Authorities in Albacete, Spain have dismantled part of a sophisticated network dedicated to drug trafficking, highlighting the province’s role as a power base for criminal groups with ties to other European countries.

Twelve days after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern imposed travel bans on 100 individuals connected to her government, including oligarchs.

Like a deadbeat who hides his car when the repo man comes calling, Russian airlines appear to have absconded with more than US$10 billion worth of rented airplanes rather than let them be repossessed.

New sanctions and restrictive measures have been taken concerning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including sanctions against 160 individuals, according to a press release from the European Union (EU).

An American pharmaceutical company agreed Monday to pay US$260 million to resolve allegations that it underpaid health care rebates and used a foundation as a conduit to pay illegal kickbacks in order to increase its drug prices.

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its second week, cybercriminals have already found ways to exploit the crisis.

European consumers love to buy and use cocaine. Criminal elements in Latin America are happy to feed that market, with the help of criminal groups in Europe.

In response to reports that Credit Suisse had asked investors to destroy documents pertaining to yacht and private jet loans to its wealthy oligarch clientele, the bank released a statement Thursday arguing that its actions were in accordance with its non-disclosure agreement.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested a 47-year old Canadian man Feb. 18 at the Woodstock-Houlton border crossing in New Brunswick, according to a recent RCMP press release.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, smugglers have shifted their tactics to import fake goods such as toys and cigarettes into the European Union (EU) market, according to a recent publication from Europol.