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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 13h

Paraguay: Aldair Ovelar, alias “Careca”, a Brazilian linked by authorities to the Comando Vermelho and wanted in Brazil to serve more than 40 years in prison, was captured during an anti-drug operation in Amambay. 1/2

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 13h

Ecuador: Police seized 748 kg of cocaine mixed directly into cement inside two containers at the port of Posorja destined for Europe. The containers were intercepted on August 23 after risk profiling and canine detection prompted a detailed inspection. 1/2

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 14h

Brazil: Customs [Receita Federal] seized 366 kg of cocaine concealed in 20 coffee sacks within four containers holding a total of 77 tons of coffee at the Port of Santos. 1/2

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 15h

Dominican Republic: Authorities arrested fugitive Gregory Arturo Calzado Paredes, alias Big Leaguer, in La Caleta, Boca Chica, linked to the seizure of 319.13 kg of cocaine. 1/3

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 15h

USA: Humberto Beltrán Cuén, alias “Don Chino”, an operator linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison in New York after pleading guilty to fentanyl trafficking. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 16h

The European Commission suspended €18 million in budget-support payments to Sierra Leone amid the country’s failure to cooperate with efforts to arrest and extradite Dutch cocaine trafficker Jos Leijdekkers, alias “Bolle Jos”, according to Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel. 1/5

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 17h

Algeria: Over 80 kg of cocaine were seized during a large-scale military operation in the Tamanrasset region, when heavily armed traffickers were intercepted using three utility vehicles to transport the drugs near the southern border. 1/2

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 17h

Curaçao: Appeal proceedings in the case of Urvin “Nuto” Wawoe, leader of the No Limit Soldiers criminal organization, are set to begin with a pro-forma hearing on October 8. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 18h

Italy: Carabinieri found fugitive Giuseppe Del Prete, considered a top figure in the Mazzarella Camorra clan, hiding inside a concealed compartment built behind the double bottom of a wardrobe in his home in Naples’ Forcella district. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 19h

Italy: Twelve people linked to the Costa-Filippone ’ndrangheta clan of Melicucco were arrested in Reggio Calabria province, with seven placed in prison and five under house arrest. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 19h

Spain: The Audiencia Nacional extended the pretrial detention of Óscar Sánchez Gil, former chief of the UDEF in Madrid, for another two years, allowing him to remain in custody until the four-year legal maximum. 1/6

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 20h

Sri Lanka: A fugitive linked to the 337 kg heroin seizure from the Sri Lankan fishing vessel DU Shashila in India in April 2021 was arrested while hiding in a rented house in Wadduwa. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 21h

Japan: Former yakuza figure Naoto Kameya, 79, was arrested following two consecutive shootings in Kobe that left one man dead and another seriously wounded. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 21h

New Zealand: Comanchero national commander Vetekina Naufahu walked free after spending more than 17 months in custody, after being acquitted of 25 charges alleging his involvement in the management of a major drug trafficking operation. 1/5

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ecuador: The Air Force disabled a 1,300-meter clandestine runway in a rural area of Pedro Carbo, Guayas, allegedly used by transnational organized crime groups for drug trafficking and aerial logistics. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Costa Rica: Authorities transferred 45 tonnes of cocaine seized during multiple operations over recent months to the US for destruction because budgetary limitations prevented the enormous stockpile from being destroyed domestically. 1/3

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Costa Rica: Police seized 550 kg of cocaine hidden inside a large iron cylinder transported in a container at the Peñas Blancas border crossing. The detection came after routine inspection at a northern border checkpoint, where a scanner revealed inconsistencies in the cylinder’s structure. 1/2

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

USA: Geovany Andrés Rojas, alias “Araña”, pleaded not guilty in federal court in San Diego to charges of international conspiracy to distribute cocaine and narco-terrorism following his extradition from Colombia. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

USA: CBP officers seized approximately 204 kg of cocaine from a commercial truck heading from the US into Canada at the Lewiston Bridge border crossing near Buffalo, New York. 1/3

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Canada: The RCMP arrested 15 people and charged 16 following a four-year investigation targeting the Lopez-Oliverio organized-crime clan in Montreal, with one accused believed to be outside Canada. 1/6

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Niger: Gendarmerie intercepted three traffickers transporting 45 bricks of cocaine weighing 50.72 kg near RTA village in the Agadez region. The cocaine was concealed in brick-shaped packages, which were presented to the press after the operation.

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Portugal: Police seized a handwritten document containing ten internal rules from a cell at Caldas da Rainha prison holding members of a Brazilian group accused of a series of armed robberies that generated around €1 million. 1/5

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Italy: The DIA in Salerno confiscated assets worth approximately €5 million from an entrepreneur in Mercato San Severino suspected of belonging to the Desiderio Camorra clan, active in the Valle dell’Irno. 1/3

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Spain: Authorities seized 834,175 litres of fuel used to support maritime drug trafficking in Andalusia between January and August 2026, highlighting the growing scale of the logistics networks that keep high-speed narcolanchas operating at sea. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Spain: Authorities report an 80% decline in sightings of drug-trafficking boats on the Guadalquivir compared with 2025, with only 35 recorded against previous annual peaks of up to 420. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Germany: More than 1,000 law enforcement officers launched a major operation against senior Hells Angels figures and an alleged Europe-wide money-laundering network, searching around 140 locations in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Bulgaria. 1/5

