Seizure of ‘Ndragheta assets in Calabria, including two football teams.

Rare insight into relationships between paramilitaries and organised crime. Feud between “Real IRA” and organised crime groups in Dublin. RIRA after control of club door security in order to control drug sales. Somebody must be researching this and writing it up over in Ireland. Classic behaviour.

Allegedly, surely? The whistleblower’s story of Wachovia. Lots of information here on money-laundering.

Frustratingly short piece about the closing of the Dortmund model because of a glut of Bulgarian prostitutes and the gangs that control them. I will check the German press to see if there’s more info.

Well, of course! Or a Bulgarian or a Rumanian. Found this piece while looking for more on Dortmund prostitution.

Rustock botnet probably operated by 2 or 3 people. Another very small operation, although huge in impact on inboxes around the world. Note the comment on the difference to Zeus, a more franchised network.

OBL apparently on the move. Something being planned. A spectacular, a policy shift…Or what? Lots of meetings have been happening, apparently and bin Laden has been present. Strategic rethink in response to change in the Arab World? How to take advantage of Western military intervention? Or even all of these things?

72 migrants who were being smuggled were killed by the Zetas cartel for refusing to work for them. Presumably more will come out at the trial.

International police operation closes down network which may have had 70,000 members around the world.

Odd little story from the Asia times about collaboration between North Korean and Chinese criminal groups. Potential problems for Russia too in the future.