A 70-year-old Hong Kong gang member was sentenced to one year in prison for forcing two Thai women into prostitution after they were trafficked to the city on job scams in 2023. The women were rescued after alerting the Thai consulate.
Jessica Beckett, a Queensland woman, appeared in court in Western Australia over her alleged role in a plan to smuggle bikie Dylan Cvek to Indonesia. Her lawyer claims she was unaware of the smuggling aspect, believing she was paid $20,000 for a yacht delivery. She was denied bail.
Jessica Beckett, 45, was denied bail in a WA court after being charged with attempted people smuggling. She claims she was only paid $20,000 to sail a yacht to Indonesia and was unaware it was part of a plan to smuggle a fugitive bikie, Dylan Cvek.
El Salvador's Attorney General's Office has requested the indictment of 563 alleged Barrio 18 gang members for 14,488 charges, including terrorism, murder, extortion, and drug trafficking. This follows a similar mass trial against rival gang Mara Salvatrucha, as part of President Bukele's crackdown on violence.
In Nigeria's Katsina state, gang leader Abu "Abu Radde" Bello denies being a criminal, claiming his group fights to support families amid conflicts over resources. The article details the brutal banditry crisis, its roots in farmer-herder disputes exacerbated by climate change, and the blurring lines between banditry and jihadism.
In 2006, following a gang's attacks on law enforcement in São Paulo, police killed over 500 civilians, mostly young Black men, in suspected executions. Twenty years on, most cases remain unresolved, with only 15 convictions and one police officer held accountable. Victims' families seek truth and compensation, with a superior court ruling pending.
Eight members of Taiwan's major organized crime groups, including leaders of the TPK's US Eagle Hall, ZLB's Ren Hall, and SHB, have been indicted for their involvement in a construction company's internal profit dispute. They allegedly extorted money from the parties involved for over three years before the victims reported the case to the police.
Five gang members sentenced for running the world's largest Premier League piracy operation have been ordered to return £3.75m in profits. Mark Gould, the mastermind behind Flawless TV, must repay £2.35m within three months or face an additional 10-year prison sentence. The operation had over 50,000 customers and generated over £7m between 2016 and 2021.
About 220 alleged Mara Salvatrucha gang members went on trial at El Salvador's CECOT prison, accused collectively of more than 29,000 murders. President Nayib Bukele has compared the mass trial to Nazi Nuremberg trials. Witnesses testified about torture including burning of victim's genitals.
Footage released by the attorney general's office shows large groups of men in prison attending the trial via video link.
El Salvador's attorney general has begun a mass trial of 486 suspected MS-13 gang leaders collectively accused of over 47,000 crimes including murder, extortion, drug and arms trafficking between 2012-2022. Among those on trial are alleged participants in March 2022 gang violence that killed 87 people in one weekend, prompting President Nayib Bukele's "war on gangs" and a state of emergency. Charges also include femicide, disappearances, and rebellion. The US designated MS-13 a terrorist organization last year.
El Salvador's attorney general has begun a mass trial of 486 suspected MS-13 gang members collectively accused of over 47,000 crimes spanning 2012-2022. The trial follows President Nayib Bukele's 2022 declaration of war on gangs after 87 people were killed in a single weekend. UN experts have criticized the mass trial format as undermining defense rights and presumption of innocence.
The attorney-general says 486 suspected MS-13 members have faced trial for 47,000 crimes committed between 2012 and 2022.
