COSTA RICA · SECURITY The OIJ is the investigative police arm of Costa Rica’s judiciary, and the Public Prosecutor’s Office directs its cases in court. Sinpe is the national electronic payments network run by the central bank. Clonazepam is a prescription…
This image is AI-generated. What was Operation Serengeti III? It was an INTERPOL-coordinated cybercrime operation involving law enforcement participants from 21 countries. The action ran from June 29 to August 31, 2026. How many people were arrested? INTERPOL reported 1,462 arrests during the operation. Arrests…
Colombia extradites Mocho Olmedo, a commander of a FARC dissident group, to face cocaine-trafficking charges in a Florida federal court. Colombian outlets reported on Friday 23 October 2026 that Willinton Henao Gutiérrez had left La Picota prison in Bogotá and been handed…
BURKINA FASO · CYBERCRIME Burkina Faso cybercrime police say online fraud cost victims over 9 billion FCFA (about US$15.4 million) from 2020 to 2025. The figure came on Friday, 23 October, a few days before a national awareness week. Burkina Faso cybercrime has cost victims…
Guyana’s Court of Appeal reserved its ruling on Tuesday 13 October in the Mohameds’ challenge to the country’s extradition law. Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, brought the case, and the United States wants to try both men…
Benin joined an INTERPOL sweep against cybercrime across 20 African countries and the United States. INTERPOL says the operation led to 1,462 arrests and the recovery of more than US$105 million. Benin joined an INTERPOL sweep against cybercrime that recovered more than…
Cambodia has joined the international squeeze on assets tied to the Prince Group after courts authorized the country to freeze nearly $1 billion worth of assets, extending a streak of cross-border crackdowns that started after the group’s founder, Chen Zhi, was…
The pilot will run for an initial 12 months, during which the partners will test the localized playbooks, responder training and referral pathways in the South African context before considering expansion. "Tackling cybercrime and online harm is a global challenge and…
Home - Crime - Chinese Kidnappings in Thailand: What Authorities Are Doing BANGKOK – Chinese actor Wang Xing’s disappearance near Mae Sot in January 2025 drew attention to reports of people being lured across the Thailand-Myanmar border and later found in scam compounds. Thai…
The Santa Marta jailbreak of Monday 12 October has become a fresh test of Colombia’s new security policy in its Caribbean tourist belt. Forty-one detainees fled a police holding centre, including an alleged finance chief of the ACSN, the armed group…
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