Police squad set up to tackle shop theft arrests 93 gang members in seven months
A police squad set up to stem the rising tide of shoplifting has arrested 93 members of organised crime gangs behind retail ...
Ten tons of cocaine worth £200m set ablaze in Dominican Republic in massive victory in war on drug gangs
TEN tons of cocaine goes up in smoke marking a welcome victory in the war on drug gangs. The monster haul, worth nearly ...
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Impoverished Victorian women posing as aristocrats ran one of South London’s most fearsome gangs – now Disney+ has made a TV show about them
Victorian-era gangs—whether fraudsters, racketeers or robbers—were dominated by men. But for seventy years, a highly ...
'Riskier tactics' by crime gangs lead to more than 70 migrants dying in deadliest year of 'small boats' crisis
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper issued the warning after a meeting in London of the Calais Group, which includes the UK, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, on how to boost action to smash the ...
UK and Germany sign deal against people smugglers as Europe struggles to halt Channel crossings
The U.K. and Germany have pledged to share intelligence and expertise against the people-smuggling gangs that send migrants ...
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UK, Germany agree action plan to tackle migrant smugglers
A growing issue among European nations, increasing irregular migration was also a major theme during the UK's July election ...
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The outsized role of Kurds in smuggling arrests as 'world-first' UK-Iraq accord inked to 'secure borders'
A joint plan signed late last month by the UK & Iraq to crack down on smuggling gangs has come amid pressure to halt ...
Gang leader accused of massacring more than 100 old people in revenge attack
A gang leader in Haiti has been accused of massacring roughly 180 elderly people over the weekend in a bizarre revenge attack ...
Germany to tighten people-smuggling law as ‘action plan’ agreed with UK
Berlin confirmed plans to make it a criminal offence to ‘facilitate the smuggling of migrants to the UK’ as part of the ...
Migrant smuggling gangs targeted as Germany strikes deal with UK
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the new agreement will "boost our respective border security as we address the root causes, ...
Massacre in Haiti’s Capital Leaves Nearly 200 Dead, U.N. Says
The killings in a Port-au-Prince slum, which appeared to target practitioners of Voodoo, were ordered by a gang leader, a ...
Germany to close loophole that let human smugglers stash boats there, UK says
Germany will close a legal loophole that enabled human traffickers to store the small boats they use to cross the English ...