22 h. ago Met Police funding shortfall puts Barking and Dagenham units at risk, officer warns

Superintendant Biju Premnath said “frontline” services would be protected but other units were “at risk”

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24 h. ago Haiti gangsters like 'Barbecue' now have 'near total control' as nation 'on brink'

A worrying new UN report has warned Haiti's violent criminal gangs have nearly taken over the capital and are pushing the country 'closer to the brink'

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3 d. ago ‘The ground shook’: drone attacks help Haitian government wrest control of capital from criminal gangs

Video shared on social media shows drone attacks, which some say have helped pacify gangs inflicting violence on Port-au-PrinceWarning: this story contains footage that readers might find distressing The earth beneath Jimmy Antoine’s apartment shuddered and for a split second he feared another natural disaster had struck, like the 2010 cataclysm that brought Port-au-Prince to its knees.“The ground shook like it does during an earthquake. You tremble like everything might collapse,” said the 23-year-old trainee mechanic, recalling how he and his panicked neighbours raced out on to the street. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Gaza's war within a war as family clans, criminal gangs and other armed militias engage in gun battles on the streets... while Israeli strikes continue to pound the territory

This ongoing war in Gaza has only served to fuel a civil war within the territory as rival clans seek to eliminate competition and loot aid that they can sell on at premium prices

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5 d. ago Student still in debt two years after buying dying pup from illegal pet trader

The animal lover was one of many victims of Julie Taylor, 41, who fronted a sales operation for a criminal gang running a puppy farm.

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5 d. ago The gangster guide to Dubai: The criminals from Manchester, Liverpool and beyond who call it home

EXCLUSIVE: These are the top gangsters known to be hiding out in Dubai, and how the criminal underworld functions in the city.

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7 d. ago 'Ruthless' gang that sold assassination kits including handgun, silencer and bullets to criminal hitmen are jailed for more than 60 years

Gary Hardy, 62, dealt the weapon bundles which were constructed in the backyard of co-conspirator 64-year-old Robert Knowles.

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7 d. ago Ruthless criminal gang who made and supplied ‘assassination kits’ jailed

Four men were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court in connection with weapon kits sold to criminals.

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8 d. ago Gangsters' molls at the heart of two of the world's most notorious crime families unmasked: Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch's wife pictured for the first time... and the women of the Kinahan clan

EXCLUSIVETheir crime empires are worth millions and reach into the UK, Spain and Dubai.

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8 d. ago Vice mayor who called ICE ‘the biggest gang there is’ and for ‘cholos’ to defend their territory should resign, cop union says

Attorney for under-fire Cynthia Gonzalez insists she ‘in no way encouraged anyone to engage in violence’ in call for notorious criminal gangs to join resistance to roundup of undocumented migrants

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9 d. ago Fito captured in bunker: Ecuador’s most wanted drug lord dragged from hideout

Macías, also known by the alias "Fito", leads Los Choneros, a powerful criminal gang blamed for Ecuador's transformation from tourist haven to a country with horrendous murder rate

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1 week ago Dublin's gangsters' molls: The women on the arms of some of the world's most notorious criminals

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Dublin gangsters' molls - the women whose lives are surrounded by the riches of the brutal gangs that have made billions from murdering, maiming and smuggling.

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2 w. ago Where does your stolen car end up? The parts of the world criminal gangs typically transport them to

Your stolen car could be halfway around the world in the blink of an eye as well-funded gangs have established a seamless supply network to ship motors to various countries across the globe.

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2 w. ago 'Scotland's dumbest criminal' set fire to himself while torching cars for gang

Sheriff Tim Niven-Smith also imposed an eight-month supervised release period to protect the public from serious harm once Gibb is freed from jail.

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2 w. ago Illegal migrants 'fuel the grooming gangs': Criminals exploiting small

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said there are growing concerns that foreign criminals are using the border chaos to slip into Britain illegally.

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2 w. ago Britain's most stolen cars: We reveal the 100 models targeted most by thieves

The car brands and models proportionally most at desirable to organised criminal gangs. Here's the top 100 - do you own a targeted car?

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2 w. ago The new gold rush: Why more of Britain's criminal gangs are using the precious metal to hide their dirty money as black market gold trade booms

EXCLUSIVE: Today's gangs aren't just interested in stealing gold, they are buying it too - with dirty cash used to buy bars or coins that can be hidden in lock-ups or buried under gardens.

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2 w. ago Grooming gangs: Children in London being sexually and criminally exploited, damning Casey review reveals

Baroness Casey found ‘deep-rooted failures’ to protect children from rape, exploitation, and violence, with continued fragmentation in the authorities' response

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2 w. ago Liverpool's gangsters' molls: The women linked to some of the city's most notorious criminals

Behind many of the men who have brought misery to the city, there are women attracted to the power of the city's most notorious criminals.

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2 w. ago The Goonies cast 40 years on as Spielberg cult classic reaches birthday milestone

The thrilling US movie, released on June 7, 1985, told the story of a bunch of kids who use an old treasure map to find a pirate’s treasure, while also being chased by a gang of criminals

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