Russian ransomware suspect caught with laptop open — Hacker secrets revealed The Mob Reporter 2022-11-14 | A Russian called one of the world’s most prolific ransomware operators was arrested in Canada. When cops raided his suburban home they caught him in the garage with an open laptop and restrained him before he could lock his computer. Access to it gave information used by the FBI to request his extradition. Let me tell you about it. ** TAP "THANKS" BUTTON TO HELP ME OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporter The Mob Reporter here with dramatic news of an attack targeting LockBit, the world’s most prolific and notorious ransomware gang operating on a global stage, from New Jersey and Toronto to Paris and Berlin, from Jakarta and Kyiv to New Delhi and Beijing. The probe was sparked by the arrest last year of two other alleged LockBite affiliates in Kyiv, Ukraine. That helped bring police to a bedroom community north of Toronto to search the home of an alleged colleague. They arrested Mikhail Vasiliev, 33, a dual national of Russia and Canada. They seized documents allegedly linked to LockBit, a Bitcoin wallet allegedly linked to a recent ransom, and two guns. He was arrested for the guns and released on bail while the U.S. Department of Justice got its paperwork in order for its arrest warrant and extradition request. He was then re-arrested and remains in custody pending a court hearing. But that was not the only weird thing about the policing on this file. Watch the video to see what else is odd about it. --- IN RUSSIAN:В Канаде был арестован россиянин, которого называют одним из самых плодовитых операторов программ-вымогателей в мире. Когда копы ворвались в его загородный дом, они поймали его за столом в гараже с открытым ноутбуком и связали, прежде чем он смог заблокировать свой компьютер. Доступ к этому дал информацию, используемую агентами ФБР для запроса его экстрадиции. Позвольте мне рассказать вам об этом. --- IN UKRAINIAN:У Канаді заарештували росіянина, якого називають одним із найактивніших у світі операторів програм-вимагачів. Коли копи ввірвалися в його будинок у передмісті, вони спіймали його за столом у гаражі з відкритим ноутбуком і стримали, перш ніж він встиг заблокувати свій комп’ютер. Доступ до нього дав інформацію, використану агентами ФБР для запиту його екстрадиції. Дозвольте мені розповісти вам про це. --- CREDITS: Music is Creep by Emmit Fenn (remix by The Mob Reporter) // Back To The Future by Ofshane; Map animations created using Google Earth Studio; Some house exterior photos from Google Streetview; Hacker videos and Toronto skyline by Videvo from Videvo; Toronto gate by Ahmed Raza Khan at Pexels; LockBit screen shots by Cluster25 and Trend Micro; Bitcoin in thumbnail is by Jorge Franganillo flickr.com/photos/franganillo/50799812983, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113283593 ~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1 ~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld • Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly ~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreys Please like, share, comment and subscribe. Thanks for watching! -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Car thief runs down cops while escaping The Mob Reporter 2024-05-03 | A man has been arrested and charged while his buddy is a fugitive after a police officer in Canada was run down by a vehicle during an auto theft investigation in Toronto.On April 30, 2024, at about 7:30 a.m., investigators with the York Regional Police Auto Cargo Theft Unit and the Integrated Property Crime Task Force located two stolen vehicles in the area of Overlea Boulevard and Thorncliffe Park Drive. With assistance from the sniffer dogs, officers moved to arrest two suspects. One man was arrested after a short foot chase. The second man got into an SUV and drove at police, hitting both a police vehicle and an officer. The suspect crashed the SUV into a building nearby and fled on foot.The officer was not seriously injured. He was taken to hospital with minor injuries and was released a short time later. Police are searching for a man about 5-foot-8 with brown skin, thin build, and black hair.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
