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California
fromCalifornia Post
1 day 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.
France news
fromAxios
6 hours ago

Priceless items are easy to steal. They're increasingly harder to sell.

Thieves stole three valuable paintings from a small Italian museum in a quick smash-and-grab operation.
#drug-trafficking
California
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Calif. man accused of hauling 242 pounds of cocaine on Nebraska highway

Nebraska State Patrol arrested a California driver with 242 pounds of cocaine on Interstate 80, marking the second major drug seizure from a California driver in two months.
California
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Calif. man accused of hauling 242 pounds of cocaine on Nebraska highway

Nebraska State Patrol arrested a California driver with 242 pounds of cocaine on Interstate 80, marking the second major drug seizure from a California driver in two months.
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
18 hours ago

$500,000 in stolen catalytic converters seized in L.A. County theft ring bust

Baldwin Park police dismantled a catalytic converter theft ring, arresting four suspects and seizing 1,800 converters valued at $500,000.
#ice
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago
US politics

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.
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago
US politics

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
1 day 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.
US politics
fromSilicon Canals
1 day 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 news
fromsfist.com
19 hours ago

Three Tennessee Men Arrested In Connection With Crypto Heist Near Dolores Park

Three men have been arrested for a series of violent crypto thefts on the West Coast, including a $13 million robbery in San Francisco.
DC food
fromBoston.com
1 day ago

Mass. man sentenced for illegally trafficking dozens of endangered animal parts

A man was sentenced for trafficking over 100 endangered animal parts, highlighting serious wildlife crime and conservation issues.
#immigration
fromFortune
1 week ago
US politics

ICE begins its descent on the nation's airports on day 43 of the partial government shut down | Fortune

Social justice
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 day ago

Immigrants seeking asylum ordered to countries they've never been to, stuck in limbo

Many immigrants face third-country deportation orders to nations where they have no ties, creating fear and uncertainty in their asylum processes.
NYC politics
fromHoodline
6 days ago

ICE Arrests Latin Kings Member After NYC Release

Federal immigration agents re-arrested Bryan David Tasiguano Leon after NYC released him despite an active ICE detainer, highlighting tensions over sanctuary policies.
US politics
fromFortune
1 week ago

ICE begins its descent on the nation's airports on day 43 of the partial government shut down | Fortune

Federal immigration officers are being deployed to U.S. airports to assist TSA during a government shutdown causing long security lines.
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.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Suspect Flees SoMa Traffic Stop, Leads Police on Chase Onto Bay Bridge at Rush Hour

A stolen vehicle chase by San Francisco police ended on the Bay Bridge, resulting in the suspect's arrest amid heavy traffic.
Pets
fromHoodline
3 days ago

Bronx Driver Threatened With Gun During Attempted Cat Theft

A Bronx driver confronted suspected cat thieves, leading to a gun being drawn, highlighting rising concerns over pet thefts.
fromNBC New York
4 days ago

Driver carjacked at gunpoint in East Village: NYPD

The four unknown individuals asked to be driven to a location but the driver denied the request. It was allegedly at this point that one of the individuals in the group showed a firearm, forced the driver out of the car and the group stole it.
Upper West Side
New York City
fromHoodline
4 days ago

NYPD: 1,000+ Guns Removed From NYC Streets

NYPD has seized over 1,000 firearms in 2023, reflecting targeted operations against gun violence in New York City.
#cargo-theft
Information security
fromFortune
4 days ago

Cargo theft costs U.S. trucking $18 million a day and is 'unlike anything our industry has faced before,' logistics exec warns | Fortune

Cargo theft has become a significant threat to the U.S. supply chain, costing the industry billions annually.
Information security
fromFortune
4 days ago

Cargo theft costs U.S. trucking $18 million a day and is 'unlike anything our industry has faced before,' logistics exec warns | Fortune

Cargo theft has become a significant threat to the U.S. supply chain, costing the industry billions annually.
#illegal-immigration
California
fromCalifornia Post
3 days ago

Fugitive illegal migrant with long rap sheet smashes into ICE agent with vehicle

Xa Lee, an illegal migrant with a criminal record, struck an ICE agent with his vehicle during a traffic stop in Sacramento.
California
fromCalifornia Post
1 week ago

