Bolivia’s attorney general arrested for alleged money laundering and drug trafficking U.S.-sanctioned Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and drug trafficking, with police finding bundles of cash smuggled out of his house, the government said Thursday. Mariaca was arrested on Wednesday night in the eastern city of Santa…
New York — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Maduro said a judge was…
The Federal Government has said West Africa is central to Nigeria’s foreign policy stressing that the country must mobilise its enormous resources to lead the sub-region to tackle the wild wave of terrorism across the Sahel, proliferation of small arms and light weapons of illicit origin, drug and human trafficking. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador…
The governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials were charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a U.S. indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York, accused of aiding in the massive importation of illicit narcotics into the United States. Some officials were members of Mexico’s progressive ruling party, Morena, posing a…
An estimated 1,800 African men (17 South African, 272 Ghanaian, and over 1,000 Kenyan) have reportedly signed contracts to work in Russia as drivers, security guards, and other civilian jobs only to find themselves shipped off to the frontlines of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Countries across the continent are experiencing increased backlash from families who…
Seven Toronto police officers and one retired officer have been arrested and charged in an organized crime investigation involving bribery, conspiracy to commit murder and drug trafficking, authorities said Thursday. Police officials at a news conference said the officers had collected personal and private information unlawfully and distributed it to organized crime figures, in some…
In 2011, a trafficker in Chile was convicted for recruiting economically vulnerable Peruvian citizens and arranging for them to be brought into the country – destined to become victims of sexual exploitation. A Chilean police officer stationed at the border collaborated on the scheme, enabling the crime. Were it not for border guards, public officials…
Six people, including a well-known rhinocerous breeder, have been charged in South Africa in connection to an international rhino horn trafficking network after a seven-year investigation, officials announced Tuesday. The suspects are accused of smuggling 964 horns worth $14.1 million to illegal markets in Southeast Asia. They face charges of fraud, theft and violating a…
Juba — Are wars fought to gain control over resources, or is control over resources used to finance fighting? This is a question that arises when observing the various conflicts in Africa, in which the opposing parties – regular armies, paramilitary groups, and private military companies – compete for territories rich in natural resources by…
Police say the suspects have sent more than a dozen babies to Singapore for adoption. Police in Indonesia have arrested 12 people after uncovering a human trafficking ring that has sent more than a dozen babies to Singapore for adoption. The West Java police told reporters on Tuesday that the case was discovered after a…
