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India supports blockchain but not cryptocurrency

Crime

As Price of Bitcoin Surges, Criminals Turn to Crypto Kidnapping Once Again

As cryptocurrencies are difficult to track and prices are surging, criminals have shifted to demand ransoms in Bitcoins of late

Dec 22, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Politics

Mexico's Former Defence Minister Detained in LA on Warrant from US Drug Enforcement Agency

This is the second arrest of former cabinet-level Mexican official in the US in past one year by Drug Enforcement Agency.

Oct 16, 2020

By Aakriti Sharma

Crime

Massive Dark Web Drug Bust Leads to 179 Arrests, Over $6.5 Million Seized

In a joint global operation, law and enforcement took down a dark web drug ring that sold opioids, weapons and illicit goods

Sep 23, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Coronavirus

Crime

Chinese Drug Trafficker on Death Row Makes Daring Escape from Indonesian Prison

Cai Changpan, 37, escaped from the prison by digging a hole from his cell into waste pipes and onto a road outside the prison.

Sep 22, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Society

Breonna Taylor's Ex Offered Plea Deal to Admit She Was Involved in Drug Operation to 'Justify' Her Killing

The lawyer representing Breonna Taylor's family shared photos of the plea deal prosecutors offered to her ex-boyfriend Jamarcus Glover, in exchange for a reduced sentence.

Sep 2, 2020

By Manthan C.

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Politics

Pompeo, Taliban Deputy Leader Discuss Intra-Afghan Talks

A senior government official said on Monday that Afghan government is convening the consultative Loya Jirga, the grand assembly of Afghan elders and representatives

Aug 4, 2020

By IANS

Crime

Cat, Detained for Smuggling Drugs, Escapes High-Security Prison in Sri Lanka

The cat was found with two grams of heroin, two SIM cards and a memory hidden in a plastic wrap on its collar at the high-security Welikada prison

Aug 4, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Society

More Than 1,000 Prisoners in Texas Jail Found COVID-19 Positive

The Federal penitentiary in Seagonsville, Texas, has the highest number of cases of Coronavirus infection among prisons in the USA.

Jul 19, 2020

By Akshay Saraswat

Coronavirus

Crime

Iowa's Real-Life 'Heisenberg' and Meth Kingpin Dustin Honken to be Executed Today

This week Daniel Lewis Lee and Wesley Ira Purkey were executed following a 17-year gap in federal executions

Jul 17, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Crime

Drug of Jihad: Italy Seizes Record $1B Worth of Contraband Made by ISIS in Syria

The tablets carried a specific logo that distinguishes it as "drug of Jihad"; police say they were for distribution across Europe.

Jul 2, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Technology

Philippine Journalist Sued Again for Cyber-Defamation

The prosecution relied on the fact that a typographical error was corrected in 2014, for alleging the 'republication' of it and avoid the pitfall of retroactivity

Jun 19, 2020

By IANS

Cybersecurity

Society

US Announces Whopping $20M Reward for Capturing Two Rebel Colombian Drug Lords

Seuxis Hernandez-Solarte and Luciano Marin Arango have been accused of conspiring with Venezuelan cartels to smuggle drugs into the US.

Jun 19, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Society

As Mexico Focuses on Coronavirus, Drug Gang Violence Escalates

The violent activities have risen even as the number of other crimes have tumbled due to most of the country staying at home to avoid COVID-19

Jun 18, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Crime

Bodybuilder From Texas With Links To 'Boogaloo Movement' Charged With Conspiracy to Sell Steroids

Philip Russell Archibald, a 29-year-old a self-proclaimed personal trainer and bodybuilder from north Texas, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances

Jun 14, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Malaysian storekeeper jailed six months for molesting seven-year-old girl

Crime

Australian Citizen Sentenced to Death in China Amid Escalating Tensions Between Two Countries

The Australian national was arrested in Guangzhou, China, for allegedly carrying 7.5 kilograms of methamphetamine in his luggage

Jun 13, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Business

Cocaine, Meth Prices Skyrocket Across US as Mexican Cartels Stockpile Drugs

Since the Covid-19 outbreak, federal drug agents have seized more illicit cash than usual, disrupting the way cartels do business.

Jun 9, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

Celebrity

Burning Sun Scandal: Yoo In Suk Admits To Charges, Affects Wife, Actress Park Han Byul's Future

While Yoo In Suk has admitted to all charges against him in the Burning Sun scandal, Seungri is attending court proceedings at the federal court's military branch.

Jun 4, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Crime

New York Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges In Federal Court After Investigation By Special Task Force

Holiday Vaughn,35, has pleaded guilty to drug Charges following Safe Streets Task Force Investigation of South Side Pittsburgh Gang

Jun 2, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Crime

El Chapo Enforcer Jose Rodrigo Arechiga, on Probation, Disappears from California

Jose Rodrigo Arechiga also known as El Chino Antrax is the main enforcer of drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, who was arrested seven years ago. Now despite being on probation, Arechiga has disappeared

May 15, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Politics

Venezuela denounces attempted 'maritime invasion'

The alleged invaders were also planning to "murder of leaders of the revolutionary government and escalate violence

May 4, 2020

By IANS

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