Organised crime

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WhatsApp chat used to send cash for crime and extremism

The WhatsApp money launderers arranged cash transfers in the UK and around the world with no paper trail.

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3 days ago

Steven Daniel, wearing a grey T-shirt, being put into the back of a police van by three police officers. All the faces are blurred

Steven Daniel in court on organised crime charges after 'gangland' raid

Daniel was arrested in an early morning raid as part of Operation Venetic, a major UK-wide operation which has dismantled several gangs.

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4 days ago

A man wearing a grey t-shirt being put into the back of a police van by three police officers

Major gangland figure Steven Daniel charged after organised crime raid

He was arrested on Wednesday at his home in the north of Glasgow and later charged.

4 days ago

5 days ago

Rear view of a male model in a hoodie in front of a computer in South Africa

Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks

The operation included the arrest of 39 people in South Africa for romance and investment scams.

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7 days ago

The front of a modern white house which has been damaged by a collision causing structural damage to the stone facing. There are cracks in the white render up the front of the two-storey building and scorch marks all the way up. A high metal fence has been erected in front of the property.

Police investigate car crash into house in Glasgow suburb

The incident in Eaglesham occurred after reports of a flare up of gangland violence in Glasgow this week.

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20 Aug 2026

Burnham looks on at an illegal rubbish dump near the Bradford City football ground. Red, green, blue and brown skips are piled on top of black bin bags and mountains of loose rubbish in the background. In the foreground, Burnham looks serious and is wearing a navy raincoat over a black t-shirt, with black spectacles and short black hair.

Burnham announces plans to clean up worst three illegal waste dumps

The government says the sites in Kent, Surrey and West Yorkshire contain 22,000 tonnes of waste.

20 Aug 2026

10 Aug 2026

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Watch: What we know about suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan, one of the world's most wanted men, has spent his first night in custody in Ireland after being extradited from Dubai.

10 Aug 2026

An artist's impression of Kinahan during his hearing on Sunday - sketch shows him wearing glasses, sat wearing a hooded jumper

From Dubai to a Dublin court - how alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan returned to Ireland

Law enforcement agencies in Ireland and the US believe he is a leading figure in the Kinahan Organised Crime Group.

10 Aug 2026

A close up image looking through the front windscreen of a vehicle. The two men in the front passenger seats are wearing baseball caps and have the bottom half of their face covered. There is a man on the left rear passenger seat wearing a blue shirt with a Gardai emblem. His face is obscured by the rear view mirror. On the right the face of Daniel Kinahan can be seen over the shoulder of one of the front passengers. He has stubble and is looking out the window.

Suspected crime boss Kinahan spends first night in custody in Ireland

The Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bombproof van to transport the 49-year-old to court after his extradition from Dubai.

10 Aug 2026