Organized Crime
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Organized crime, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 161 stories have been published about Organized crime which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Organized crime, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 161 stories have been published about Organized crime which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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International · BogotaMarcelo Pecci was known for his work on high-profile anti-money laundering and anti-drug cases. He was also involved in the case against Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho. A reward has been announced of about $122,000 for information that could help solve the crime. Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez described a "cowardly murder"See the Story
Paraguayan anti-mafia prosecutor killed in Colombia
46% Left coverage: 33 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonA grand jury charged Joly Germine, 29, leader of the 400 Mawozo gang that abducted 17 people including one Canadian citizen and five children. Germine was extradited to the United States last week, and was charged along with three other people with conspiring to smuggle arms. Gangs have grown in power in Haiti since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.See the Story
U.S. indicts Haitian national for alleged role in 2021 kidnapping of missionaries
68% Center coverage: 44 sources
International · Mexico CityAntonio de la Cruz is the 12th journalist to be killed in Mexico so far this year. De la Cruz was shot while leaving his house in the city of Ciudad Victoria. His 23-year old daughter and wife were also seriously injured in the attack. The state is one of the areas most affected by violence involving organized crime.See the Story
Mexican Journalist Is Shot to Death; 12th So Far This Year
48% Center coverage: 23 sources
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International · Mexico CityYessenia Mollinedo Falconi and Sheila Johana Garc�a Olivera were the director and a reporter, respectively, of the online news site El Veraz in Cosoleacaque. They are the 10th and 11th journalists killed in Mexico this year. Veracruz State Prosecutor says the investigation would be exhaustive.See the Story
2 Journalists Killed in Mexico: 10th and 11th of the Year
44% Center coverage: 27 sources
Latin America · BogotaThe Gulf Clan drug cartel shut down dozens of towns in northern Colombia for four days. It warned that anyone who disobeyed the stay-at-home order risked being shot or having their vehicle burned. Businesses closed, schools stayed shut, intercity bus service was suspended. The action appeared to be winding down Monday, according to reports.See the Story
Colombia cartel shuts down towns over leader’s extradition
34% Center coverage: 12 sources
US & CanadaTwo paddle boarders found bones Saturday on a newly surfaced sand bar. A week earlier, boaters spotted the decomposed body of a man in a rusted barrel. "There's no telling what we'll find in Lake Mead," former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman says.See the Story
'Signature of a mob hit': Watery graves recall early Las Vegas’ organized crime days
62% Center coverage: 8 sources
Marijuana Legalization · San JuanPuerto Rico police say they raided the island's largest hydroponic marijuana greenhouse. Nearly 2,000 plants were being grown in a former addiction treatment center. The plants were nearly six feet (two meters) tall, and that additional marijuana had been packed and was ready for distribution.See the Story
Puerto Rico police uncover island's biggest pot greenhouse
67% Left coverage: 9 sources
US & Canada · Mexico CityBodies of four people found in burned-out helicopter in Mexico's Gulf coast Hustaeca region. Bodies had signs indicating they were killed by a drug gang, authorities said. The killings were the second act of grisly violence in a month in the region.See the Story
4 bound bodies found in burned-out helicopter in Mexico
44% Right coverage: 9 sources
Crime · DenverOfficers with the Colorado State Patrol made a seizure of 114 pounds of pure fentanyl on a highway on June 20. An official with the agency stopped a car that was headed toward Denver on Interstate 70 near Georgetown when they made the discovery. One kilogram of fentanyl can kill up to 500,000 people. The bust had the potential to kill over 25 million people.See the Story
Biggest seizure of pure fentanyl powder on a U.S. highway made in Colorado
50% Right coverage: 6 sources
Organized CrimeThe victim was working as a specialized agent against organized crime and was in Baru together with his wife, journalist Claudia AguileraSee the Story
Colombia asked the United States to join the investigation into the murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci in Cartagena
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
Juan GuaidóWe discussed with the Presidential Commissioner Against Terrorism the situation of the interim Government of Juan Guaidó and Venezuela.See the Story
