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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Organized crime, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 186 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 about Organized crime, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 186 stories have been published about Organized crime which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Europe · SicilyTop mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was captured thanks in part to a hand-written note found hidden in his older sister's house, judicial documents show, after police arrested the woman on Friday.
Sister of Sicilian mafia’s ‘last godfather’ arrested over secret notes
45% Center coverage: 9 sources
Europe · PuglieA Puglia mafia boss escaped from a Sardinian prison at the weekend. Marco Raduano, a 39-year-old boss in the Gargano Mafia who was serving 19 years for mafia crimes, managed to get a key for the courtyard of the Badu 'e Carros Prison at Nuoro, let himself down the exterior wall on several tied-up bed sheets, and make his getaway two hours before guards awoke to discover him gone.
Puglia mafia boss escapes from Sardinian prison
50% Right coverage: 16 sources
Crime · NewarkA New Jersey man attempted to board a flight with an AR-15 rifle, handguns, a Taser and a fake U.S. Marshal's badge, according to a federal complaint.
Ex-Con Tried To Board NJ Flight With AR-15, Taser, Bogus US Marshal Creds, More: Feds
53% Center coverage: 39 sources
El Chapo · WashingtonThe United States has asked Mexico to extradite a powerful son of jailed druglord Joaquin Guzman, better known as El Chapo, who is accused of drugs crimes, a Mexican government spokesperson has said.
US requests extradition of El Chapo’s son, Mexico says
38% Center coverage: 16 sources
US & Canada · AustinAt least 3,000 Texans’ personal information has been compromised through an organized criminal security breach, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced Monday.
Chinese crime group obtains thousands of Texans’ drivers licenses
63% Center coverage: 19 sources
Europe · BangkokPolice in Thailand searching for a drug dealer found that their suspect had undergone several plastic surgeries to transform into a “handsome Korean man” before his arrest last week.
Drug Dealer Had Plastic Surgery to Pose as Korean Man, Authorities Say
38% Left coverage: 21 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonThe Biden administration on Wednesday sanctioned a network of Sinaloa Cartel members and associated entities for their involvement in the illegal and deadly fentanyl and methamphetamine trade, providing chemicals to “super labs” that produce illicit drugs for the cartel once run by the notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán.
US sanctions Mexican drug precursor suppliers
40% Right coverage: 10 sources
United Nations · BogotaCoca leaves are widely used in different countries in Latin America to treat stomach aches and altitude sickness. Colombia and Bolivia will jointly ask the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to remove coca leaves from its list of prohibited substances. The proposal is a bid to de-stigmatize conversations about the problem of drugs.
Colombia, Bolivia to ask UN to remove coca leaf from narcotics list
75% Right coverage: 4 sources
