Thirty-nine people, most members or affiliates of the Bloods gang, were arrest in Staten Island by New York City police, according to a, a press release from the Richmond County District Attorney.

A federal jury this week convicted James "Whitey" Bulger of 31 out of 32 counts he was indicted on, including 11 murders.

Bulger spent 12 of his 16 years on the run on the FBI's Most Wanted List before his arrest in 2011.

Spanish and French police arrested 75 suspected smugglers and forgers believed part of a human trafficking gang. The main operatives were in Spain as were 51 of the suspects.

Customs officers in Hong Kong have concluded a week-long operation arresting nine and seizing more than 5 million cigarettes.

A major smuggling ring is believed to be effectively dismantled by what was the largest bust of its kind in years.

Chinese police arrested 1,213 suspects for snagging personal information frequently used in identity theft, according to statement released Sunday by the Ministry of Public Security.

A total of 1,327 cases of information stealing was solved, 700 million pieces of personal information were seized, and 468 gangs were broken up in the operation involving more than 20 public security offices, according to China Daily.

High-profile Togolese ivory trafficker Emile N'Bouke, 58, implicated others following his arrest Tuesday with more than 1,500 pounds of ivory, claiming that he possessed a "special permit" and was a "victim of injustice".

N'Bouke, known as "The Boss" of Togo's ivory trafficking, is suspected in the slaughter of thousands of elephants over the past 40 years.

n operation in Eastern and Southern Africa targeting cross-border crimes rescued more than 300 trafficking victims, and captured drugs, weapons and stolen goods.

Former Chinese Communist Party (CPC) top official Liu Tienan was removed from the party and faces numerous corruption charges, state media reported Thursday. The charges include graft and accepting bribes, according to Reuters.

Custom officials in Hong Kong seized more than 1,000 parts from endangered animal in a shipment from Nigeria on Tuesday, including 1,120 ivory tusks, 13 rhino horns, and five leopard skin pelts.

A major drug-smuggling network based in Morocco was dismantled in an international police operation supported by Europol and Eurojust.