Border agents bust migrant sneaking into California in most unlikely of places

US Customs and Border Protection agents discovered an illegal immigrant hidden inside a gas tank of a vehicle at the San Ysidro port of entry.
California
fromCalifornia Post
3 days ago

Fugitive illegal migrant with long rap sheet smashes into ICE agent with vehicle

Xa Lee, an illegal migrant with a criminal record, struck an ICE agent with his vehicle during a traffic stop in Sacramento.
California
fromCalifornia Post
1 week ago

Border agents bust migrant sneaking into California in most unlikely of places

US Customs and Border Protection agents discovered an illegal immigrant hidden inside a gas tank of a vehicle at the San Ysidro port of entry.
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
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 days ago

Air Canada employee charged after alleged weed smuggling scheme at Pearson airport | CBC News

The RCMP alleges an Air Canada employee working in the baggage room had placed luggage tags with the unsuspecting passengers' names on the suitcases that contained the cannabis.
Canada news
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 days ago

Police stop attempted Bay Bridge takeover by 85 unruly cyclists, seizing their bikes

Police and California Highway Patrol officers stopped a planned takeover of the Bay Bridge by dozens of cyclists Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
San Francisco
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Marine corporal accused of stealing, reselling weapons and ammo from Camp Pendleton

A Marine corporal is accused of stealing Javelin missiles and ammunition to resell in Arizona, posing a serious threat to public safety.
New York City
fromNews 12 - Default
1 week ago

NYPD: 1,000 illegal guns seized citywide this year, including hundreds of 'ghost guns'

New York City officials have seized over 1,000 illegal guns this year, attributing the success to targeted gang takedowns and trafficking investigations.
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.
US politics
fromKqed
3 days ago

Agents of Chaos: Border Patrol's Year of Unchecked Force | KQED

DHS agents' actions raise concerns about accountability and credibility in law enforcement.
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Road rage in Newport Beach bike lane leads to one arrest, seizure of BMW, police say

Fetzer said that, early on in the incident, he sprayed water at one of the cars in frustration but didn't expect the reaction he got. He described how the cars swerved at them, honked, and put the cyclists' lives in danger.
US news
UK news
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Infamous ATM heist gang leader loses bid to stop CAB selling confiscated vehicles

Michael 'The Bee' Berry and Mary Stokes are contesting the seizure of their vehicles and land by the Criminal Assets Bureau.
#auto-theft
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

6 charged in relation to violent carjackings, overseas vehicle resale ring: Peel police | CBC News

Peel police recovered $800,000 in stolen vehicles linked to an auto-theft ring selling them overseas, resulting in six arrests and multiple charges.
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago
New York City

Members of auto theft crew stole their first car in Flushing during ten-week crime spree: NYPD amNewYork

Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

6 charged in relation to violent carjackings, overseas vehicle resale ring: Peel police | CBC News

Peel police recovered $800,000 in stolen vehicles linked to an auto-theft ring selling them overseas, resulting in six arrests and multiple charges.
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago
New York City

Members of auto theft crew stole their first car in Flushing during ten-week crime spree: NYPD amNewYork

fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Wrong kind of fuel: Nearly 1,000 pounds of liquid meth seized in big rig fuel tank at Otay Mesa

Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Import Cargo Facility discovered nearly 1,000 pounds of liquid methamphetamine stuffed inside a commercial tractor-trailer's fuel tank last week after spotting a white, crystalline substance on top of the tank during inspection, according to a from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California.
SOMA, SF
US politics
fromFlowingData
1 week ago

Cities with most ICE arrests

Arrest rates vary significantly across regions, with some areas seeing increases while others, especially those with sanctuary policies, remain stable or decline.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

Day Around the Bay: 16 Vehicles Involved in Bay Bridge Sideshow Seized, Impounded

CHP seized 16 vehicles and impounded them for 30 days following a reckless sideshow on the Bay Bridge that blocked all westbound lanes during Christmas.
#us-military
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

US has struck another alleged drug-smuggling boat, US Southern Command says

US forces conducted a lethal strike on a drug-smuggling boat, resulting in two deaths and one survivor, raising legal and ethical concerns.
US news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