The three EXACT mistakes that ruined the $20-million airport gold heist 🧱✈️ The Mob Reporter 2024-04-21 | It took precisely one year, but I can finally tell you exactly how they did the baffling $22-million Toronto airport gold heist, who is accused of pulling it off, what happened to the loot, and the three stupid mistakes that ruined a flawless score. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with new details and exclusive revelations on the biggest ever gold heist in Canada, a job that ranks sixth on the list of all-time biggest gold robberies, and was a daring, big-ticket score of a lifetime that seemed destined to be another unsolved mystery.And it might well have been, if it weren’t for two — no, three — seemingly small but significant slips that doomed it all, leading to a wave of arrests in Canada for the stolen gold case and more in the United States for a related plot — international gun-running.** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT. HIT THE THANKS BUTTON TO SEND ME A TIP **I’ve got both ends covered.Let’s break how they did the gold job, the accused, the investigation, and the simple mistakes the bandits made that led police to arrests for the gold heist and for gun running in Canada and in the United States.The five arrested in Canada are: Parmpal Sidhu, 54, of Brampton, an Air Canada employee. He is charged with theft over $5,000 and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence; Amit Jalota, 40, from Oakville, charged with possession of property obtained by crime, theft over $5,000, and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence; Ammad Chaudhary, 43, from Georgetown, charged with accessory after the fact; Ali Raza, a 37-year-old jewelry store owner from Toronto, charged with possession of property obtained by crime; and Prasath Paramalingam, 35, from Brampton, charged with accessory after the fact.The alleged driver, Durante King-Mclean, 25, from Brampton, is wanted in Canada but in custody of the United States.Police are also searching for three more men, considered fugitives:– Simran Preet Panesar, 31, from Brampton, who was an Air Canada employee at the time of the theft but resigned after the heist. He is wanted for theft over $5,000 and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence;– Archit Grover, 36, from Brampton, who is considered a fugitive in Canada and the United States. In Canada he is wanted for theft over $5,000 and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. In the U.S. he is accused of helping King-Mclean after his roadside arrest and hindering the investigation.– Arsalan Chaudhary, 42, from Mississauga, wanted for theft over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime and conspiracy to commit and indictable offence.Two people were arrested and charged in the United States: The alleged driver, Durante King-Mclean, and Jalisa Edwards, 25, from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Paramalingam and Grover are wanted in the United States in the gun case.READ MY EXCLUSIVE GOLD HEIST REPORTS:- nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto-pearson-gold-cash-heist-arrests- nationalpost.com/news/toronto-airport-gold-heist-loot-melted-at-jewelry-store-forgeCREDITS:Music is Basa Basa Beat by Nana Kwabena // A Fool's Theme by Brian Bolger // Smooth and Cool by Nico Staf.Map animation created using Google Earth Studio;Some airport photos by Ernest Doroszuk and Peter J. Thompson from Postmedia; Airplane flight and cargo unloading video courtesy of Air Canada; Torching gold video by Tima Miroshnichenko, Digital gold bars video by crazy motions, Brampton night video by EverMore Media, Forge close up video by Prakash Chavda all at Pexels; Molten metal video by Videvo at Videvo; Sentra photo by Jon Liu; Pennsylvania highway photos by Famartin - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54621256; Gold bars by Andrzej Barabasz, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34848477~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
When a countrys president is a real narco anything is possible The Mob Reporter 2024-03-29 | Get ready for mind-blowing corruption. Juan Orlando Hernández, the two-term president of Honduras, was the darling of Washington, supported by Donald Trump and Joe Biden, all while he was the most invasive and treacherous narco in the region. A real drug kingpin. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with news of a country’s president who helped build and protect a key cocaine route using all the power of the state — it’s military, police, politicians, and prisons — and how he was finally convicted in March 2024, not in his own country, but in New York City, for paving a cocaine superhighway to the United States.** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT. HIT THE THANKS BUTTON TO SEND ME A TIP **Based on court testimony and access to the exhibits presented at the recent trial in Manhattan of Juan Orlando Hernández, and from the earlier trial of his brother, Tony Hernández, we learn that successive Honduran administrations were built on cocaine, supported by narcos and working with narcos, including Mexico’s El Chapo, the most notorious narco in the world. A mixed bag of cartel bosses from Honduras, all of them in prison in the US themselves, testified against the former president, known by his initials JOH: Alexander Ardón, head of the AA cartel, Devis Leonel Rivera Maradiaga, leader of the Los Cachiros cartel, Fabio Lobo, a narco who is the son of Porfirio Lobo, the president before JOH, and Mario Mejía Vargas, a former deputy commissioner of the Honduras Policia Nacional, the Honduran national police.They had a lot to say. Here is some of it.CREDITS:Music is Contact by Causmic; Dance of the Mammoths by The Whole Other; Fringe by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena.Video of Hondurans rally at the courthouse is used with permission from Josh Russell of Courthouse News Service. His X feed is: @jruss_jruss.Map animation was created using Google Earth Studio; Courthouse photo is from Google Street View; Honduras flag video by Alexis G Angeles from Pixabay; White powder video by AFFAN TECH at Pexels; USA flag on Wall Street by Videvo; Manhattan video by Otman Lazaar at Pexels; Explosion animation by AE project; Million in cash photo by Juan Barahona; Wrapped bills photo by 401kcalculator.org; Stacked money by Malik Cıl at Pexels; Duffel bag photo by John Sloan; Porfirio Lobo portrait by Wilson Dias/ABr - Agência Brasil [1], CC BY 3.0 br, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9104837; Ana García Carías with husband by Daniel Malpica, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores from Perú - Visita del presidente de Honduras al Palacio de Torre Tagle, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53223609~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
🐀 Revealing the secret snitch who brought down the narcos 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 The Mob Reporter 2024-02-17 | MY EXCLUSIVE report on the snitch who brought down the narcos. Many secrets were left out of the FBI’s news of busting large smuggling rings moving dope from Mexico to Los Angeles and into Canada. But don’t worry, I’m here to spill them. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with my news on the U.S. Department of Justice’s sweeping cross-border cocaine and meth smuggling investigations called Operation Dead Hand, and particularly of the informant at the epicentre of it all — how he was recruited, what he did, and his incredible meetings with accused Mexican drug lords, American traffickers, and Canadian mobsters. While wearing a wire. In Mexico’s cartel heartland. Think about that for a moment.The traffickers used Signal, an encrypted messaging app. End-to-end encryption can be great at holding secrets, but not if one of the ends is compromised. Every text, every phone call, every photo he sent or received was collected by the FBI.Two related federal indictments named 19 people accused of running the dope north, using a network of long-haul truck drivers as couriers to get it across the U.S.-Canada border. 15 of them were arrested. Four more, two of them accused Mexican narcos, were named as wanted fugitives.One network allegedly had a leadership tier of Eduardo Carvajal, 50, of Guadalajara, Mexico; Jesus Ruiz Sandoval Jr., 45, of Guadalajara, Mexico; John Joe Soto, 42, of Guadalajara, Mexico; and Roberto Scoppa, 55, of Montreal, Canada.Scoppa shares a notorious family name. His brothers Andrea (Andrew) Scoppa and Salvatore Scoppa were influential Mafia leaders in Montreal before they were killed in 2019 during a mob war.The other network was allegedly run from Canada by Guramrit Sidhu, 60, of Brampton, northwest of Toronto. Under them, the FBI alleges, were an assortment of Canadian truckers and U.S. distributors. One man from Long Beach, California, identified by the FBI as Carlos Barragan allegedly worked for both rings. Now, you need to know that I obtained U.S. documents that were recently unsealed in court, including grand jury indictments and lengthy affidavits sworn by FBI agents that summarize their operations. The allegations contained in the documents have not yet been tested in court. None of the accused have yet had an opportunity to mount their defence in court, and one of their lawyers cautioned me that, quote, “The allegations are not necessarily accurate in all respects.”The secret double life of the snitch officially ended on Jan. 30, 2024, when a press conference was called in Los Angeles to reveal Operation Dead Hand. By then search warrants and arrest warrants had been executed in California, Florida, Texas, Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta. The five arrested in Canada face extradition to the United States. In California, those in custody started making appearances in court. As for