Drugs on the Darknet

In Operation RapTor, participating law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Europe, South America, and Asia arrested 270 darknet vendors, buyers, and administrators. (The darknet is a portion of the internet that is not indexed by traditional search engines and is only accessible through specialized software.) The results of the operation were announced today. More than…

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Man shot to death by Vancouver police in December had gun, identified as ‘sovereign citizen,’ report finds

An investigative report released Thursday sheds light on an attempted arrest last December that ended with a Vancouver police officer fatally shooting a man in the head in a grocery-store parking lot. The Washington state Office of Independent Investigations authored the 99-page report, which describes the interaction between Adam Grant Gunderson and officers outside the…

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Sinaloa Cartel Leaders Charged with Narco-Terrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking

An indictment unsealed today is the first in the nation to charge alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel with narco-terrorism and material support of terrorism in connection with trafficking massive amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin into the United States. Pedro Inzunza Noriega and his son, Pedro Inzunza Coronel, are charged with narco-terrorism, drug…

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France drops terrorism probe into prison attacks, cites organised crime

French anti-terror prosecutors said Friday they were dropping an investigation into 30 suspects linked to a wave of prison attacks, determining the acts fell under the scope of “major organised crime”. Attackers in April struck at several jails and other facilities across France, torching cars, spraying the entrance of one prison with automatic gunfire and…

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Florida man with ties to Wisconsin school shooter accused of mass shooting threats

A Florida man with ties to a teen girl behind a deadly shooting at a Wisconsin school last year has been arrested for allegedly making mass shooting threats. Damien Blade Allen, 22, was arrested Tuesday by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office on charges including intimidation-threatening a mass shooting, unlawful use of a two-way communications device…

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71 explosive devices, bomb-making materials found in Utah man’s apartment

A total of 71 explosive devices, as well as a large amount of bomb-making materials, were found in an Orem man’s apartment after he was arrested for brandishing a weapon near a Provo mall on Friday, according to Provo Police. Following Friday’s arrest Eric Whitaker, 41, for possession of devices near the Provo Towne Centre…

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German police raid home of teen accused of producing a ricin-based toxin

German law enforcement raided the home of a 16-year-old boy whom they accuse of producing and storing a ricin-based biological warfare agent. Police entered the home owned by the boy’s parents early Thursday morning due to suspected violations of Germany’s Weapons of War Act and secured “all toxic substances and other evidence,” the Saxony State…

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