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

One survivor was recovered alive after a US military strike on a drug trafficking vessel, while two others were found dead.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Drug dealer points loaded gun at police officer during chase

Jay Conway, 33, of Leicester Walk, Salford, had evaded capture from two undercover Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers who saw him hand drugs to customers in Albert Park. He was spotted with the firearm as he was chased, and aimed the 9mm slide action pistol in the direction of Pc Dan Clayton as he rolled onto the floor when felled by a Taser discharge.
London politics
Law
fromQNS
4 weeks ago

Flushing man accused of running criminal enterprise that flooded Oklahoma's black market with $1.5 billion worth of medical marijuana - QNS

A Flushing man was extradited to Oklahoma to face 18 felony counts for leading a fraudulent medical marijuana licensing scheme that distributed approximately 1 million pounds of marijuana worth $1.5 billion from 2021 to 2025.
#organized-crime
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Canada news

Ontario man accused in mob-related killings arrested in Mexico after 9 years on the run | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Canada news

Ontario man accused in mob-related killings arrested in Mexico after 9 years on the run | CBC News

World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Majority of Mexican cartels' guns come from US, Sheinbaum says in response to Trump claims

Mexico's president calls for US action on gun trafficking, noting 75% of cartel weapons originate from the United States, as Trump proposes military intervention against cartels.
SOMA, SF
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
3 weeks ago

CBP officers find woman in SUV's gas tank at California-Mexico border crossing

CBP officers discovered a Mexican woman smuggled inside a modified gas tank of an SUV at San Ysidro Port of Entry, suffering chemical burns from gasoline exposure.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks ago

$6 million in Birkin bags, Rolexes, guns and cash found during Southern California burglary arrest

A man arrested in Temecula was found with over $6 million in stolen luxury items, including designer handbags, high-end watches, firearms, and cash, linking him to an organized burglary crew operating across multiple counties.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Iron river': Mexico's cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US

The ability of criminal groups to exercise this type of power and exercise this type of violence is closely linked to firearms trafficking, said Cecilia Farfan-Mendez, an expert on Mexican organised crime. If we want to see less violence in Mexico, this is a very important conversation.
World news
#license-plate-readers
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California's border

California permitted federal agencies to install hidden license plate readers on border roads, creating a surveillance network that tracks all drivers despite privacy concerns and potential conflicts with state law.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago
California

He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California's border

California permitted federal agencies to install hidden license plate readers on border roads, creating a surveillance network that tracks all drivers despite privacy concerns and potential conflicts with state law.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California's border

California permitted federal agencies to install hidden license plate readers on border roads, creating a surveillance network that tracks all drivers despite privacy concerns and potential conflicts with state law.
fromBitcoin Magazine
1 month ago

U.S. Government Seizes Over $580 Million In Crypto

In only three months, we have made significant progress, freezing, seizing, and forfeiting cryptocurrency worth more than $578 million from these criminals. She said her office will seek forfeiture through the courts and aims to return funds to victims.
Cryptocurrency
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join offense' against cartels

The Trump administration threatens unilateral military action against drug cartels in Latin America if countries don't adopt more aggressive approaches, while pursuing broader geopolitical and resource interests in the region.
Madrid food
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Is the US arming Mexican cartels?

Eighty percent of weapons seized from Mexican cartels originate from the United States, smuggled across the border to supply major drug trafficking organizations.
fromsfist.com
3 weeks ago

Illegal Dumping Activity In NorCal Leads to One of the Largest Meth Busts In US History

The seizure of 2,700 pounds of meth represents a substantial disruption to the supply chain operating within mountain and valley communities across the region. Eight people were arrested in conjunction with the bust, including one individual who was reportedly on the National Terrorist Watch List.
California
US news
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

One of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives is arrested in Mexico

Mexican authorities captured Samuel Ramirez Jr., an FBI's 10 most wanted fugitive, in Sinaloa after nearly three years on the run for alleged involvement in two women's murders in May 2023.
fromThe Walrus
3 weeks ago