the snitch, his identity remains protected and, so far, he has not been named.You can read my full report here: nationalpost.com/longreads/the-secret-snitch-who-brought-down-the-narcosCREDITS:Music is Radiation Storm by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio;Man in shadows Video by KoolShooters, LA freeways video by RDNE Stock project, Police car waiting video by Kindel Media, Transport truck in yard video by Kelly, LA on horizon video by Henrique, Driving video by cottonbro studio (animated by The Mob Reporter), Police at side of road video by Kindel Media (animated by The Mob Reporter), Arrest in handcuffs video by Kindel Media (animated by The Mob Reporter), Interrogation video by RDNE Stock project (animated by The Mob Reporter), LA skyline video by Kindel Media, Baltimore video by IVProduced MUSIC|MOODS|MEDIA, Dollar video by cottonbro studio, Greenscreen phone photos by Towfiqu barbhuiya and Mger, Toronto drone video by Tyler Oerlemans, Trucking yard at night video by EverMore Media, Police car flashing video by Kindel Media, Montreal video by Patrick Tomasso, Mexico flag video by Salvador RC, Three men video by August de Richelieuat (animated by The Mob Reporter), Guadalajara church video by Joel Rangel, Road sign video by Kindel Media, all at Pexels;Trucks on Oregon video highway, Trucker inside cab video by Freepik, LA traffic by Videvo (animated by The Mob Reporter), Mexico highway video by Luis Lecona (animated by The Mob Reporter), all at Videvo;Blue Water Bridge by the Federal Bridge Corporation; Border by macrovector on Freepik~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItalyPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
How the Mafia boss who escaped prison down a bedsheet rope was caught The Mob Reporter 2024-02-11 | The Great Escape is over — the daring prison break of Mafia boss Marco Raduano has come to its inevitable conclusion; he was pinched by police less than a year after his spectacular escape made headlines around the world. Here is the inside story of the arrest. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with news of the capture of two most-wanted fugitives, a mob boss from Italy and his right-hand man, who were arrested 24 hours — and 738 miles — apart. Join me as I delve into the dramatic capture of Italian Mafia boss Marco Raduano, known for his daring prison break from Badu 'e Carros, maximum-security prison on the island of Sardinia, and his right-hand-man, Gianluigi Troiano, nabbed coming out of a post office in Spain, where he went to collect a parcel sent to him from Italy — that police were tracking. A boss of the Gargano mafia, also called the Società Foggiana, Raduano spent almost a year on the run, when his escape came to an abrupt end when he was apprehended in Corsica, while having dinner with a woman. His right-hand man, also a fugitive, was nabbed shortly after in Spain. Explore the unraveling of their underworld empire and how police worked to trace them both.Please give this video a like and a comment to help juice the algorithm. And tap the thanks button to send me a tip. You can also join me on Patreon. That all keeps me making videos.CREDITS:Music is Dead Wrong by Jeremy Blake // Decimate by Jeremy Blake;Map animation was created using Google Earth Studio;Corsica boat video by Jozef Papp, Parcels video by Tima Miroshnichenko, Prison cell video by Teela Hudak, Sheet video by SHVETS production, Restaurant table video by Lachlan Ross, Corsica coast video by Jozef Papp, from Pexels;Press conference broadcast clip by trmh24: youtu.be/e3tBGbD8sBg; Aleria on a hill photo by Pierre Bona - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12057824; Lucciana photo by Pierre Bona - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8744577; Vieste view of marina from town By rubatacchini - Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=852659~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Narco chemist making cocaine look like wood flooring🔥 The Mob Reporter 2024-01-14 | Believe it or not, this black tile is cocaine. It’s coke that has been chemically concocted to look like it’s part of exotic hardwood flooring. Somebody went to a lot of trouble trying to smuggle it out of South America. Now they are in a lot of trouble. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with news of an ingenious narco plot to move almost nine tonnes of coke into Europe that failed when it was snagged at a border checkpoint in the Andes Mountains. And stick around, because this case comes with something special for my suspicious viewers who always ask: What do cops really do with all that coke after they seize it? Well, they burn it — in this case at least — under the watchful eye of the United Nations.