The government is promising a "much tougher approach" to organised crime, as figures show a record £1bn in assets were seized or frozen last year

International gangs are cornering the market for pirated DVDs

Organized crime gangs, mainly from the U.K., are planning to sell fake or unauthorized tickets for the London 2012 Olympics, police said today

A swoop on cigarette smuggling across the Mediterranean, including Malta, netted 40 million cigarettes, the Malta Customs said today

Nearly two million counterfeit £1 coins were returned to the Royal Mint in the last financial year, figures show

Blitz on drug gangs using Scotland for global cannabis operation. Gang-busting cops are cracking down on Asian crooks using Scotland as a base for their multi-million- pound global cannabis operations. Elite officers have admitted more must be done to tackle the huge rise in secret marijuana farms

Thousands of fake football shirts flooding England in the final days before the World Cup have been seized by officials

The ship which was, allegedly, transporting 35 million contraband cigarettes, busted by the Customs in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna, had actually sustained damage and is being repaired at the Varna Port

Mafia money launderers, terrorists and tax dodgers may be accumulating 500-euro bills because they’re easy to hide and transport, the Bank of Italy said in a report