Organized Crime

Transnational networks, cartels, gangs, smuggling, racketeering, and extortion.

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Cartels & DTOs Drug trafficking organizations, supply chains, and seizures. Gangs & Street Crime Local crews, turf disputes, rackets, and RICO indictments. Mafia & Racketeering Organized syndicates, protection schemes, and money routes. Smuggling & Contraband Cigarettes, weapons, and counterfeit goods crossing borders. Extortion & Kidnap‑for‑Ransom KFR, protection money, threats, and cross‑border hostage cases.

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dailybulletin.com > 09/14/2026 > are-deputy-gangs-still-within-la-county-sheriffs-department-board-of-supervisors-wants-to-know

Are deputy gangs still within LA County Sheriff’s Department? Board of Supervisors wants to know

4+ hour, 11+ min ago   (504+ words) The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is asking for an investigation into deputy gangs within the Sheriff’s Department, part of a sweeping motion to be heard on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at the Board meeting. Second District Supervisor Holly Mitchell’s motion…...


okcfox.com > news > local > human-trafficking-probe-at-guthrie-hotel-leads-to-five-arrests-15-potential-victims-found

Human trafficking probe at Guthrie hotel leads to five arrests, 15 potential victims found

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (122+ words) GUTHRIE, OKLA (KOKH) — Five individuals have been arrested in connection with a human trafficking investigation at a hotel in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Human Trafficking Response Unit worked with Skull Games Solutions and other law enforcement agencies within…...


cnn.com > 09/14/2026 > americas > mexico-crypto-farm-puebla-latam-intl

Hidden crypto farm in Mexican mountains puts spotlight on cartel funding - CNN

3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (695+ words) Nestled in the lush green mountains of Central Mexico, next to a sparsely traveled gravel road, few people had reason to wander close ​enough to hear the loud, mechanical whirring of a clandestine cryptocurrency farm. What led police to the…...


edmonton.citynews.ca > 09/14/2026 > canadian-human-trafficking-network-not-guilty-plea

2 men accused in Canadian human trafficking network plead not guilty in Edmonton

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (464+ words) Posted September 14, 2026 3:15 pm. Two of three men accused by Alberta police of running a cross-Canadian human trafficking network for over a decade pleaded not guilty in Edmonton Monday. Last year, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) charged the pair…...


justice.gov > usao-wdwa > pr > homeland-security-task-force-investigation-leads-10-and-half-year-sentence-local

Homeland Security Task Force investigation leads to 10-and-a-half-year sentence for local distributor for cartel connected drug ring

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (21+ words) Department of Justice (.gov)...


edmontonjournal.com > news > anti-gang-unit-deployed-in-b-c-peace-region

Anti-gang unit deployed in B.C. Peace Region

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (485+ words) Anti-gang deployment in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek murder trial, are latest indications of how deep organized crime, illicit drug trade and more has taken hold across British Columbia’s Peace Region. Two-week deployment of an anti-gang unit in Fort St....


redfm.ca > en-ca > vancouver > news-articles > nationwide-cbsa-crackdown-on-extortion-and-organized-crime-leads-to-111-removals

Nationwide CBSA crackdown on extortion and organized crime leads to 111 removals

7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (247+ words) The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says it has removed 111 individuals from Canada as part of an ongoing crackdown targeting people suspected of links to extortion and organized crime. As of September 3, 2026, the agency had issued 188 removal orders on various…...


theoaklandpress.com > 09/14/2026 > human-trafficking-prostitution-case-emerges-out-of-madison-heights-investigation-ongoing

Human trafficking, prostitution case emerges out of Madison Heights; investigation ongoing

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (270+ words) An ongoing police investigation into suspected prostitution and human trafficking activity in Oakland and Macomb counties has resulted in multiple criminal charges for a 34-year-old woman, officials said. At least one adult female victim was allegedly trafficked by Perry throughout…...


hpenews.com > news > winston-salem-man-killed-in-wreck-near-thomasville > article_e63461df-41b7-5f22-8ce3-27dd5f3314ba.html

Winston-Salem man killed in wreck near Thomasville

4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (233+ words) DAVIDSON COUNTY — A Winston-Salem man was killed in a head-on collision Sunday evening on Interstate 85 in the Thomasville area, the N.C. State Highway Patrol said. Jeremiah Sebastian Johnson, 27, was driving a 2012 Honda Accord southwest on I-85 shortly before…...


lufkindailynews.com > news > community > coalition-partners-with-angelina-county-sheriffs-department-for-sting-operation > article_67759628-36f7-503d-ad82-c908e1f985a8.html

Coalition partners with Angelina County Sheriff's Department for sting operation

19+ hour, 17+ min ago   (101+ words) lufkindailynews.com The Coalition, Inc. has partnered with the Angelina County Sheriff’s Department in an effort to prevent and reduce the harmful use of tobacco products in rural areas like East Texas, where tobacco-related health problems are more prevalent. Many…...