Global law enforcement took on the illegal wildlife trade in October, Interpol revealed in a statement last week.

Police in 26 countries arrested during a months-long joint operation 1,803 people and identified over 18,000 so-called ‘money mules’ - individuals who for a small cut transfer illegally acquired money on behalf of others and this way take part in money laundering.

A U.S. court found two members of the Gypsy Joker Outlaw Motorcycle Club (GJMC) — widely known as an organized crime group — guilty of the kidnapping and murder of a former member they believed stole from them, the U.S. Department of Justice reported on Wednesday.

A U.S. court sentenced the wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Leora to 36 months in prison and four years of supervised release for international drug trafficking, money laundering and violation of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (the Kingpin Act), the Department of Justice reported on Tuesday.

To the joy of retailers, American shoppers thronged stores last week on Black Friday and continued shopping online on Monday, having turned the two days of deals between Thanksgiving and Christmas practically into national holidays in their own right.

Thanks to social media, the Spanish National Police recovered over 400 looted archeological pieces spanning several historical periods and going as far back as the Bronze Age.

The Palermo office of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said on Tuesday that it has concluded its first operation against a criminal group that trafficked counterfeit cigarettes. The investigation resulted in the arrest of 12 people, and the seizure of cash, vehicles and a speed boat.

Italian State Police arrested on Monday 37 suspected members of a clan believed to be part of the ‘Ndragheta, Italy’s biggest Mafia syndicate. The Martorano-Stefanutti clan was allegedly involved in drug trafficking, extortion, protection rackets and infiltrated trade unions.

The Belarusian Supreme Court declared on Tuesday a network of informal pro-democracy organizations a ‘terrorist movement’ after some of its members revealed that an oligarch had donated expensive cars to the regime the same year he was given control over the country’s tobacco industry.

Police in 20 countries arrested more than 1,000 people and seized over US$27 million in illicit funds during an Interpol-coordinated operation conducted between June and September against online fraud.