Tag: Organised crime

Latvia: Notorious organised crime boss arrested

Via BalticaSeptember 25, 202401 mins

A notorious leader of organised crime in Latvia has been arrested in an international operation, LSM reports. Latvia’s State Police, in cooperation with Europol and the Spanish National Police, detained 16 people, including 10 in Latvia and 6 in Spain. The group is suspected of selling narcotics and of large-scale money laundering. Police confiscated marijuana,…

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Baltic: Prosecutors to cooperate closer against organised crime

Via BalticaSeptember 3, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

The chief prosecutors of the three Baltic States have agreed to increase their cooperation in the fight against drug-related and organised crime, BNS reports. Prosecutors working on narcotics cases will soon meet in Latvia to discuss further procedural steps. Estonia’s Prosecutor General, Andres Parmas, noted that the number of overdose deaths had risen sharply in…

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Organised crime

Latvia: Notorious organised crime boss arrested

Baltic: Prosecutors to cooperate closer against organised crime