As the EU continues to target assets of Russian and Belarussian nationals over the invasion of Ukraine, Dutch customs have seized 14 yachts currently in their shipyards, most of them still under construction.

Some first saw it as a wall of light upon the waves, others a series of blips popping up out of blue on radar screens, while most only saw its effect in their waters being almost entirely depleted of fishing stocks.

The phones of four Jordanian human rights defenders, lawyers and journalists were secretly infected with the infamous Pegasus spyware that gives those who planted it access to messages, documents, photos and contacts of the victims, a human rights watchdog and an internet security developer said Tuesday.

While Myanmar’s illegal wildlife trade has escalated online last year, Indian airports were found to be major hubs for the criminal activity, non-governmental organizations dealing with the protection of endangered species and the conservation of nature say.

Peruvian police arrested a former government official suspected of being part of a group that illegally sold driver’s licenses to collect money for the ruling party. The operation raised suspicions about official party links to corruption.

In the ongoing hunt for assets belonging to Russians sanctioned over the invasion of Ukraine, Spain seized on Monday a US$90 million yacht from oligarch Viktor Vekselberg at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Following a scandal that shook up the Argentinian elite, a court in Buenos Aires has found two former high-ranking officials guilty of illicit enrichment and other crimes involving the purchase of trains from Spain and Portugal.

The former CEO of an American drug manufacturing company appeared in court Monday on charges that he knowingly distributed medications contaminated by a bacteria dangerous to those with weakened immune systems, resulting in numerous hospitalizations and infant mortalities.

Much like a gambler who devises a new scheme to fool the casino, Russia’s commercial fleets have started to engage in maritime operations under the radar in defiance of international sanctions.

Venezuela’s biggest organized crime group involved in robbery, murder and drug trafficking has been recruiting children as soldiers to secure the gang-controlled territories, non-governmental organization claim.