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Tag Archives: Italy
A different look at police history
In the U.S. and the British Commonwealth we tend to cite the establishment of the London Metropolitan Police in 1829 as the start of police history. Of course that conveniently ignores sheriffs in both countries and slave patrols in the … Continue reading
Global terrorism in 2019
Worldwide, annual terror attacks and deaths have both dropped by about 50% between 2014 and 2019, as reported here. In 2019, the 5th consecutive year of decreases, 8,500 attacks resulted in 20,300 deaths. Afghanistan accounted for 21% of global attacks … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Afghanistan, Cameroon, Chad, Finland, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Mali, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, UK, USA
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Guns & police reform in the U.S.
In the current debates about police reform it is common to compare the U.S. to other countries in terms of people shot by police. This article makes the point that a big factor often not mentioned is that American police … Continue reading
Posted in North America, Oceania
Tagged Australia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Sweden, UK, USA
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No justice for Romania’s trafficked children
This article on trafficking of Roma children won the top prize for Balkan journalistic excellence. Police in the UK and elsewhere in Europe have arrested hundreds of Roma children from the small Romanian town of Tandarei for theft and related … Continue reading
18,000 trafficked artifacts seized
This article reports a coordinated international investigation, Pandora III, that has resulted in the seizure of 18,000 illegally trafficked cultural artifacts and the arrest of 59 individuals. Besides Europol and the World Customs Organization, the Spanish Civil Guard led the … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Middle East, South America
Tagged Colombia, Egypt, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain
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Europol counter-terror efforts
An interview with Catherine De Bolle, Europol executive director and former commissioner general of police in Belgium, is available here. She discusses counter-terror developments in Belgium following the 2016 attacks in Brussels and current EU-wide initiatives including those focused on … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Middle East, North America
Tagged Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Syria, UK, USA
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More on drug trafficking to EU
This article provides additional details on the recent EU police operation targeting mafia-run cocaine trafficking from Latin America to Europe. On the smuggling side, several different mafia clans allegedly worked together to deliver tons of cocaine across the Atlantic. On … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, Europe, South America
Tagged Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Guyana, Italy, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Turkey
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130 organized crime arrests in 2 days
This article reports the arrest of 84 suspected ‘Ndrangheta members in coordinated operations in Italy, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Suriname. In addition, “more than 3,000 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the Netherlands along with 140 kilograms of ecstasy … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Europe
Tagged Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Suriname
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$81,000 paid for journalist murder in Slovakia
An investigative journalist and his fiancee were murdered in Slovakia last February in an apparent contract killing that led to mass protests, dismissal of the national police chief, and collapse of the ruling government. This article reports the arrest of … Continue reading
Thieves in law arrested in Spain
This article reports 130 arrests and searches of 70 properties in Spain and France, following investigation of the Armenian faction of the Russian organized crime group “Thieves in Law,” described as “the largest and most dangerous group in Europe right … Continue reading
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