Spain: Nineteen alleged members of the Los Benabad clan are set to face trial on charges including drug trafficking, injury, threats, criminal group participation, and money laundering, following a decade-long investigation by Policía Nacional and Guardia Civil. 1/4

Sierra Leone: Road accident deaths have risen sharply in Kenema and Kailahun, with concerns focusing on the widespread misuse of tramadol among commercial motorbike riders, keke drivers, and vehicle operators. 1/2

Italy: Fugitive Giuseppe Antonio Trimboli, affiliated with the ‘ndrangheta and tied to the Piromalli clan of Gioia Tauro, was arrested in a Genova bed and breakfast after evading authorities since November 2024. Trimboli, 65, had been using a false identity document at the time of capture. 1/3

Spain: Law enforcement dismantled an international drug trafficking group dealing in over 4 kg of the synthetic stimulant flakka (alpha-PVP), resulting in 31 arrests, with two suspects placed in pre-trial detention. 1/5

Spain: Police in Alicante intercepted a trucking operation transporting over 7 tons of hashish, specifically 7,000 kg, concealed beneath sand and gravel in a construction materials shipment. 1/3

Denmark: A 39-year-old former Bandidos member has confessed in court to laundering 70 million kroner [US$ 10.5 million] from criminal activities through a company he controlled between October 2016 and January 2018, with 66 million kroner sent to accounts abroad. 1/3

India: Police dismantled a drug trafficking network in Kalyan run by the Pathan gang, arresting five members including alleged kingpin Amjad Pathan, who has a history of violent and narcotics-related crimes across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. 1/3

Hong Kong: A 28-year-old member of the 14K triad was sentenced to thirteen years and ten months in prison for manslaughter, two counts of wounding with intent, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm following a deadly 2020 bar brawl with the rival Wo Shing Wo triad in Tsim Sha Tsui. 1/3

Mexico: Authorities dismantled three clandestine drug labs linked to the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel in Sinaloa. In Los Haros, one lab was found with 4,000 kg of methamphetamine, 4,500 liters of liquid substances, and 200 kg of chemical precursors. 1/3

Nicaragua: Police and Army seized 502 kg of cocaine hidden in a false compartment (caleta) inside a truck during a raid on a house in Wiwilí, Jinotega, near the border with Honduras. 1/2

Bolivia: Felipe Edvaldo Meneses Iglesias, known as Tocha and a high-ranking PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital) member, was executed by gunfire in Santa Ana del Yacuma while riding a motorcycle. 1/3

El Salvador: Carlos Ernesto Mojica Lechuga, known as Viejo Lin and historic leader of the Barrio 18 Sureños faction, died of multi-organ failure while in prison custody after prolonged illness including cirrhosis, hepatorenal syndrome, and suspected glioblastoma. 1/3

Italy: David Charles Mirone, a fugitive and a member of the cartel led by Raffaele Imperiale is seeking to return to his homeland to die due to advanced cancer after years on the run in Colombia. 1/4

Spain: Three German nationals, including a member of the Hells Angels, were arrested by Guardia Civil in Palma de Mallorca for allegedly attempting to extort a German real estate entrepreneur. 1/3

Spain: Customs Surveillance Service and National Police dismantled one of the most active fuel logistics networks supporting Moroccan hashish trafficking with high-speed semi-rigid boats (narcolanchas) on the Huelva coast. 1/4

Denmark: The fate of the Bandidos MC remains undecided as the court of appeals is set to begin hearings on the club's dissolution in early 2028, following the 2025 decision by the court in Helsingør to dissolve the organization. 1/4

Germany: At JVA Euskirchen, a prison facility in North Rhine-Westphalia, eight correctional officers and three inmates are under investigation for alleged bribery schemes allowing prohibited privileges, including unauthorized leave. 1/3

Germany: An attempted daytime hit targeted four members of the Remmo clan in Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighborhood, with a gunman firing five shots at their VW Passat from the median strip after alighting from a scooter driven by an accomplice. 1/3

Italy: The European Court of Human Rights found that Francesco Pelle, a boss of the ‘ndrangheta criminal organization and known as Ciccio Pakistan, did not receive adequate medical care while detained, amounting to inhuman and degrading treatment. 1/3

New Zealand: Customs and Navy have deployed three remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) at major ports and two uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) along Northland’s coastlines to strengthen maritime drug interdiction efforts. 1/4

France: The Navy intercepted a dhow in the southern Indian Ocean, seizing 815 kg of heroin and related products. This vessel was located at the northern edge of the southern maritime zone and boarded for inspection and drug seizure. 1/2

Vietnam: A senior member of the australian Coconut Cartel, a gang engaged in a violent feud with the Alameddine crime family over control of Sydney’s drug trade, was shot dead in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 1/4

Australia: Authorities at Port Botany intercepted a heavy-duty diesel generator shipped from Mexico via Malaysia and, after a three-day forensic dismantling, uncovered a total of 373.8 kg of illicit drugs concealed inside. 1/3

Mexico: Renat “N”, alias “El Daza”, alleged leader of the UJ-40 cell linked to La Unión Tepito, was arrested in Yauhquemehcan, Tlaxcala, following intelligence and technical surveillance by the Police of Investigation (PDI) [Mexico City Attorney General’s Office]. 1/2

Brazil: Police arrested Edenison Luiz Moura de Melo, identified as the second-in-command of the Comando Vermelho criminal organization in Rio Grande do Norte, at Maracanã stadium as he tried to attend a football match. 1/2

USA: Federal agencies intercepted 556 kg of cocaine packed in 448 parcels shipped from Puerto Rico to the mainland as part of Operation Path to Zero, led by the US Postal Inspection Service [USPIS] Miami Division and its San Juan office.

