transnational crime

KOH SAMUI, THAILAND – Two British fugitives wanted by Interpol for robbery and fraud have been arrested on Koh Samui, the southern Thai island recently thrust into the spotlight by …

NAKHON RATCHASIMA – Thai police have arrested a man identified only as “Winai” at a hotel in Chok Chai district on charges of facilitating mule bank accounts for a scam …

Saudi Arabia – Security operatives have arrested two women believed to be the wife and mother of Ado Aliero, one of Nigeria’s most notorious bandit leaders, while they were performing …

NEW YORK CITY — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from the New York City field office arrested Edison Guillermo Pinto-Padron, a 26-year-old Venezuelan national and known member of …

DUBLIN, Ireland — Two men arrested in connection with the seizure of €1.6 million worth of heroin in Dublin, allegedly tied to a transnational criminal organisation, have been remanded in …

FLORIDA — Mario Clifford Rivera, 32, an MS-13 gang member known by the alias “Chuky,” has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for orchestrating a fentanyl trafficking ring …

BANGKOK, Thailand — A 43-year-old Kenyan man has been arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport after allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.2 kilograms of cocaine inside his body. Glen Ooko was detained …

Elijah Gavin, also known as Timothy O’Reilly, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding homeowners of over $1 million in a multi-state home repair and money laundering scheme. Gavin, originally from …

Police have uncovered a cybercrime network that allegedly generated 500 million baht in revenue within just three months of its registration. The scheme, which targeted unsuspecting victims, has caused damages …

The Korean National Intelligence Agency (NIS) and Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested K. Jeff, a notorious Nigerian drug kingpin, along with 36 members of his cartel. …