Organised Crime
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Former AFP agent, solicitor David Healey warns against withdrawing troops from Afghanistan
A former federal agent says it would be an “absolute travesty” for Australia and the United States to withdraw troops…
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Deeply Rooted: Coca Eradication and Violence in Colombia
Bogotá and Washington should abandon their heavy-handed elimination efforts and help growers find alternatives to the hardy plant. ICG What’s…
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The U.S. Should Sanction Somalia’s President for Human Trafficking
That should end. The parents began gathering in Mogadishu’s streets on Jan. 20. Soon, reports began trickling in about similar protests in other towns…
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Disorder on the Border: Keeping the Peace between Colombia and Venezuela
The two countries should urgently reopen communication channels to lower tensions and lessen the suffering of migrants who cross the…
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Virus-proof Violence: Crime and COVID-19 in Mexico and the Northern Triangle
To fight organised crime more effectively, governments should combine policing with programs to aid the vulnerable and create attractive alternatives…
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The blind alley in a straight street
The murder of Jane Thurgood-Dove, gunned down in the driveway of her Niddrie home 23 years ago next week, is…
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Golden Dawn leader and ex-MPs found guilty in landmark trial
A Greek court has delivered an overwhelming conviction against Golden Dawn, finding the neo-fascist party guilty of operating a criminal…
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More than Cartels: Counting Mexico’s Crime Rings
The sheer difficulty of counting the criminal groups underscores the scale of the government’s challenge in protecting the public. Jane…
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In a ruined city on the Italian coast, the Nigerian mafia is muscling in on the old mob
Vincenzo Schiavone stands on the shoreline of Castel Volturno, gesturing over sparkling Mediterranean waters to the resort towns of the…
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El Chapo held ‘as much power as president’
Lopez Obrador, who took office in December 2018, rose to power with pledges to root out corruption in Mexico. The…
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Is the Netherlands becoming a narco-state?
“Sure we’re not Mexico. We don’t have 14,400 murders. But if you look at the infrastructure, the big money earned…
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Frustrated royal commissioner demands ‘please explain’ after Gobbo interview
The former gangland barrister and police informer’s interview with the ABC’s 7.30 program aired on Tuesday night. Tammy Mills The Age…
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Mormon Family Massacre Stuns Mexico, Laying Bare Government’s Helplessness
The women and their children were taking a drive along a familiar rural road in northern Mexico when the gunmen…
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41 men and boys found in refrigerated truck on a motorway in Greece
More than 40 men and boys have been found alive in a refrigerated truck on a motorway in northern Greece.…
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Cocaine use has become ‘almost like having a packet of Tayto with a pint’
“A gram costs about €50-€80. The average purity is 15-20 per cent, which is the highest it has been for…
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Troubled Waters along the Guyana-Venezuela Border
Guerrillas and criminal organisations control much of the flow. Bram Ebus ICG Their turf wars are already spilling over and…
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