the distribution of 45 tonnes of cocaine from Brazil to Europe between 2017 & 2019, and of laundering millions..."

Brazil's 'Pablo Escobar' fights extradition from Hungary
france24.com/en/live-news/2โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"Commenting on the continuing international efforts against the gang...the Dublin-based assistant commissioner said there was an important cross-border dimension to the operation."

MTK Global: Boxers exploited by Kinahan gang, officer says
bbc.com/news/uk-northeโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["Four people were arrested on Thursday during a major police action. About 80 officers were on their feet to raid various addresses in Breda, Oosterhout & Etten-Leur."]

[Police raid houses in Breda region: money laundering & drug trafficking]
ad.nl/breda/politie-โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช
June 23, 2022

"There have been three operations by the Peruvian police in which drugs in huge quantities were seized. The total drug haul weighs 1448 kg (3192 lbs)."

Peru: In a major drug haul, police seize 1 tonne of cocaine
wionews.com/world/peru-in-โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
"Gardai have dealt another hammer blow to Daniel Kinahanโ€™s mob after cops seized millions of euro worth of cash & drugs. Detectives were last night questioning 7 suspects..."

Gardai fish suspects out of river as cash & drugs linked to Kinahans seized
irishmirror.ie/news/irish-newโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
["In just two months, a dozen suspects have been arrested and large amounts of money and drugs have been seized, including more than 8,000 kilos of cocaine."]

[New Taskforce Fortius tackles cocaine smuggling between Antwerp port and the Netherlands]
politie.nl/nieuws/2022/juโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
June 24, 2022

"The packs of cocaine, hidden among palets of bananas, are believed to have a street value of around โ‚ฌ325 million. They arrived in Setรบbal on a container ship from Colombia."

8-tonnes of cocaine seized at Setรบbal docks portugalresident.com/8-tonnes-of-coโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
["Dario L., an investigator from the Antwerp drug support team who was arrested after Operation Sky...performed 101 searches of police systems for several known drug criminals."]

[Drug sleuth earned 290,000 euros for searches on behalf of criminals]
nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf2022060โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด
["...a firearm, 3 cars, exclusive watches, jewelry, and a large amount of money were seized. A co-defendant from Oostzaan has also been arrested."]

[Recently acquitted former OFC moneylender Marwan Khairi arrested for large-scale cocaine trafficking]
parool.nl/amsterdam/onlaโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
["Five men have just been found guilty of being behind two murders and an attempted murder in the parking lot at Meny-Kalundborg...Sky phones were some of the basis for the verdict."]

[Two were killed in front of supermarket - now the blame is placed]
tv2east.dk/kalundborg/to-โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
[Cracked encrypted chats have resulted in nearly 2,000 years in prison - and 71 million in seizures]
gp.se/nyheter/g%C3%Bโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"Further major operations against mob cells are expected in coming months."

Liverpool drug boss associated with Kinahan cartel linked to cocaine seizure in champagne bottles
sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
Located near Europeโ€™s top drug reception points in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, it is the only land route connecting the continent to Britain, Europeโ€™s largest cocaine market.

The Channel Tunnel: Cocaine Bridge from Europe to UK
insightcrime.org/news/uk-channeโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"...seen as an important player who was involved in the cocaine trade independently and for the criminal organization of Ridouan Taghi and who arranged financial matters."

[Najim Z.: 'Lord of the cocaine trade and alleged Taghi accomplice']
crimesite.nl/najim-z-kopstuโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"In another case, Ecuadoran police intercepted 5 metric tons and 187 kg of cocaine in two containers of bananas bound for the Netherlands & Turkey in June."

Criminal ring attempted to ship over 400,000 MDMA pills from Netherlands to Chile
nltimes.nl/2022/06/26/criโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ
["On Friday night, the Judiciary Police (PJ) detained R., a Portuguese suspected of being the operational arm of the Brazilian drug trafficker, who is imprisoned in Hungary."]

[R., the Portuguese arm of 'Brazilian Escobar', was arrested in Lisbon]
expresso.pt/sociedade/2022โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท
"A Liverpool man believed to be at large in Colombia is a top priority target for [the DEA]. The 41-year-old has been reported to be at the head of a huge global cocaine trafficking network."

'Scouse Escobar' in Colombia hunted by US government
liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpoolโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
"A 54-year-old man from Hillegom was arrested on Friday 24 June on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering."

Hillegommer arrested for drug trafficking &money laundering
politie.nl/nieuws/2022/juโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
["Minister Dilan YeลŸilgรถz (Justice & Security) unfolds the cabinet's plans to prevent the Netherlands from having to deal with Escobars - in Medellรญn to learn from the Colombians."]

