Ghana Europe's electronic waste ends up at this toxic landfill in Ghana This is one of Africa’s biggest electronic waste scrapyards and it's filled with the remnants of Europe's discarded electronic devices. 27/07/2019
Italy Police arrest 18 in crackdown on Sicilian Mafia family Once ruling with absolute power in Sicily, the Cosa Nostra has lost momentum in the past twenty years. Prosecutors have repeatedly warned that the group are attempting to rebuild power. 18/07/2019
USA In prison letters, 'Whitey' Bulger praised Trump and blasted Mueller The Boston gangster raved about the president, and railed against ex-special counsel Robert Mueller, in a series of letters to an unlikely pen pal. 09/06/2019
brussels bureau Report indicates increase of cocaine in EU, links to social media Over 104,000 cocaine seizures were reported in the EU in 2017, amounting to 140.4 tons. This is double the quantity seized in 2016. "Social media, encryption techniques and darknet marketplaces" are correlated with the increase. 06/06/2019
Netherlands Cybercriminal network which stole $100 million dismantled - Europol An international cybercrime network which used malware to steal an estimated $100 million (€89.3 million) from thousands of victims has been dismantled, Europol announced on Thursday. 16/05/2019
Kosovo All bets off: Kosovo bans gambling for a decade after casino murders "We will not allow these venues to be arenas of crime that claim people’s lives,” said the country's prime minister, Ramush Haradinaj. 02/04/2019
Belgium What is the European Public Prosecutor’s Office? | Euronews explains Romania's ex-anti-corruption chief Laura Kovesi is set for an interview to become the EU's new chief prosecutor. Here we explain the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the new office she could be heading up. 26/02/2019
View Super-rich buy EU passports via risky, costly visa schemes | View While some European ministers dial up the anti-immigration rhetoric, criminals and the corrupt are abusing Golden Visa schemes to gain the right to live in the EU, writes Transparency International's Carl Dolan. 18/10/2018
Sweden Sweden has a problem with hand grenades — and here's why Sweden has been left shaken by grenade attacks in recent years. Euronews explains why the country, known for its crime safety, has a grenade problem. 10/04/2018
world news Baltics are the murder capital of Europe, report finds Three Baltic states saw the highest recorded intentional homicides relative to their populations in 2015, according to data from the European Commission. 22/02/2018
Unreported Europe Romanians march for justice For the last year, Romanians have been turning out in their thousands to protest what they see as an increasingly corrupt government. 02/02/2018
Germany Eleven mafia suspects arrested in Germany to be deported to Italy Part of group of 200 arrests made in southern Germany and Italy in cross-border joint operation with Italian anti-mafia police. 10/01/2018
Insight Government supplied cannabis: Uruguay's controlled high Uruguay has gone further than any country in the world in the legalisation of cannabis use, not just by allowing people to use and buy it, but also by setting up and managing the supply chain 10/01/2018
interview 'The worst violence imaginable': 'Cocaine king' Pablo Escobar's son opens up about his father Thousands lost their lives on Escobar's route to the top of the Colombian criminal underworld. Euronews asks the infamous narcoterrorist's son what it was like to grow up with the world's richest drug lord 26/10/2017
Malta Daphne Caruana Galizia: Malta's 'unprecedented mafia-style murder' The editor of investigative website MaltaToday tells euronews the journalist's killing is a 'dark day for democracy'. 17/10/2017
Italy Italian firefighters arrested on suspicion of arson Fifteen volunteer firefighters were today (August 7) arrested in Sicily for allegedly starting fires to earn commission from putting them out. 07/08/2017
Russia Moscow court shootout leaves three dead and five injured Three people on their way to stand trial at a Moscow court were shot dead as they tried to escape. 01/08/2017
Brazil Troops on streets of Rio to fight organised crime Brazil has stepped up security in Rio de Janeiro amid a rise in violence by organised crime gangs. 31/07/2017
Spain Two tons of cocaine seized from Atlantic fishing boat Police in Spain have seized two point four tonnes of cocaine from a fishing boat sailing under a Venezuelan flag in the Atlantic. 15/05/2017
world news Ransomware for €100 - how hidden stores are making online crime easier Buying guns, stolen credit cards or even suicide kits is getting easier as hidden online stores become more sophisticated, it’s been claimed. 15/05/2017
Russia Kremlin involvement in European crime networks revealed A European think-tank has published a report alleging connections between the Kremlin and the criminal underworld of Europe. 20/04/2017
Cinema Ben Affleck stars and directs in the gangster movie 'Live by Night' ‘Live by Night’ holds the mirror up to the prohibition era in America and is based on the 2012 novel of the same name The plot unfolds around the American military veteran and police chief’s son Joe C 13/01/2017
Sweden Sweden grenade attack kills schoolboy - was it gang related? Police think a grenade attack in Sweden – which killed an eight-year-old boy – could be linked to a gang-related conflict. 23/08/2016
Mexico 22 Mexican drug cartel members 'executed by police' - report One of the worst allegations of abuse by Mexican security forces has been revealed in a damning report by the country’s national human rights commission. 19/08/2016
Mexico Son of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman kidnapped A son of Mexico’s infamous drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman was among a group of suspected criminals abducted in a top tourist resort. 17/08/2016
