11 h. ago Ecuador extradites leader of violent Ecuadorian drug gang to the United States

Ecuador has extradited the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang who relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business to the United States

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62 h. ago ‘Gangster granny’ jailed for leading family gang dealing drugs worth £80m

Deborah Mason, 65, who had moniker ‘Queen Bee’, and seven members of her network sentenced to total of 106.5 yearsA family-run organised crime group, orchestrated by a 65-year-old described by police as a “gangster granny”, has been sentenced for dealing drugs with a street value of £80m across the UK.Deborah Mason, who had the moniker “Queen Bee”, and seven other members of the gang, were sentenced at Woolwich crown court in London on Friday for their involvement in supplying nearly a tonne of cocaine over seven months. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago How notorious crime gang smuggled £125million of heroin into Britain before mob boss tortured his own uncle to death... and the EncroChats that finally bought them down

Tahir Syed, 42, brought in 200 kilos of drugs at a time using lorries coming from the Netherlands to a warehouse he rented in Bradford.

Economics

1 week ago Revealed: The EncroChat messages that got cocaine gang jailed for 65 years as they flooded Britain's streets with £81m of 'Rolex'

Messages sent by gang leader Redon Bushi showed his plans to supply a minimum of 832kg of cocaine, with a street value of up to £81,640,000, across London and the UK.

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3 w. ago Inside story of the gang of people smugglers who used adapted Vauxhall Vectras

The gang's leader Mukhlis Jamal Hamadamin, a Kurdish-born UK citizen from Stockport, is behind bars

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3 w. ago How Ecuadorian narco mastermind Fito was found hiding in a secret chamber under his jailed girlfriend's house

The ruthless gang leader was arrested by armed police at Verónica Narcisa Briones Zambrano's property on Wednesday evening.

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3 w. ago Why Lucy Letby has 'enhanced prisoner status' despite murdering seven babies

Former nurse Lucy Letby is said to be living on a prison unit with "all the benefits" after being granted special status just days into her whole life sentence at HMP Bronzefield

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3 w. ago Ecuador reveals how notorious gang leader 'Fito' hid in his hometown for 18 months after jailbreak

Ever since Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, the mystery of his whereabouts has been the buzz of the nation

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3 w. ago Notorious gang leader recaptured more than a year after prison escape

Fugitive drug trafficker José Adolfo Macías, also known as Fito, is wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States

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3 w. ago Ecuador recaptures gang leader wanted in the United States more than a year after his prison escape

Authorities in Ecuador have recaptured fugitive drug trafficker José Adolfo Macías, also known as “Fito,” more than a year after his prison escape

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4 w. ago Neighbours' fury as Rochdale grooming gang leader throws parties in house fitted with police panic alarm after using legal loophole to dodge deportation

The convicted paedophile, 55, was one of nine men jailed in 2012 for raping and trafficking vulnerable girls across northern England in a case that shocked the country.

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