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2 days ago
US politics

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

Social justice
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Local Police Chief Says ICE Agents Drew Their Guns On One of His Officers: It Has to Stop'

ICE agents allegedly violated civil rights by stopping individuals and an off-duty Brooklyn Park officer, knocking her phone from her hand while she recorded.
US politics
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

ICE is using commercial spyware domestically, raising constitutional concerns about warrantless surveillance and lack of oversight.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

ICE says it bought Paragon's spyware to use in drug trafficking cases | TechCrunch

ICE has utilized spyware from Paragon Solutions to combat drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations' use of encrypted communications.
NYC parents
fromWIRED
1 week ago

Why ICE Is Allowed to Impersonate Law Enforcement

ICE agents misled campus security to detain a student without proper identification or judicial warrant.
Washington DC
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

ICE officers could remain at airports after TSA workers are paid

ICE agents may stay at airports even after TSA workers receive paychecks, depending on TSA staffing levels.
#drug-trafficking
California
fromCalifornia Post
2 days ago

'Hotel California' cocaine found stashed in secret compartment during $1M bust

Police found $1 million worth of cocaine hidden in a car during a traffic stop in Merced after the driver and passenger consented to a search.
#undercover-operations
Washington DC
fromWIRED
2 days ago

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump's Violent Immigration Crackdown

The Trump administration's use of BORTAC for urban immigration enforcement marks a significant shift in domestic law enforcement tactics.
Artificial intelligence
fromNextgov.com
3 days ago

Old-school spycraft could make a comeback as AI undermines trust

AI may enhance intelligence gathering but also revive traditional espionage methods due to reliability issues with digital communications.
Brooklyn
fromNews 12 - Default
4 days ago

21-year-old Brooklyn man indicted on ghost gun charges; confirmed 'explosive' found in his Gravesend co-op

A Brooklyn man was indicted on 73 counts for manufacturing and selling ghost guns and explosive devices.
Cryptocurrency
fromnews.bitcoin.com
4 days ago

FBI Sting Operation Exposes Crypto Price Rigging Network as 10 Foreign Nationals Charged, Over $1M Seized

Federal crackdown reveals a network of alleged crypto price manipulation, highlighting increased enforcement risks for digital asset firms.
Madrid food
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Arizona's guns are feeding the bloodshed in Mexico's cartel war

The ongoing war within the Sinaloa cartel is fueled by a surge of firearms from Arizona, leading to significant violence and casualties.
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

California man tries, fails to deliver meth-filled balloons via drone

Jorge Narvaez admitted to using an Autel EVO II Pro V3 drone to attempt to deliver drugs to North Kern State Prison in June 2024, packing two balloons with meth and dropping them over a prison yard.
US news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Tonne of cocaine shipped from Panama valued at 80m seized by UK Border Force

This was a fantastic seizure by our colleagues at Border Force, and taking this amount of cocaine out of circulation will have deprived the organised criminals involved of millions in profits.
UK news
#fbi
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

US says it struck alleged drug trafficking vessel in Pacific, killing two

The US Southern Command, which oversees military activities in Latin America, wrote in a social media post that the strike had taken place the previous day. Intelligence confirmed the low-profile vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.
US news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Police seize gold bars, teeth and guns in unusual' drug gang crackdown

We did have an unusual seizure, we had a gold bar seized. I think it might be just indicative of the type of criminal lifestyle some of these drug dealers want to lead, the sort of bragging rights and things.
London politics
fromDefector
3 weeks ago

UFC And FBI Announce Two Days Of Activities For Kash Patel | Defector

I'm thrilled to announce this historic seminar between the FBI and the UFC at Quantico. This is a tremendous opportunity for our FBI agents to learn and train with some of the greatest athletes on earth - helping the world's premier law enforcement agency be even better prepared to protect the American people. Dana White has changed the game in the mixed martial arts industry and we're extremely honored to be partnered with him.
MMA
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Editorial | NYC makes its own luck with a strong NYPD counterterrorism unit | amNewYork

Two bombs at Gracie Mansion failed to detonate, narrowly preventing mass casualties; robust NYPD counterterrorism funding and staffing remain essential amid escalating Iran tensions.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

A Japanese conman' tried to sell an undercover DEA agent nuclear materials but how did he get them?