** PLEASE TAP THE THANKS BUTTON TO SEND ME A TIP.It was New Year’s Eve — Dec. 31, 2023 — when the dope was found, cleverly hidden in a shipment of wooden floor tiles. The day before, a heavy transport truck loaded down with wood for export lumbered into the customs checkpoint at Tambo Quemado, between Bolivia and Chile. It was supposed to take it to a seaport in northern Chile, where the wood was scheduled to be shipped by sea, through the Panama Canal to Belgium, and then to the Netherlands, where it would have been worth half a billion dollars, authorities said. This wasn’t the typical way drugs are hidden in wood; typically powder, crystals or bricks are jammed into hollow wood boards then glued shut. This was something else entirely, something far more devious. This was chemically altered to make to look like a rubbery tile underpad beneath each plank or tile. It’s clever camouflage. Bolivian authorities were very specific about how much cocaine they found: 8,776 kilograms and 200 grams. It’s a lot for one load, even in South America. It was a big enough deal for the president of Bolivia to announce the seizure calling it the largest coke find in the country’s history.Four were arrested. Three are Bolivian and one Colombian. The Colombian was the main guy, authorities allege, responsible for mixing the cocaine into its unique form. He was described as an engineer who specializes in resins. He was called the “big shot” in this case. Under arrest alongside him were the truck driver, the alleged owner of the shipment, and the owner of the Bolivian wood export company. The government didn’t want all that tempting dope hanging about long. Just four days after announcing the stunning find they hauled it to a remote field in a mountainous suburb, stacked it all up again — and torched it.Transparency is a great policy and process to follow, especially because the Bolivian government needed to show the world it was a tough-on-narcos regime active in the war on drugs. In September, you see, Bolivia was named and shamed by U.S. President Joe Biden ; the U.S. declared Bolivia a major drug producing country that failed to meet its obligations under international counternarcotics agreements. That came after Bolivia’s former president accused the current administration of protecting narco networks.It's lucky for them the narcos lumbered right into it.CREDITS:Music is Crystals by Silent Partner // Invisible Enemy by Jeremy Black.TK TK~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Albanian coke kings lose 12 tons 🇦🇱 The Mob Reporter 2023-12-17 | Never before have you seen so much coke in one place. More than 12 tons of cocaine bricks were seized from the most powerful drug barons in Europe — that’s Albanian narcos, also called the Balkan cartel. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with details on the operations that not only captured 12 tons of South American cocaine, but also 20 of the people alleged to be behind it.The enormous haul arrived from South America in two shipments. The largest of the seizures weighed more than 8 tons, equivalent to 7.5 metric tonnes, packed in the center of shipping pallets and surrounded by frozen tuna. The businessman accused in this caper has companies registered in the province of A Coruña. The company’s name is Spanish for Blue Sea. More like white tide. Police say it was likely planned to feed the increased demand for cocaine over the Christmas and New Years holidays. It landed in the Port of Algeciras at the mouth of the Strait of Gibraltar, and then shipped to Vigo, in Spain’s northwest, aboard a cargo ship registered in Liberia. The containers were then hauled 90 miles north by truck, to an industrial warehouse in Cambre. The smaller of the two seizures announced this week — almost four tons, or 3.5 metric tonnes — arrived at Spain’s eastern port of Valencia. And although less than half the size, in some ways it’s more interesting. The cocaine was hidden in secret compartments specially built into shipping containers. It was moved to a warehouse in Xirivella. The gangsters were cautious. Cops raided the warehouse, the restaurant, and stopped circling counter-surveillance vehicles. The cocaine originated in Colombia and likely packed for Europe at Guayaquil, a port in Ecuador. Most of those arrested are Albanians, police say. There were also a few Spaniards, a Colombian and a Dominican.Police say the Balkan gangs, Albanians first among them, are the cocaine kings of Europe, now. CREDITS: Music is: Shadoma by The Mini Vandals // Carnivale Intrigue by Kevin MacLeod // Na Ballkone by Kido with Emily Hurst commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kido_Na_Ballkone.oggCarnivale