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DZ Mafia Denies Threatening French Mayor, Arson Attack on Influencer
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (584+ words) A French mayor was placed under police protection and a social media influencer's car was torched in a series of violent incidents linked to Marseille's “DZ Mafia.” The group denied any involvement. A south base badge on the jacket of…...
Seven-Country Operation Nets 28 Child Abuse Suspects | OCCRP
2+ week, 6+ day ago (160+ words) Authorities across seven countries have rescued three children and arrested 28 people in a Europol-coordinated operation targeting child sexual exploitation. Led by Norway, the investigation ran from late May to mid-June and involved law enforcement in Canada, Czechia, Germany, Norway, Poland,…...
Vietnam Arrests 19 Chinese Nationals in Online Scam Bust
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (155+ words) Police in Vietnam have arrested 19 Chinese nationals accused of running an online fraud ring in the northern province of Lao Cai after relocating from Cambodia. According to authorities, the group rented rooms at the Song Hong View Hotel, where they…...
Cambodia Deports 156 Chinese Nationals over Cyber Fraud
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (180+ words) Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRP Cambodia Deports 156 Chinese Nationals over Cyber Fraud Cambodian authorities have deported 156 Chinese nationals for their alleged involvement in cyber scams. According to a Thursday statement by the General Department of Immigration (GDI), the…...
Warnings of Human Trafficking Issued for 2026 FIFA World Cup | OCCRP
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (476+ words) With millions expected to descend on North America for the tournament, officials say criminal networks are using fraudulent employment offers to lure victims into sexual exploitation and forced labor. Workers install FIFA World Cup 2026 branding and signage at SoFi Stadium…...
Interpol Coordinates Arrests Over 200 in Sweeping Middle East and Africa Cybercrime Crackdown
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (21+ words) Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRP...
Servers in Moldova Hosted Darknet Crime Market, Authorities Say
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (500+ words) Moldovan police say computer servers in their country hosted Crimenetwork, a relaunched darknet marketplace that was dismantled in a joint law enforcement operation this month. Rack of computers in a datacenter. The technical infrastructure for Crimenetwork, a relaunched darknet marketplace…...
Georgia Detains Police Officers Over 2024 Protest Violence
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (380+ words) Authorities in Georgia will prosecute five law enforcement officers for attacks against a journalist, a politician, and a protester during nationwide demonstrations in 2024. Banner: Georgian authorities at the protest of October 2024, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Georgian authorities detained several former and…...
After Big Albania Bust, Experts Warn Scam Centers Are Hard to Stop
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (498+ words) Authorities have shut down an alleged major scam operation in Albania. But criminal networks are adept at moving operations, experts warn. An alleged scam call center in Tirana, which was raided by Albanian and Austrian authorities. After a two-year investigation,…...
Guatemala Blocks Reelection of Internationally Sanctioned Top Prosecutor
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (398+ words) The exclusion of the heavily sanctioned attorney general marks the end of a tenure that devastated Guatemala's justice system, but watchdogs warn of last-minute retaliation before she leaves office in May. Internationally sanctioned Guatemalan attorney general María Consuelo Porras will…...