A Japanese Yakuza leader was sentenced to 20 years for orchestrating a transnational criminal network trafficking nuclear materials to Iran, heroin from Myanmar, and weapons to insurgent groups.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

What Exactly Are ICE Agents Doing at Airports?

ICE agents deployed to airports to assist TSA amid staffing shortages, but their specific roles remain unclear and have drawn skepticism.
MMA
fromSherdog
3 weeks ago

UFC announces partnership with FBI for 'exclusive training seminar'

The UFC and FBI are partnering to host a seminar at Quantico where elite UFC fighters will train FBI agents in mixed martial arts techniques and competition preparation.
Information security
fromtechcrunch.com
4 weeks ago

FBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: report

Hackers breached FBI networks managing wiretaps and foreign intelligence surveillance warrants, marking another major U.S. government cybersecurity incident amid ongoing threats from Chinese and Russian threat actors.
DC food
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

How infiltrating the mafia actually works, according to a former FBI agent

FBI agent Joaquin Garcia spent 24 of 26 years undercover, infiltrating the Gambino crime family as 'Jack Falcone' and successfully indicting 32 mobsters.
US news
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

How outlaw biker gangs actually work, according to a former ATF agent

Frank D'Alesio, a retired ATF special agent, conducted nearly two decades of undercover operations against outlaw motorcycle clubs, culminating in a major 2005 sting operation that arrested 34 Aryan Brotherhood members and seized 60+ weapons.
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

California teen at center of FBI terror probe over his chemistry set speaks out: 'Personal battle'

What my interest truly was in is in creating these molecules called Cubanes, which have a three-dimensional structure, which can be manipulated in a way to allow these molecules to bind directly and in an efficient and better way than people have bound these compounds ever before. And this has been a truly personal battle for me because I lost my aunt to cancer in 2020.
SF parents
Privacy professionals
fromTechRepublic
4 weeks ago

FBI Investigates Suspicious Activity in Surveillance Platform

The FBI is investigating suspicious cyber activity on systems managing surveillance and wiretap warrants, highlighting critical vulnerabilities in sensitive law enforcement infrastructure.
fromNews 12 - Default
4 weeks ago

Brooklyn man indicted for allegedly running illegal gun trafficking ring in Flatbush

New York City continues to turn the tide against gun violence, and investigations that stop gun traffickers and get guns off our streets are critical to keeping people safe. My office is committed to putting a stop to gun trafficking operations that flood our communities with dangerous weapons.
Brooklyn
fromwww.bostonherald.com
1 month ago

Gunman who opened fire on crowded Texas bar was not on FBI radar before attack, authorities say

Our ultimate goal in everything we do is to determine the motive, Alex Doran, the acting agent in charge of the FBI's San Antonio office, said during a news conference. Police identified the gunman as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne. He was wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and bearing the words Property of Allah during the attack.
Austin
US politics
fromTravel + Leisure
1 week ago

ICE Agents Are Being Deployed to U.S. Airports Amid Shutdown-What Travelers Should Expect

Federal immigration officers are being deployed to U.S. airports to address security issues amid a partial government shutdown.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

3 charged, over $2.3M in fentanyl seized in OPP-led drug bust in Ontario, Alberta: police | CBC News

Ontario Provincial Police seized over $2.3 million in suspected fentanyl and arrested three men while issuing a warrant for a fourth in an interprovincial drug trafficking investigation between Ontario and Alberta.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

More than a ton of methamphetamine uncovered in Northern California drug busts

More than 100 law enforcement agents conducted high-risk search warrants across three locations. The first was an active methamphetamine lab in the 8000 block of Center Drive in Valley Springs. A second site was located in the 2000 block of Golf Road in Turlock, which contained all the equipment necessary to operate as a lab but was shut down before production began. The third site, located in the 900 block of Reno Avenue in Modesto, was used by the drug trafficking organization to store and distribute illicit narcotics.
California
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Gang which used drones for prison drops jailed