USA: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control [OFAC] sanctioned over a dozen individuals and entities linked to two criminal networks of the Sinaloa Cartel, targeting their fentanyl trafficking and money laundering operations. 1/4

USA: CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility seized 746 kg of methamphetamine hidden in 307 packages inside a tractor trailer transporting lettuce from Reynosa, Mexico.

Mexico: Two pilots from Culiacán, Sinaloa were shot and killed after landing at El Frisco airstrip in Chihuahua aboard separate Cessna 206 aircraft, one white and gray, the other white and black. 1/3

Canada: Thirty-three individuals linked to the Hells Angels, Wolfpack Alliance, and a Mexican cartel were arrested in a major law enforcement operation targeting interprovincial drug trafficking. 1/3

Tunisia: Authorities dismantled an international ecstasy trafficking network in Téboulba, arresting 12 suspects and seizing 250,000 ecstasy tablets during the operation.

Italy: Vincenzo Salvatore Santapaola, son of historical Cosa Nostra boss Benedetto Santapaola, died in Parma’s Maggiore hospital after a period of severe illness while in custody under the 41 bis prison regime. 1/2

Germany: Police conducted a search of the Hells Angels clubhouse in Pforzheim, with masked special forces securing the operation. The background of the search was not disclosed. 1/2

Sierra Leone: Authorities reject allegations of involvement in the interception of 30.2 tons of cocaine by Spanish law enforcement on board the MV Arconian, a Comoros-flagged cargo vessel. 1/4

Italy: The European Court of Human Rights found that Francesco Pelle, a boss of the ‘ndrangheta criminal organization and known as Ciccio Pakistan, did not receive adequate medical care while detained, amounting to inhuman and degrading treatment. 1/3

Netherlands: Dutch special forces, including the marines and the Special Interventions Service [DSI], twice prepared a covert operation in May targeting fugitive drug baron Jos “Bolle Jos” Leijdekkers off the coast of Sierra Leone. 1/4

Nigeria: Mexican nationals were arrested in a major raid after authorities uncovered a large-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden in Abidagba forest, Ogun State, marking an expansion of Mexican cartel operations into West Africa. 1/5

Colombia: Authorities intercepted two go-fast boats in the Pacific, seizing a total of 1,096 kg of marijuana and 500 kg of cocaine in two separate maritime interdiction operations, with support from the US Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS). 1/2

Brazil: A joint operation by the Federal Police (PF) and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) intercepted a foreign small aircraft transporting skunk, a high-THC cannabis derivative, near Boa Vista, Roraima. 1/3

Guatemala: Audías Juncos Vásquez, alias Cachetes, linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, was extradited to the USA to face narcotrafficking charges after being captured in San Marcos in February. 1/3

Mexico: José Paulino “N”, alleged leader of the Fuerzas Especiales del Kateo (FEK), the armed wing of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), was arrested in Tijuana during a joint operation by federal and state agencies. He was wanted for qualified homicide. 1/2

Netherlands: Jos Leijdekkers senior was acquitted of money laundering after the court found insufficient proof he received a high-value Patek Philippe watch from his son, notorious drug trafficker Jos Leijdekkers (Bolle Jos). 1/5

Albania: The Supreme Court upheld the life sentence for Laert Haxhiu in connection with the 2017 Lushnja Massacre, confirming the Special Appeal decision and rejecting his appeal. 1/3

Türkiye: Seven suspects allegedly acting for the Daltonlar criminal group have been charged with threatening the presiding judge and his brother during the verdict hearing of the Barış Boyun Organization trial via messages sent from foreign phone numbers, including a Russian line. 1/4

Yemen: A captagon production facility has been identified in the Naqaa area of Saada, operating under Houthi control and directed by an Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander with previous experience in Syria. 1/2

Syria: Authorities dismantled a drug trafficking network and seized 25 million Captagon pills following weeks of intelligence work by the Anti-Narcotics Department. The pills were professionally concealed inside clay containers to hinder detection and were intended for smuggling.

Colombia: Police seized 374 kg of cocaine concealed in a hidden compartment (double floor) inside a tractor-trailer traveling on the La Paila–Armenia highway, destined for Bogotá. The driver was arrested. 1/2

Dominican Republic: Authorities seized 123 kg of cocaine, divided into 120 packages with various logos, hidden inside five black bags concealed among medical equipment in a container at the Multimodal Caucedo Port destined for Rotterdam, Netherlands. 1/2

Mexico: Navy seized 1.5 tons of cocaine packaged in 50 black bundles from a suspicious vessel intercepted 80 nautical miles off the coast of Chiapas in the Pacific. 1/2

Ecuador: The National Court of Justice approved the extradition of Celso Moreira, alias Patucho Celso, identified as a key leader of Los Choneros, to the USA following his voluntary consent and a formal request from a New York court. 1/3