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Mafia group spreads in UK

by Gulf Times

The seemingly unstoppable spread of Italy’s most powerful organised crime group has now seen it establish outposts in the UK and Ireland, according to anti-mafia judges.

First case of people trafficking for organs uncovered in UK

by The Telegraph

The first case of an individual being trafficked to Britain in order to have their organs harvested has been uncovered.

Global money laundering ring smashed in London

by London Evening Standard

Police today arrested a suspected leading member of a £150,000-a-day money laundering ring during a series of raids across London.

Two jailed over £2.3m Olympic authority fraud

by BBC

Two men have been jailed for money laundering following a £2.3m fraud against the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).

People trafficking investigation leads to six arrests in Leicester

by The Guardian

Leicestershire police detain four men and two women in raids following allegations of forced prostitution and trafficking

Queen's banker fined for poor money laundering checks‎

by DailyMail

Coutts, the Queen’s bank, has been fined £8.75million for ‘serious and systematic’ failings when handling money from suspected criminals or foreign despots. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2120867/Money-laundering-Queens-bank-Coutts-fined-8-75m-taking-despots-millions.html#ixzz1qImTCs58

Allegations of deal to fix 2012 Olympic boxing medals

by BBC

BBC Newsnight has uncovered evidence of secret payments of millions of dollars from Azerbaijan to international boxing organisation World Series Boxing (WSB)

Spanish police 'break UK drugs gang' in Ibiza

by BBC

Spanish police say they have broken up the largest gang of British drugs traffickers on Ibiza, involved in supply to the island during the summer

UK: illegal waste boss hit with largest ever proceeds of crime ruling

by Edie

A man who ran an illegal waste dump has been hit with the UK's biggest ever ruling forcing him to repay his ill-gotten gains

UK: Dutch men jailed for flower box cannabis smuggling plot

by BBC

Three Dutch men have been jailed for their part in an operation importing cannabis with a street value of up to £150m into the UK