This highly organised gang thought they were outsmarting the police and prison authorities. What they didn't know is they were subject to sustained specialist surveillance by Met officers. All seven men admitted their roles in a serious, organised, and prolific enterprise to supply Class B and C drugs, and conveying list A and B articles into prisons.
UK news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Man got caught in Oakland undercover pimp sting while out of jail in pending gun case, feds say

In the undercover sting, the undercover officer told Raybon, her previous pimp had beaten her and not paid her properly, to which (Raybon) explained he would treat her well, pay her well, set up photo shoots and help her build a regular clientele, and ensure she could make about $2000.00 a night, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ivana Djak said in court filings.
US news
fromThe Hacker News
1 month ago

DoJ Seizes $61 Million in Tether Linked to Pig Butchering Crypto Scams

Criminal actors and professional money launderers use cyber-enabled fraud schemes to swindle their victims and conceal their ill-gotten gains. HSI special agents work diligently to trace the illicit proceeds of crime across the globe to disrupt and dismantle the transnational criminal organizations that seek to defraud hardworking Americans.
Cryptocurrency
fromHoodline
1 month ago

DEA, NYPD Seize About 10 Kilos of Cocaine in New York

Federal and local agents say they pulled about 10 kilograms of cocaine out of New York City's drug pipeline on Wednesday, arresting one person in a coordinated operation that officials are pitching as another quiet win in an ongoing effort to choke off wholesale supply.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

No deportation officer has been killed in the line of duty since ICE's creation

Of the 15 officers who died in the line of duty while working for Enforcement and Removal Operations, the ICE branch charged with detaining unauthorized migrants within the interior of the US, all but two died of Covid. One deportation officer, Brian Beliso, died of a heart attack in 2020 during a foot chase. The other deportation officer to die of something other than Covid, Lorenzo Roberto Gomez, experienced heat stress during a training exercise in El Paso, Texas, leading to hospitalization.
US politics
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

FBI hazmat team raids Irvine home, investigates chemicals found inside

FBI and hazmat teams raided an Irvine home after discovering chemicals potentially usable for terrorist activities, with no current threat to the community identified.
Law
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

DOJ Inspector General Investigating DEA's Use of Parallel Construction under Hemisphere

DOJ OIG investigates DEA use of administrative subpoenas, focusing on Hemisphere's bulk phone records, geolocation collection, and use of parallel construction to conceal methods.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

WATCH: Gang of Armed Robbers Blow Open Armored Truck in Brazen Highway Heist

Masked gang used explosives and rifles to attack and loot an armored cash-in-transit van on SS 613 highway in Puglia; police engaged, two arrests.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The United States kills 11 people in three new strikes on alleged drugrunning boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific

At the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Marine Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted three lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations, Southern Command said in the statement, which as has become customary was accompanied by a video showing the boats exploding after being hit by a missile. Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations, it added.
World news
East Bay (California)
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Traffic stop at Oakland BART station results in drug seizure, arrest

BART police stopped a vehicle at Coliseum station and seized 157 grams of suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl; driver arrested on multiple drug charges.
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

FBI raids East Oakland lot where thieves allegedly sold stolen gas for cheap

FBI and police raided an East Oakland property suspected as a chop shop selling stolen gasoline and storing stolen vehicles, seizing multiple vehicles and equipment.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
2 months ago

CBP Wants AI-Powered 'Quantum Sensors' for Finding Fentanyl in Cars

U.S. Customs and Border Protection contracted General Dynamics, $2.4M, to prototype quantum sensors with an AI database to detect illicit substances in containers.
US news
fromWIRED
1 month ago

An FBI 'Asset' Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years

An FBI-controlled informant ran a staff role on the Incognito dark web market while allegedly approving fentanyl-tainted pill sales linked to at least one death.
US politics
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Love-struck suspected Moscow mole in NYC tells FBI agent, 'Catch me, baby' - only to land behind bars

Nomma Zarubina, accused of working for the Kremlin, pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents after incriminating, flirtatious texts to an FBI agent.
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Police seize 167 firearms from two North Bay homes in gun-manufacturing investigation

