Actually it wasnt just Liverpool that the UN was talking about. Some years ago there was an article in the Sunday Times that identified 40 “no-go” areas in the UK…Definitionally speaking, it meant places where the police only go when it’s raining hard! Still, this can be part of my continuing focus on my home … UN SAYS LIVERPOOL HAS DRUG-RELATED ‘NO-GO AREAS’ LIKE THOSE IN BRAZILIAN FAVELAS

Interpol claims to have coordinated the arrests in Spain and Latin America.

Alleged details of British citizens connected to al Shaabab being sought in Kenya. Original story named woman as Natalie Faye Webb, but this appears to have been a case of identity theft. Investigators now say she is the widow of one of the July 7th bombers. Lots of details in this piece.

Review of the Summer School and several excellent articles.

The FINANCIAL — The computerization of Georgian society is resulting in an inevitable increase of cyber crime in the country. Specialists predict that there will be a growth of organized crime involved in cybercrime in the near future. Cyber criminals can mislead consumers and carry out attacks via social networks. The most widespread methods are … GEORGIA: WAYS TO AVOID CYBER ATTACKS

News of growing violence and murder in Mexico was callously thrust upon an open world audience of information curiosity back in 2005, when narcoterrorism raised its sinister head on the US border with Mexico. In what was essentially to become a war against drug gangs and rivals, the death toll that includes Mexican governing officials, … MEXICO’S SECURITY INITIATIVES PASS THE ‘SYNTHESIS TEST

Not certain whether this is a conference paper predicting how jammers could be used or reporting research on how they actually are used.

Assets for 800,000 euro and in particular an apartment belonging to the Muncivì family – linked to Cosa Nostra – has been seized in Padova (Northeast Italy). This is considered another evidence of the presence of the Mafia in the Veneto region.

ORGANISED criminal gangs in Scotland are eyeing the renewables industry, including windfarms, as a potential way of laundering money, police have said. The Scottish Crime and Drugs Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) is particularly wary after gangs targeted similar projects abroad. The agency believes criminals may attempt to use legitimate businesses as a front so they are … SCOTLAND: CRIMINAL GANGS LOOK TO RENEWABLES BOOM TO LAUNDER MILLIONS