Article from the Irish Times gives some detail on biggest organised crime groups in Ireland.

18 grams offered by two Armenians with promise of more to follow. Sting operation netted it. The world will sleep uneasily tonight…

Thoughtful piece, reminding us once again that “terrorism” is not a Weberian bureaucratic pyramid. Put it on the wall, PhD students!

£380,000 of the money linked to the £53 million Securitas robbery in Kent, February 2006. The benefits of popping into the pub and picking up the local paper! I wouldnt have spotted this otherwise.

Well, if you still have faith in private enterprise, read this and weep. Phoenix airport stopped checking passengers baggage claim tickets 10 years ago as a cost-cutting measure. I’m not quite sure what this means, but the spokesperson “said passengers should avoid putting critical medications or expensive items in checked luggage, clearly mark their bags, … PILES OF STOLEN AIRPORT BAGS FOUND AT US COUPLE’S HOUSE

Washington Post piece. Depressing statistic: Russia has 2 million addicts who consume 21 of the world supply. Even more depressing statistic: in 2001 when Taliban in control, production minute. After coalition invaded, in 2002 production rose to 3,000 tons By 2008, at 8,000 tons and was supposed to have dipped last year to 7,000 tons. … RUSSIA’S HEROIN PROBLEM AND ONGOING BATTLES OVER AFGHAN POPPY FIELDS

Excellent piece on the mechanics of growing cannabis in Ireland.

But no-one will do anything about it because of suspect devices on aeroplanes…Proportionality? Forget it. Most done by Met or BTP. is there a training failure somewhere? ie in London?

here’s the reason why no-one will stop the Metropolitan police conducting fruitless and irritating stop and searches. Nothing to do with the mid-term elections in the US, I don’t suppose…Take your shoes off Lucy, dont you know you’re in an airport?