organised crime
Revealed: How the UK is Trying to Prevent Albanian Teens From Becoming Gangsters
The UK government hopes a new project in northern Albania to prevent children from joining gangs could herald a new way of tackling foreign crime networks.
Massive Drug Busts Target Albanian Weed Gangs Supplying Europe
Police have dismantled a drug ring specialising in weed cultivation which trafficked truckloads of the drug from Spain across Europe.
Extremely Creepy ‘Russian Mafia Prison’ Discovered – Then Immediately Destroyed
The facility featured two cells and what appeared to be a crematorium. Days after journalists asked officials about it, the entire structure was razed, sparking suspicion it was being used by organised crime with links to security services.
Cops Fear Drug Gang Felt Bold Enough to Kill One of Europe’s Most Famous Reporters
The death of Peter R. de Vries has shocked the Netherlands and is raising new questions about the lengths organised crime gangs controlling access to the world’s biggest cocaine market will go to target their opponents.
‘There Will Be Arrests for Years’: Hundreds of Drug Dealers Arrested in Underworld Sting
‘A lot of high level drug traffickers have been caught for months and are only finding out today,’ an official told VICE World News.
Former Sinn Féin Official Charged With Gang Feud Shooting
Jonathan Dowdall, briefly a councillor for Irish Republican party Sinn Féin, has been accused of participating in a gangland killing that sparked a wave of tit-for-tat murders.
How a Quiet Corner of Northern Europe Became a Theatre of Extreme Drug Warfare
Underworld violence is on the up in the otherwise peaceful countries of Belgium and the Netherlands – and it’s all linked to the international cocaine trade.
Coronavirus Has Only Made the Mafia Stronger
The three most powerful Italian mafias are all taking advantage of COVID-19. But what is the current health of the Cosa Nostra, the Camorra and the 'Ndrangheta?
Gang Life Gave Me PTSD. Psychoanalysis Saved Me.
In the criminal world you see things you can't unsee, and get told to bury your feelings.
Inside the Irish Drug War That Has Left a 17-Year-Old Dismembered
Social media is turning a gang feud into a bloodbath.
The Gruesome Real-Life Mob Hits That Inspired 'The Irishman'
Robert De Niro's character, Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran, has always taken credit for one of mobdom's most infamous hits – but who was really responsible?
Uncovering the Golden Age of Britain’s Drug Smuggling Trade
A new book lifts the lid on past smugglers, corrupt cops and undercover hard men – and says the game is almost up for authorities now.