Organised crime
- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, Cybercrime, Global development, Human trafficking, Internet, Myanmar, Organised crime, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable t…
- Bitcoin, Business, Cambodia, Cryptocurrencies, Money, Organised crime, Scams, UK news, US news, World news
US and UK put sanctions on alleged Cambodia cyber-scammers and seize $15bn in bitcoin
People trafficking among allegations against six people who face measures including property freezes and trave…
- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, China, Cybercrime, Human rights, Human trafficking, Myanmar, Organised crime, Scams, South and Central Asia, World news
The Guardian view on the online scam industry: authorities must not forget that perpetrators are often victims too | Editorial
A lucrative sector is spreading fast as criminal enterprises force abused and trafficked workers to cheat othe…
- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, Conflict and arms, Global development, Human rights, Human trafficking, Laos, Law, Myanmar, Myanmar coup, Organised crime, Scams, South and Central Asia, Thailand, Torture, World news
Revealed: the huge growth of Myanmar scam centres that may hold 100,000 trafficked people
Operated by crime syndicates and fostered by the country’s military junta, the number of vast complexes such a…
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Breaking good: the yakuza gangster who became a lawyer
A mental health crisis on a busy Tokyo street set one-time dealer and debt collector Yoshitomo Morohashi on a …
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Bandits kill at least 11 Pakistani police officers in ambush in Punjab province
Attack on patrol in the Rahim Yar Khan district that was targeting robbers also left seven woundedGunmen armed…
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India, gangs … or both? Who is behind assassinations of Canadian Sikhs?
Arrests in killing of Canadian Sikh activist offer glimpse of the nexus of underworld crime and alleged Indian…
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Dozens of Malaysians rescued in Peru after being trafficked to commit online fraud
Malaysian foreign ministry says 43 of its citizens were freed in Lima after being forced to take part in ‘Maca…
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British organised crime boss arrested in Thailand
Richard Wakeling, 55, had been on the run since he fled the UK before his trial for drug smuggling in 2018A Br…
- Asia Pacific, China, Consumer affairs, Crime, Cryptocurrencies, E-commerce, Internet, Money, Organised crime, Technology, UK news, World news
‘Everything is fake’: how global crime gangs are using UK shell companies in multi-million pound crypto scams
Investigation reveals more than 150 fake firms, many with ties to China, are targeting people online, breaking…
- China, Court of justice of the European Union, Europe, European commission, European Union, Law, Organised crime, Politics, UK news
UK negligent in failure to stop customs fraud, says senior EU lawyer
Non-binding opinion says UK allowed criminal gangs to flood Europe with cheap Chinese-made clothesA senior EU …
- Animals, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Food, Illegal wildlife trade, India, Marine life, Organised crime, Seafood, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Wildlife, World news
‘Aphrodisiac’ of the ocean: how sea cucumbers became gold for organised crime
Overfishing and smuggling of this crucial animal are affecting biodiversity and the livelihood of local fisher…
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Making a slow getaway: Japan’s anti-yakuza laws result in cohort of ageing gangsters
More than half of yakuza are now over 50 - and 10% are over 70 - as a result of an ageing population and polic…