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

A provocative suggestion made by Piero Grasso – the national anti-mafia prosecutor – is to change the certificate of non-involvement in organised crime into a sort of “white-list” of good-behaving enterprises. The presence of the anti-mafia certificate currently influences the issuance of licences by the Public Administration and the very possibility of entering into contracts with the … IS THE ANTI-MAFIA CERTIFICATE REALLY USEFUL?

Cape Town’s image as South Africa’s crime-free paradise is being tainted by international underworld figures who flock to the city to ply their dubious trade. In recent weeks, Serbian fugitive Dobrosav Gavric, Russian Igor Russol and Moroccan Houssain Ait Taleb have made appearances in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court. They have all been branded by … SOUTH AFRICA’S CAPITAL OF ORGANISED CRIME

AIC Report. Any study of risk involves transferrable ideas and modes of analysis

Another handy AIC report

and a third related Report. I havent had time to read the three yet, but I certainly will!