The “Mr Bigs” of organised crime in Queensland were thriving untouched because law enforcement agencies could not tap phones, a federal parliamentary committee has been told. Criminal investigators were virtually powerless to stop flourishing criminal networks and were forced to rely on interstate policing bodies for phone surveillance, the committee heard. Queensland is the only state … ORGANISED CRIME ‘THRIVING’ IN QUEENSLAND

Abstract This study focuses on the structure and evolution of a drug importation network that operated from Montreal, Canada, and that was the target of an extensive 2-year criminal investigation. The investigation was atypical in that it followed a seize-but-do-not-arrest strategy – while 11 drug shipments were seized by police throughout this period, arrests were … LAW-ENFORCEMENT DISRUPTION OF A DRUG IMPORTATION NETWORK

A British company has been closed down after being caught in an apparent attempt to sell black-market weapons-grade uranium to Iran and Sudan, The Observer can reveal.[..]During the 20-month investigation, which also involved MI5 and Customs and Excise, a group of Britons was tracked as they obtained weapons-grade uranium from the black market in Russia. … MI6 PROBES UK LINK TO NUCLEAR TRADE WITH IRAN

Members of an international gang notorious for its use of extreme violence appear to be interested in setting up shop in Montreal.