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

India: A joint operation by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Coast Guard led to the seizure of 526 kg of drugs, including approximately 400 kg of methamphetamine and 126 kg of heroin, from the Iranian dhow Azad in the Arabian Sea west of Lakshadweep. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hong Kong: A dispute between two rival triad factions over the distribution of etomidate, known locally as “space oil”, triggered a mass street brawl outside Tin Chak Market in Tin Shui Wai. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Colombia: Norbey Goez Sepúlveda, alias “El Paisa”, “Ñato” or “Cachaco”, an alleged international drug trafficking coordinator for the Clan del Golfo, was captured in a rural area of Turbo, Antioquia, during an operation involving Colombian security forces and cooperation from the DEA. 1/3

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Brazil: The theft of a cellphone belonging to Laércio Isidoro do Nascimento Júnior, alias “Boss” or “Gordão”, helped investigators dismantle a major drug-supply network linked to the Comando Vermelho. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

USA: Satinderjeet Singh, alias Goldy Brar, the alleged North American leader of the Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group, has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, with a reward of up to $1 million offered for information leading to his arrest. 1/5

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Italy: The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Antonino “Nino” Accorinti, a senior figure in the Briatico ’ndrangheta, leaving him under the restrictive 41-bis prison regime designed to prevent mafia bosses from maintaining contact with their organizations. 1/3

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Spain: In Barakaldo (Bizkaia), the Guardia Civil dismantled a clandestine laboratory capable of producing up to 200 kg of speed per week, arresting two men responsible for production and distribution. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thailand: Security forces engaged in a nighttime firefight with a group of 15 to 17 drug traffickers in a forested area of Mae Fa Luang district, Chiang Rai, resulting in the deaths of nine smugglers and the seizure of 272 kg of crystal methamphetamine packed in 16 modified rucksacks. 1/2

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Fiji: An entire 39.5 kg cocaine seizure held as evidence at the Suva High Court appears to have disappeared after forensic testing found that the 32 bars remaining in the court exhibit room contained no cocaine and had reportedly been replaced with flour. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Colombia: A total of 4,238 kg of marijuana was seized hidden among lime sacks in a tractor-trailer at the Neiva (Patá) toll on the road connecting Inzá, Cauca, to Neiva. The marijuana was destined for Bogotá for local sale, with part intended to reach Vichada and subsequently Venezuela. 1/2

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Colombia: Fredy Chacón, alias “El Mexicano”, a suspected coordinator for the CJNG in Colombia, was captured at a luxury residence in Medellín. 1/5

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ecuador: The wife and daughter of Los Choneros leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito”, were captured in Sabana de Torres, Colombia, during a joint operation by Colombian and Ecuadorian authorities with FBI support. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Dominican Republic: Authorities dismantled a clandestine workshop in Santo Domingo Este allegedly used to build sophisticated secret compartments, known as “caletas”, into vehicles used by drug traffickers. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Mexico: Federal authorities arrested Jesús Manuel “El Bebo”, identified as the financial operator of Los Metros, during 19 coordinated raids targeting a large-scale illicit fuel network across Chihuahua, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. 1/3

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Canada: New Statistics Canada wastewater data show sharp regional differences in drug consumption patterns across eight urban areas monitored between January 2024 and March 2026. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Italy: The Guardia di Finanza seized more than €4.7 million in businesses and corporate holdings linked by investigators to the Mancuso ’ndrangheta clan of Limbadi-Nicotera. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Brazil: FICCO/PR [Integrated Force to Combat Organized Crime in Paraná], supported by federal and military police and border patrol, seized 1,517 kg of marijuana hidden among legitimate cargo on a truck during a highway BR277 operation in São Miguel do Iguaçu, Paraná state. 1/2

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Brazil: Dutch national Gerel Lusiano Palm and Colombian Juan Estebán Avendaño Pérez briefly escaped from Bangu 8 prison in Rio de Janeiro after overpowering a prison officer and climbing over a wall using a makeshift rope fashioned from bedsheets. 1/5

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Mexico: Authorities seized 249 kg of cocaine and fentanyl hidden in a double-bottom compartment of a tractor-trailer at the Otay checkpoint in Tijuana, discovering 195 packages using a canine unit; the driver was arrested.

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

South Africa: At least 27 people were killed and 26 wounded in two separate mass shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town, with police investigating possible links to an illegal-mining turf war and a business rivalry. 1/6

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Nigeria: NDLEA intercepted 1,640.55 kg of opioids (2,550,000 pills of Tramaking 225mg, Tramaking 250mg, and Royal Tapentadol 250mg) smuggled from India and Bangladesh at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, arriving via Qatar Airways, RwandAir, and Ethiopian Airlines.

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

France: Police from the anti-narcotics office in Lyon seized over 750 kg of cannabis resin in the Cotonne district of Saint-Etienne during a surveillance operation. 1/2

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Myanmar: Vietnamese authorities handed over Wai Tun, the organizer of a maritime methamphetamine trafficking network, after a regional manhunt traced him through Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. 1/4

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Crime Intel @worldcrimeintel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sri Lanka: Navy and Police Narcotic Bureau [PNB] seized a total of 81.2 kg of drugs from a vessel intercepted at Kusumanthurai Beach in Madagal, Jaffna, consisting of 45.5 kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) and 35.7 kg of heroin.

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