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Why Rio de Janeiro's Governor Just Oversaw Its Worst Favela Massacre
Three of the four deadliest raids in Rio de Janeiro's history have come under Governor Claudio Castro, yet almost nothing has changed. So why does he…
Oct 29 • 
Chris Dalby
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5 Key Points You May Have Missed From the NBA Betting Scandal
Why Four of the Five Families teamed up, how athlete data is now a criminal commodity, why Terry Rozier may be going to prison for a long time, and…
Oct 28 • 
Chris Dalby
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Inside Belarus' Cigarette Contraband Network Causing a European Security Crisis
In Lithuania, the world’s cheapest cargo has become the world’s strangest threat. Balloons worth a few euros are shutting down airports and testing the…
Oct 27 • 
Chris Dalby
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How Traffickers Are Adapting To the New American War on Drugs
While military strikes are expanding to narco-subs and to the Pacific, South American drug traffickers still have plenty of cards to play.
Oct 23 • 
Chris Dalby
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The New Era of Football Trafficking: Fake Agents Are Kidnapping and Killing African Players
Cheikh Toure was lured from Senegal to Ghana, he begged his family for money before being murdered. Several other Senegalese players are currently…
Oct 22 • 
Chris Dalby
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How Soaring Gold Prices Sparked a New Age of Museum Heists
With gold prices now absurdly high, thieves know museums like the Louvre are handy places to get their hands on staggeringly lucrative scores.
Oct 21 • 
Chris Dalby
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10 Takeaways on the US-UK War Against the Scam Compounds
World of Crime breaks down, in great depth, every facet of the indictment against Chen Zhi and Prince Group and whether this will weaken the global…
Oct 17 • 
Chris Dalby
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The Full 146 Entities and People Sanctioned For Scam Compounds
World of Crime breaks down, one by one, every entity sanctioned alongside Chen Zhi and Prince Group in the US and explains how they fit inside the…
Oct 17 • 
Chris Dalby
Why Criminal Clans Are Rising Up To Challenge Hamas Control Over Gaza
Dozens of the Doghmush Clan have been killed, but other families linked to kidnapping, gun running, and contraband are rising to challenge a weakened…
Oct 14 • 
Chris Dalby
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Did Belgium Just See Its First Cartel-Style Public Execution?
The body of a known Albanian trafficker was found hanging from a road sign near one of Brussels' major highways.
Oct 13 • 
Chris Dalby
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How a Top Dutch Trafficker Became Family to an African President
Jos Leijdekkers has had a child with Agnes Bio, daughter to the president of Sierra Leone. The West African country has become a prominent narco-state…
Oct 6 • 
Chris Dalby
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We're Launching Free 2 Play - The First Fact-Checking Platform Against Human Trafficking in Sport
After spending months investigating human trafficking in football, including fake agents, corrupt academies, and players scammed and abandoned around…
Oct 5 • 
Chris Dalby
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