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[ANALYSIS] Drug wars, mass incarceration, and the rise of organized crime
The rise of organized crime is one of the unintended consequences of a drug war. What can the Philippines learn from Latin America?

672 arrested in global swoop on fake food and drink – Interpol
In Zimbabwe, authorities seized soft drinks containing high levels of the active ingredient in drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction

Russian bank linked to $470-B offshore network – report
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and 23 other news groups expose how billions of money were sent out of Russia to bank accounts registered in Lithuania

Mexico arrests Zetas drug cartel boss wanted in U.S.
The Zetas are considered one of the most cruel criminal organizations in Mexico

Palace says Duterte 'Person of the Year' award 'wrong'
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar says the opposite is true – President Duterte, he says, has done all possible to fight organize crime, end drugs, and corruption

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Drug war earns Duterte ‘Person of the Year’ title from U.S. nonprofit
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project gives the title to an 'individual who has done the most in the world to advance organized criminal activity and corruption'

Powerful, dangerous, what are Chinese triads?
Chinese triads started with extortion before branching out to more 'lucrative' crimes such as human trafficking, illegal drugs trade, and prostitution, among others

How a cop and an alleged terrorist 'let the love begin'
It s also a love story that reveals apparent gaps between the PNP and an anti crime commission under the Office of the President

De Lima insists Sebastian a gov't asset, 'pressured' to testify
Apparently or obviously Jaybee Sebastian has been pushed to the wall says Senator Leila de Lima as the Bilibid inmate testifies against her in the House probe

Dela Rosa surprised by De Lima's 'Davao Death Squad' witness
PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa former Davao City police director denies knowing Senator Leila de Lima s key witness at a probe into the spate of killings linked to the government s war on drugs

Alleged Espinosa hitmen surrender
Two of them surrender their guns to the police which were reportedly issued by Kerwin Espinosa

How 177 Indonesians obtained fake Philippine passports
Illegal travel agencies forged documents and alleged police involvement – here s how some Indonesian Muslims attempt to unlawfully perform the Hajj

From one PNP chief to another: Lacson's advice to Bato dela Rosa
The former police chief has simple advice for his former subordinate PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa: Huwag ka masira sa pera huwag ka masilaw sa pera kasi masisira programa mo

Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office
Gisela Mota is gunned down barely 24 hours after taking her oath of office on Friday in the city of Temixco about 90 kilometers from the capital Mexico City

Syrian, two others arrested for human trafficking
The operation was conducted following complaints that the Syrian was recruiting overseas Filipino workers OFWs for non existent jobs in the United Arab Emirates

43 nabbed in cybersex raids in Bataan
The Naval Intelligence Security Force and the National Bureau of Investigation with the PAOCC raid 6 cybersex sites in Dinalupihan Bataan

Kidnap-for-ransom suspect who escaped Davao prison nabbed
Martin Lico is a member of the Alferez and Ozamis syndicates that engage in kidnap for ransom and bank robbery He escaped Davao prison 2 decades ago

Algerian diplomats freed after two years' captivity in Mali
Three jihadist groups Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb AQIM Ansar Dine and MUJAO in 2012 took control of much of the desert north of Mali including the three main towns of Kidal Gao and Timbuktu

Mexico arrests 32 cops for alleged organized crime ties
Authorities are investigating whether those taken into custody were involved in the recent murders of three senior officials

Police nab 7 in Pangasinan for online prostitution
Police rounded up 94 women reportedly working as English online tutors for Japanese clients
Suspect in murder of Ati tribal leader arrested
Daniel Celestino who used to be a security guard at a Boracay Hotel was nabbed by the PNP and PAOCC in Laguna on Monday March 5
De Lima vows to probe officials behind Quezon 'mission'
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima says the National Bureau of Investigation will probe who plotted the Quezon operation and why certain police officials were involved
Booming business: Organized crime 'worth $870 billion worldwide'
International organized crime is worth US 870 billion the head of the UN s office on drugs and crime UNODC said Monday October 15 urging greater coordination in fighting it
Police arrest 350 in China, Taiwan phone scam
More than 350 people were arrested in Manila as part of a major telephone scam that swindled people out of millions of dollars in Taiwan and mainland China