[Major international offensive against drug trafficking]
telegraaf.nl/t/1011923984/
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"In a joint effort dubbed โ€˜Operation Atlantis,โ€™ National Gendarmerie and Naval Prefecture agents raided three ships at sea and eleven homes in the province of Buenos Aires."

Argentinian Authorities Seize Over 1.5 Tonnes of Cocaine Bound for Europe occrp.org/en/daily/16484โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
["The investigation resulted in ten house searches, in which nine people were arrested...gained momentum after operation Sky. Six of the arrested persons work at Zaventem airport."]

[Airport staff arrested in SKY ECC drug smuggling investigation]
vrtnws.be/p.jGDKdyWAa
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"On Tuesday, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) demanded life in prison against Ridouan Taghi and four co-defendants in the extensive Marengo assassinations trial."

Prosecutor demands life against Taghi, co-suspects in assassinations trial nltimes.nl/2022/06/28/proโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
"...stopped at Heathrow Airport from travelling to attend a press conference for his upcoming clash with Jake Paul...due to Tysonโ€™s links to mob boss Daniel Kinahan."

Tyson Furyโ€™s brother Tommy in โ€˜shockโ€™ after he is stopped from travelling to the US
sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
["An arrest team of the police has arrested 8 men in connection with the drug laboratory that was discovered on Tuesday in a building at the Het Broek business park."]

[Eight men arrested in police raid on crystal meth lab on business park in Arnhem]
destentor.nl/arnhem/acht-maโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
["Five arrested for murdering a Dutch citizen in Cรกdiz after a 'settling of scores' - related to the Dutch 'Mocro Maffia'. Carried out with the collaboration of EUROPOL, as well as the French and Dutch judicial & police authorities."]

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
"The gang were dedicated to laundering more than โ‚ฌ4 million obtained from cocaine trafficking by buying avocado farms and works of art. A total of 13 searches were carried out..."

Six arrested in avocado farm money laundering family business
inspain.news/six-arrested-iโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
"It has been reported that two suspects โ€“ not military personnel โ€“ were arrested during the raid. A house adjacent to the base's premises was also involved in the operation."

Police find clandestine ecstasy lab next to base storing US nuclear weapons
dailystar.co.uk/news/world-newโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
["The police arrested two men in The Hague on suspicion of drug trafficking, drug importation & money laundering. A suspect was also arrested in Spain. Encrochat & Sky ECC used in this investigation."]

[Three suspects arrested in drug investigation]
politie.nl/nieuws/2022/juโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
["It concerns a corruption file involving an official in the government department of Finance, and a major judicial investigation into the import of almost 7 tons of cocaine."]

[9 more arrests in two Sky ECC investigations, including finance official]
vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช
["Antwerp jeweler Rafael D. was arrested at the request of French police. His father Rubi, former 'godfather' of the Antwerp-Georgian mafia, was also arrested."]

['Godfather of Falconplein mafia' & son arrested: stolen luxury watches 'polished']
nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf2022062โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผ
["Six people arrested at various locations in the Netherlands. At the moment, 13 properties throughout the Netherlands and Germany are being searched."]

[Police & justice expose large cocaine line from Curacao to the east of the Netherlands]
politie.nl/nieuws/2022/juโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
["It imported tons of cocaine via the port of Antwerp, the organization was managed from Dubai. 11 suspects have been arrested, the police raided 15 places..."]

[Police in Limburg dissolve international cocaine gang that was led from Dubai]
vrtnws.be/p.QAJlkBW4o
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
["It continues to rain arrests - for the third day in a row, investigators from the federal judicial police raided a lot of addresses in Antwerp, Deurne and Merksem on Thursday."]

[1.7 tons of cocaine seized in Wijnegem, 7 suspects arrested]
gva.be/cnt/dmf2022063โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ด
"Police have arrested 8 people suspected of being behind the secretive global phone network EncroChat during an operation in Spain, Dubai, and the Dominican Republic."

Cops Investigating โ€˜WhatsApp for Gangstersโ€™ Arrest Key Suspect in Caribbean vice.com/en/article/jgpโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
July 1, 2022

โ€Phone calls also revealed that the man is involved in drug trafficking,โ€ police said in a statement.

Former cop accused of handling โ‚ฌ4.2 million in money laundering scheme nltimes.nl/2022/07/01/forโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
["Agents of the National Police have dismantled one of the most active drug trafficking organizations in Europe in a joint operation with Swedish, French, and Dutch Police - coordinated by EUROPOL. Five people have been arrested..."]

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
["Along with him has fallen the leadership of the 'Mocro Maffia' in SW Europe, one of Europe's most active drug trafficking organizations."]