How Canada Is Being Pulled into America's War on "Narco-Terrorists" | The Walrus

The Donald Trump administration has insisted their actions are lawful and in compliance with the Law of Armed Conflict, with justification centred around "the United States' inherent right of self-defence as a matter of international law." The occupants targeted in the operation have been designated as "narco-terrorists" or members of "designated terrorist organizations," as a justification for blowing them out of the water-except, to date, no evidence or intelligence to back up those claims has been presented by the US to the public.
US politics
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.theguardian.com
4 weeks 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
fromFortune
2 months ago

Mexico's ban on vapes could give drug cartels more revenue - 'those selling cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana are selling you vapes' | Fortune

The cartel said it was seizing the store, which would only be allowed to sell online outside the state. That was in early 2022, when vapes were still legal in Mexico, a market worth $1.5 billion. But earlier this month, the country banned the sale - although not the use - of electronic cigarettes. Experts believe organized crime will now consolidate its control over the sale of the devices.
Public health
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.
#vehicle-theft
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Border inspector finds protected birds in man's pants. Here's how he tried to explain it

A Tijuana resident smuggled two orange-fronted parakeets in his underwear and another smuggler hid 14 keel-billed toucans in a car dashboard.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Gardai seize e-scooters, scramblers and 65,000 in drugs and cash in major operation

Gardaí carried out coordinated searches across Dublin, seizing numerous e‑scooters, scramblers, other vehicles, drugs and cash to disrupt street‑level drug dealing and related crime.
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
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The Jensen case reveals how proceeds from stolen crude moved from the US to a Mexican cartel

The trial in the United States against the Jensen family is beginning to reveal the criminal structure that allegedly helped them illegally smuggle thousands of shipments of crude oil stolen from Pemex, the Mexican state-owned oil company, into the U.S. EL PAIS has followed the trail of the intermediary who connects the family of oil magnate James Jensen to the leadership of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), which is in charge of huachicol: the fuel theft business.
US news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Mexico sends 37 more drug cartel suspects to US amid Trump attack threats

Mexico has sent another 37 alleged members of Mexican criminal organisations to the United States, the country's security minister said, amid US President Donald Trump's threat of ground attacks against drug cartels in the region. The handover of alleged drug cartel members on Tuesday is the third major transfer to the US in the past year and brings the total number of suspects transferred to 92.
World news
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Armed With Guns And Hammers, Thieves Steal $116K In Pokemon Cards

They blocked the door, kind of pointed some guns at some of the customers in the front, told everyone to stay back,
New York City
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Mexico intensifies seizure of synthetic drugs with raids in Sinaloa, Sonora and Guerrero

In separate operations across three statesSinaloa, Sonora, and Guerreroauthorities reported the seizure of more than 41,000 liters and 12 tons of chemicals to be used in drug production. The announcement includes the dismantling of a clandestine laboratory in Guerrero and 11 other methamphetamine production sites in Sonora. In Sonora, between the towns of Culiacan and Mexicali, a vehicle containing 212 kilograms of methamphetamine was seized by the Army and the National Guard.
World news
#firearms-trafficking
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.
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.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Border Patrol Employee Arrested in Minnesota After Being Found Passed Out in Car and Covered in Vomit'

Sahan Journal asked the Department of Homeland Security what role Mancillas serves in Border Patrol, but the department declined to answer. CBP stresses honor and integrity in every aspect of our mission, and the overwhelming majority of CBP employees and officers perform their duties with honor and distinction, working tirelessly every day to keep our country safe, a DHS spokesperson told the Journal via email.
US news
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.
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.
Canada news
fromFortune
2 months ago

Olympic snowboarder turned FBI most wanted drug lord arrested in Mexico, extradited to U.S. | Fortune

Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding was arrested in Mexico and extradited to the U.S. on charges of running a multinational cocaine trafficking ring and killings.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

San Jose: Police arrest Gilroy man in rash of vehicle burglaries

A 23-year-old Gilroy man was arrested for over 100 vehicle burglaries at four North San Jose apartment complexes after detectives found linking evidence.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

ICE releases scientist arrested after wrong turn at Canadian border

A University at Buffalo researcher arrested after a wrong turn onto the Peace Bridge was released on bond after nearly a month in ICE detention.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Decapitation suspect from Orange County captured in Mexico, returned to U.S. to face charges

Alyssa Marie Lira was captured in Mexico and returned to Orange County to face murder and weapon charges in her boyfriend's decapitation.
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.
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