I just came across this very useful overview on worldpress.org by Ioannis Michaletos. Reveals the key role played by Hungary and the Czech republic. there’s a lot of stuff concentrated in this piece.

Lithuanian gang leader smurfing the benefits system. A few more like this are going to turn up.

Banners in several Mexican cities saying La Familia, the drug cartel, has disbanded.

Man smuggled 62 guns into the UK. Mostly sold to gangs in the North-West, allegedly. Nice comment from Andy Hayman at the end. BBC commentator points out the disproportionate effect a few handguns can have on crime in the UK and accuses Americans of indifference to such a small number.

Third article in a series on the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Northern Afghanistan. Second is at : http://tinyurl.com/5torqkd The author,Syed Saleem Shahzad, is publishing a book with Pluto Press.

A peroration by George Monbiot about the pernicious use of ACPO to serve the interests of big corporations rather than the public. The UK police has increasingly be transformed into a caricature of the French police. Can we ever get it back? Discuss

Another mega rant about ACPO and how out of control it is. Contains the information that it became a private company in 19997. Before the 2010 election, the right wing press ranted about how out of control it had become. Now its the turn of the centre-left. This post and the previous one are occasioned … THE STATE’S PEDLARS OF FEAR MUST BE BROUGHT TO ACCOUNT

Local news. Police raid in Torquay finds a lot of cocaine. We will learn more at the trial.

25 arrested. Details a bit sparse as yet. At last! Police bosses are back from their Christmas holidays. We might start to get some news about organised crime again.

A real life tomb raider caught in Italy.