The U.S. Returns Steinhardt’s Looted Artifacts to Iraq and Libya
The U.S. returned the looted Roman-era “Veiled Head of a Female” and a 7th century B.C. golden bowl and ivory plaque to...
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Libya
EU Sanctions Russian Mercenaries and Associates
The European Union adopted on Monday sanctions against a group of Russian private military contractors, accusing them of...
Spanish Police Arrest Two Suspected Sex Traffickers of Nigerian Women
Spanish authorities arrested on Friday two people alleged to be involved in a human trafficking network that used voodoo...
Spain Intercepts Vessel Carrying 20 Tons of Hashish
Spanish police intercepted on Sunday a cargo vessel carrying 20 tons of hashish and arrested its 11-member Syrian crew,...
China Tobacco Goes Global
A Fake Shipping Container Leads to Chinese Cigarettes — and Italy's Camorra Crime Group
A bust of 17 tons of illicit cigarettes in Italy led back to China Tobacco’s European factory — where an executive was...
China Tobacco Goes Global
Illicit Chinese Cigarettes, an Italian Warehouse, and a Mysterious Libyan “Friend”
An Italian group smuggling Chinese cigarettes mentioned a Libyan who helped them. Here's how reporters followed the clues...
Greek Captagon Bust Leads to a Criminal Gang and the Port at the Heart of Syria’s Booming New Drug Trade
In late 2018, Greek authorities busted a freighter carrying over $100 million worth of cannabis and the speed-like drug...
The Daphne Project
Malta, A Modern Smugglers’ Hideout
Malta’s smugglers are creative in plying their trade, and international authorities are working hard to keep up. The ports...
The Daphne Project
Death in a Smugglers’ Paradise
How two unlikely business partners — a beloved Maltese footballer and a Libyan militia chief— enlisted help from a man...
Making a Killing
Montenegro Opens Weapons Supply Line to Saudi Arabia
"An arms broker who sold almost 300 tons of aging Yugoslav-era weapons and ammunition to Saudi Arabia says “It’s no...