Dutch police crack encrypted communications network
Dutch police and prosecutors took down an encrypted communications network Tuesday believed to have been used by criminals in the Netherlands and possibly overseas.
Security
Apr 19, 2016
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News tagged with drug trafficking
Tigers, piranhas may join crocodile guards at Indonesia jail
After sparking ridicule with a proposal to build a prison island for drug convicts surrounded by crocodiles, Indonesia's anti-drugs czar has now gone further—revealing on Friday he also wants tigers and piranhas as guards.
Ecology
Nov 13, 2015
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Peru creates huge national park in Amazon basin
Peru is creating a national park to protect a vast territory in the Amazon basin that is vulnerable to drug trafficking and illegal logging and mining, the country's environment minister said Saturday.
Ecology
Nov 7, 2015
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Colombia to stop spraying coca crops with glyphosate herbicide
Colombian authorities must stop using the controversial herbicide glyphosate—also known by its brand name Roundup—to eradicate illicit coca plantations, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday.
Environment
May 9, 2015
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US-backed drug spraying triggers health fears in Colombia
Two decades after it started spraying coca fields with herbicide, Colombia is torn between continuing to wage a US-sponsored war on drugs from the sky and mounting fears of health risks.
Environment
May 6, 2015
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November federal trial set in NY 'Silk Road' case
The Internet entrepreneur accused of being the mastermind behind an online marketplace for illegal drug sales called the Silk Road was scheduled Friday to go on trial in November.
Other
Feb 8, 2014
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Alleged Silk Road mastermind indicted in NY
A San Francisco man has been indicted on charges he was the mastermind behind a secret website that brokered more than $1 billion in transactions for illegal drugs and services.
Internet
Feb 4, 2014
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Drug trafficking leads to deforestation in Central America
Add yet another threat to the list of problems facing the rapidly disappearing rainforests of Central America: drug trafficking.
Environment
Jan 30, 2014
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Cybercrime costs up to $500 bn: study
Cybercrime costs the global economy between $100 billion and $500 billion annually, according to a study released Monday which acknowledged more data is needed for precise estimates.
Internet
Jul 22, 2013
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Spanish police leverage Twitter to fight crime
Spain's national police has built up an army of over half a million followers on Twitter, using them to help swoop on fugitives and get tip-offs on drug dealers in an open dialogue that has helped bring the force closer to ...
Internet
Jun 12, 2013
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