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fromIndependent
1 day ago

Up to four getaway cars were dispatched to collect under-threat gangster who escaped from garda station

A 42-year-old gangland boss escaped Kilkenny garda station after 8pm; detectives believe a getaway vehicle collected him minutes later and he likely left the jurisdiction.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Thieves stole 64k from people withdrawing cash

Two Colombian nationals jailed for three years and eight months each after conspiring to steal £64,000 from older cash machine users.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 days ago

Border Force cut open industrial equipment to find massive stash of cocaine near London

The seizure shows how organised crime groups are using ever-more sophisticated methods to evade detection. Smugglers would have known Border Force faced paying out hundreds of thousands of pounds had they damaged the combined 40 tonnes of equipment without detecting anything. Home Office minister Mike Tapp said: Vile drug smugglers thought the threat of a huge damages bill would scare Border Force off intercepting this deadly cocaine haul.
UK news
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Burglary tourists' travelled from Chile to steal 80,000 of goods from Surrey homes

Chilean gang posing as tourists stole over £80,000 from affluent Surrey and London homes in at least 11 burglaries and jailed 17 years.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The stab vests make us look like Ninja Turtles': on the beat in Belfast with the Blue Lights cast

Unmarked policing in north Belfast faces threats from organised crime, requiring covert tactics and local knowledge to safely navigate crime hotspots.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

How EncroChat hack led police to 48m drug gang

A senior detective said cracking the covert messaging platform EncroChat was pivotal in securing convictions against members of an organised crime group who planned to smuggle 48m worth of cocaine into Europe. The gang was involved in the plot to smuggle 600kg (94st 6lb) of the Class A drug on a yacht that was being used in a transatlantic sailing race. The ringleaders - Lee McClenaghan and Lea Talbot, both from Essex - admitted their involvement and were imprisoned for 30 and 23 years respectively.
UK news
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fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

Gardai investigating after female visitor allegedly assaulted at Cork Prison

An inmate with suspected gangland links allegedly assaulted a woman during prison visitation, was placed in solitary confinement, and Gardaí are investigating.
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fromIndependent
1 week ago

29 women from Brazil 'coerced' into Irish sex trade and put to work in 10 Dublin brothels, court hears

Twenty-nine Brazilian women were trafficked to Ireland to work in a prostitution network tied to a major international crime gang, with profits laundered abroad.
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UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Six jailed for life in 'execution-style' shooting

Six youths were convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms for the planned, drugs-related execution of 21-year-old Janayo Lucima in Kensington.
UK news
fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
2 months ago

Hither Green drug dealer found with 'lethal Rambo-style knife' in car jailed

A drug dealer was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for possession with intent to supply drugs and carrying a dangerous weapon.
London politics
fromIndependent
3 months ago

Profile: Who is Sean McGovern, Daniel Kinahan's alleged right-hand man?

Sean McGovern's rise in the Kinahan crime gang is notable given his initial perception as a minor associate.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Gangs hold such influence over jails it keeps me awake at night', says Timpson

Organised crime's influence in prisons leads to drug smuggling and violence, causing significant concern for prison authorities.
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