Police seized 167 firearms and three 3D printers and arrested a Cloverdale man accused of illegally manufacturing and selling untraceable 'ghost' guns.
Information security
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Site catering to online criminals has been seized by the FBI

The FBI seized RAMP, a major Russian-language ransomware marketplace with over 14,000 vetted users, disrupting a significant cybercrime forum and its operations.
California
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
1 month ago

Police seize 167 firearms from two North Bay homes in gun-manufacturing investigation

Santa Rosa police seized 167 firearms and three 3D printers and arrested a Cloverdale man accused of illegally manufacturing and selling guns.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

US destroys another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific

The US military on Thursday said it killed two people in a strike on a boat suspected of carrying illegal drugs in the eastern Pacific. "Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the US Southern Command posted on X. It added that "no US military forces were harmed" in the operation. The statement did not offer any evidence that the boat pictured was actually carrying narcotics before it was blown up in the attack.
World news
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

Massive law enforcement operation busts statewide fuel theft ring believed to be based in Oakland

The Greenfield Police Department in Monterey County is leading the operation. The department said it is part of a statewide theft ring in which people stole fuel from gas stations. Greenfield's police chief said two of his officers first discovered what was going on by chance. "We were lucky enough to have some officers that were on point and made an arrest during one of the several fuel thefts here in Greenfield, and that opened the box to this larger investigation,"
California
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

US strikes second alleged drug boat in a week, bringing death toll to 133

Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations, the Southern Command said in a statement. The command included a video of the strike with its announcement, which shows a boat traveling through the water as it explodes into flames after being hit with what looks like a missile. The Southern Command and the Pentagon did not immediately return requests for additional information.
World news
US news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Recruitment through social media and $14,000 payments: How a network sends trafficked weapons from Arizona to Mexico

A U.S.-based network used phantom buyers to legally purchase and traffic high-powered .50-caliber rifles and other firearms from Arizona to Mexico for criminal groups.
US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

The Hidden Role States Play in America's Gun Trafficking Crisis

State-level disparities in U.S. gun laws create an interstate trafficking market: many crime-linked firearms originate in other states, correlating with law strength.
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

Wednesday FBI Raids Hit Alleged Chop Shops Across East Bay, Related to Suspected Diesel Fuel Theft Ring

Both NBC Bay Area and KTVU were covering the story that FBI agents raided four East Bay locations Wednesday morning, in what is apparently an investigation into a stolen diesel fuel ring. Both reports are short on details, but the Bay Area News Groups seems way ahead on this one, noting that the raids come "amid reports that a group of thieves had set up a station to sell stolen gasoline at an East Oakland chop shop."
US news
US politics
fromJezebel
1 month ago

FBI Told Minnesota It Will Share Zero Evidence on Alex Pretti Shooting, Even as ICE Admits its Lies

Federal agencies denied Minnesota investigators access to FBI-collected evidence in Alex Pretti's death; the BCA will proceed independently without federal cooperation.
US news
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

NYPD's Spooks Didn't Find Two of the Most Significant Terrorists to Attempt Attacks on NYC

The NYPD built a secret intelligence unit targeting Muslim communities, using Israeli-derived mapping, informants in mosques, shredded records, and unofficial CIA links.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

How CIA black ops actually work, according to a former CIA spy

Former CIA counterterrorism chief in Pakistan who captured Al Qaeda members, survived an assassination attempt, disclosed CIA torture, and now consults, writes, and hosts podcasts.
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

How are ICE agents recruited, and who are they?

ICE doubled its agent force and accelerated deportations while shortening training and removing Spanish requirements, prompting screening, suitability, and politicization concerns after a fatality.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

US reopens airspace over El Paso after claim of cartel drone infiltration

Airspace over El Paso was briefly closed over an alleged Mexican cartel drone incursion, then reopened, prompting questions about the claim's legitimacy.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

What is ICE? And how does it differ from the Border Patrol? Key points to understand Trump's immigration enforcement

Federal immigration agencies ICE and Border Patrol operate under DHS with overlapping powers, often using covert tactics, raising concerns after fatal Minneapolis shootings.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks

Federal agents empowered to use force must be publicly identifiable to ensure accountability; anonymity for such public servants is unjustified.
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