[Jonas Falk, 'Swedish Pablo Escobar', arrested in Spain - one of the most wanted drug traffickers]
elespanol.com/reportajes/202โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
"These facts have now inspired a crackdown pitting some โ‚ฌ500m a year against a level of organised crime that politicians fear is increasingly 'undermining' public order."

Mob-style killings shock Netherlands into fighting descent into โ€˜narco stateโ€™
theguardian.com/world/2022/julโ€ฆ
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"The police arrested a 27-year-old man on Monday on suspicion of remotely orchestrating the murder of Peter R. de Vries...he has clear links to Ridouan Taghi,"

Police arrest new suspect for directing murder of journalist Peter R. de Vries nltimes.nl/2022/07/04/polโ€ฆ
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"...the police & OM believe they are exposing the entire 'murder chain' in De Vries's assassinations - from those who committed the murder to those who ordered it."

Two more held in Peter R. de Vries murder; Arrests in Spain, Curacao
nltimes.nl/2022/07/05/twoโ€ฆ
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["A police investigation, based in part on cracked, encrypted chat messages, has revealed a link between the man and the largest drug lab ever rolled up in Belgium. Further investigation is underway."]

Arrest & searches in major drug investigation
politie.nl/nieuws/2022/juโ€ฆ
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"The operation, which lasted 14 months, concluded with the arrest of 8 people. Six of the detainees are accused of drug trafficking & belonging to a criminal organization."

Drug-smuggling 'drone submarines' seized for the first time in Spain
cbsnews.com/news/spain-seiโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น
"Turkish and foreign law enforcement have seized record quantities of cocaine heading from South America to Turkey, revealing the expanding role of the countryโ€™s traffickers..."

Turkey: Cocaine Hub Between Europe and the Middle East
insightcrime.org/news/turkey-coโ€ฆ
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["On Thursday 30 June, the police arrested 10 suspects during a drug operation at two buildings in Dordrecht. Two of them (34 and 63 years old) are suspected of drug trafficking."]

[10 suspects arrested in Dordrecht drug action]
politie.nl/nieuws/2022/juโ€ฆ
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"...Palmer & 10 others were all due to stand trial over real-estate fraud in Tenerife, with speculation that Palmer was seeking a deal..."

Kinahan cartel hitman Imre Arakas suspected of the [2015] murder of UK mobster John โ€˜Goldfingerโ€™ Palmer
sundayworld.com/crime/courts/kโ€ฆ
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"Morabito is considered a top international drug broker and one of the most wanted fugitives in the world, according to the Italian Ministry of Interior."

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["During a police check on Tuesday evening, July 5, a large number of packages were found in a hidden space of a car. It is about 100 kilos."]

[Large consignment of drugs found in car's hidden space]
politie.nl/nieuws/2022/juโ€ฆ
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["In addition to the suspicion of vehicle crime and involvement in the production & trade in synthetic drugs, the investigation also suspects the suspects of money laundering & inciting official corruption."]

[4 suspects arrested in drug investigation]
politie.nl/nieuws/2022/juโ€ฆ
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"Those based abroad work with international law enforcement agencies investigating the activities of Irish & other criminals that gardaรญ have an interest in prosecuting."

Senior Garda to be based in UAE as noose tightens on leaders of Kinahan cartel
sundayworld.com/crime/world-crโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
"Despite his efforts to distance himself from Daniel Kinahan, sources say it is too little too late, and that he is intrinsically linked to the mob boss."

How Tyson Furyโ€™s social media post about Kinahan paved way for his ban from United States sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crโ€ฆ
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"Moogan disappeared after a raid on a cafรฉ in Rotterdam, Holland, in October 2013 which was suspected of being a front for meetings between drug traffickers and international cartels."

Alleged cocaine kingpin fugitive extradited from Dubai
liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpoolโ€ฆ
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["A British drug lord has been arrested in a hotel on the Costa Blanca in Spain. The man is suspected of leading a drug gang and being involved in large-scale drug trafficking."]

[VIDEO: Wanted Drug Lord Caught in Spain and Removed Barefoot]
crime-nieuws.nl/video-gezochteโ€ฆ
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["A police action against organized drug trafficking has led to the arrest of a 23-year-old man & a 21-year-old woman from Nieuwegein. They were arrested on 1 July on suspicion of cocaine trafficking."]

[Two arrested during drug action in Vianen]
politie.nl/nieuws/2022/juโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผ
["In recent days, customs has intercepted two consignments of cocaine: 1298 kilos from a container loaded with cocoa from Costa Rica, and about 130 kilos from a container loaded with limestone from Curaรงao."]

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