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Gangs

Mail blunder, mistrust stall Italy crackdown on Chinese gangs

A bureaucratic mistake and growing mistrust are hampering Italy’s efforts to crack down on powerful Chinese crime networks operating in the country, according to prosecutors.

21 Apr 2026-14:58
U.S. sets bounty on Haiti's leading gangs' finances

The United States is offering a reward of up to $3 million, along with possible relocation, for information regarding the financial activities of Haiti’s most powerful gangs.

25 Mar 2026-21:55
MSF: Haiti’s capital plagued by gang-related sexual violence

30 Jan 2026-01:23
Smugglers to face sanctions as UK targets small boat gangs

The UK government will name gang leaders and companies supplying small boat equipment as part of a new wave of sanctions aimed at disrupting people-smuggling operations across the English Channel.

22 Jul 2025-11:12
Sweden pushes for EU-wide fireworks ban to fight criminal gangs

Forget guns, knives, and knuckle-dusters—Sweden is turning to the European Union for help in cracking down on fireworks as part of its efforts to combat organized crime.

11 Jun 2025-19:59
Trump administration labels Haiti's armed gangs as foreign global terrorists

The Trump administration has labeled a coalition of influential Haitian gangs, along with an allied force spreading chaos in Haiti's main agricultural region, as terrorists.

02 May 2025-19:33
Haiti announces new measures to combat gangs after protests demand security

The leader of Haiti’s transitional presidential council announced Thursday that it was taking measures to crack down on a surge in gang violence, acknowledging that the country has “become hell for everyone.”

03 Apr 2025-22:59
Starmer attacks those 'spreading lies' on grooming gangs

06 Jan 2025-23:56