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Drug Trafficking

41-year-old man arrested with fentanyl and cocaine on him: SPS CTV News Edmonton16:58
NDLEA seizes codeine worth N1.1 billion in Rivers; arrests Lagos chief priest for drug trafficking Peoples Gazette14:06
Addison man could face 60 years after trafficking charges, drug stash concealed at storage site Daily Herald, Illinois18:07
Police seize $443,000 of contraband potentially being smuggled into U.P. prison Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan15:14
Hcso: Kiln man arrested for trafficking over 55 grams of methamphetamine WLOX13:09

International Drug Trafficking

Saudi Arabia frees 3 Nigerian women after 10-month detention over drug case Report Afrique12:04Drug Trafficking Saudi Arabia Nigeria

Three Nigerians freed after 10-month detention in Saudi over drug charges BusinessDay NG19:00Drug Trafficking Saudi Arabia Nigeria

Ryan Wedding drug case: FBI links Canadian truckers to ‘sophisticated organized crime network’… Toronto Star22:38Drug Trafficking Ontario Crime Ontario

A ‘network of hit men’: Fugitive Canadian ex-Olympian is a threat to witnesses in massive U.S.… Toronto Star18:29Drug Trafficking Ontario Crime Ontario

Four Greek men face drug trafficking charges in Australia: $34 million meth bust under investigation Neos Kosmos00:03Drug Trafficking Australia Greece

NDLEA made 18,500 arrests, 2.6mkg drug seizures in 2024 Nigerian Guardian03:54NDLEA Drug Trafficking Africa

NDLEA arrests Paris-bound businessman at Abuja airport for drug trafficking, others News Diary Online14:52NDLEA Drug Trafficking Africa

Amit Shah to flag off drive to destroy seized drugs worth Rs 2,400 crore The Times of India21:56Drug Trafficking India

Amit Shah launches 'Bharatpol': Interpol's assistance, real-time interface| About CBI's anti-crime portal Outlook India10:17Drug Trafficking India

Human Trafficking (World)

Five people detained after raid on migrant trafficking group Bulgarian News Agency14:58
Gang of five convicted of human trafficking and sexual exploitation offences Evening Standard23:05
NAPTIP rescued 285, arrested 22 human traffickers in 2024 -Kano Commander The Punch14:27
Police rescue 11 suspected victims of human trafficking in Juba Sudans Post15:10
Nigerian pastor arrested in major child-Trafficking bust, 13 children rescued OCCRP21:56

Money Laundering

AML Spotlight: Regulation 21 internal controls The Law Society of Scotland09:54
Birmingham firm fined more than £27,000 for AML failings Law Gazette16:08
UKGC fines Greentube £1m for Admiral AML failings SBCNews10:22
Greentube Alderney Limited to pay £1m for regulatory failures Institute of Licensing07:59
Canada announces significantly increased penalties for money laundering failures JD Supra16:46

Pandora Papers

US court grants IRS request to probe clients of offshore finance giant International Consortium of Investigative Journalists18:23 10-Jan-25

Records tie narco-trafficking son of former Australian political leader to offshore company and Cyprus bank account International Consortium of Investigative Journalists16:05 17-Dec-24

Tax Havens

Number of businesses using tax havens falls 43% Taxation.co.uk10:34 7-Jan-25
UK businesses using tax havens plummets by 43% Accountancy Daily07:54 18-Dec-24
‘I’m making Lympne Castle a tax haven before Rachel Reeves makes us poor’ Yahoo! UK & Ireland19:55 14-Dec-24