Intrigue by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500028 Artist: http://incompetech.comMap animations created in Google Earth Studio; some street images from Google Street View Gibraltar Rock sea video by Videvo, Galicia by cabo-ortegal at Videvo;Shipping container video by Pat Whelen; Containers in port video by Tom Fisk; Containers being moved by Kelly; Galicia beach video by Petra Nesti; Cargo ship video by Alexander Bobrov; Albanian flag video by Simón Gómez; Bubbles Video by ad urpina at Pexels.Shipping containers at night photo by Parttimephotographer - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69435526Tirana photo by Albinfo - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46106125~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Accused crime boss all smiles under arrest 😁 The Mob Reporter 2023-12-13 | Alleged senior crime boss Masood Zakaria was hauled back to Australia in chains, where he was a most-wanted man after fleeing to Turkey just before a police task force was about to raid his home to arrest him. He was all smiles when he landed. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with news of the latest big fish caught in the net of international cooperation — the inglorious, enforced return of a fugitive; an immense man, physically, yes, but more importantly immensely influential, police say, in a hyperactive underworld where billions are up for grabs.Police say the 28-year-old Masood Zakaria is a key man in one of Australia’s most dangerous and powerful crime syndicates, known as the Alameddine.He is pegged as the Alameddine’s Number 2 man. He seems to be at the center of Sydney’s underworld, friends with members of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club, the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, and street gangs, including the KVT gang. The gangland war has been costly, including a feud with rival crime family known as the Hamzy clan, sometimes spelled Hamze. The rivals revolved around Bassam Hamzy, who has been locked up since 1999. Zakaria is now charged with conspiracy to murder. The target, police say, was Ibrahem Hamze. Zakaria was arrest in Bodrum, Turkey, now spelled as Türkiye. After fighting hie deportation, he was put on a plane to Darwin, Australia, and then flown to Sydney, where he faces serious charges. He was paraded through Sydney airport, as reporters asked him questions, which he answered only with a smile and a chuckle. He has a good game face. CREDITS:Music is “Free Me (Instrumental)” by NEFFEX (remixed by The Mob Reporter) // “Forest Find” by TrackTribe;News clips to show coverage in Australia are from the excellent coverage by 9 News and 7 News. The thumbnail art is from 9 News clip.Flying money video by Pixabay, Airplane shadow over Turkey video by Alireza Akhlaghi from Pexels; Bodrum water taxi by Videvo.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
America FINALLY grabs slippery global MS-13 boss The Mob Reporter 2023-11-25 | It’s easy to understand why this notorious international leader of the MS-13 gang prefers being called El Crook de Hollywood on the street. His real name is Elmer. Élmer Canales Rivera. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with news on the ups and downs of a man named as one of the baddest hombres of a bad bunch, a top shot caller for a gang declared public enemy number one by the White House, who was recently found and arrested in Mexico, and then whisked onto a plane to America, where he was arrested by the FBI when he landed in Texas.On Nov. 15, 2023, El Crook was formally transferred to New York, where he and others face charges linked to MS-13’s sprawling criminal activities over two decades in the United States, Mexico, El Salvador, and elsewhere. You know you’re a badass when there’s bullet holes right behind your police mug shot. Crook is accused of being a founding member of the Ranfla Nacional, the global leadership body of the Mara Salvatrucha, the formal name of the MS-13.El Crook’s arrest is more important than most gang busts, however. He is a highly sensitive subject in the Central American country of El Salvador. And here’s why. He was in prison in El Salvador when the United States unsealed an indictment for him in January 2021. He had been behind bars for 20 years on a murder beef when American authorities lodged an Interpol red notice and an extradition request for El Crook to the government of El Salvador. In November 2021, however, something happened.Instead of being turned over to the U.S., El Crook was suddenly and mysteriously released from prison and whisked across the border to Guatemala and disappeared. At that time, the president of El Salvador was — and still is — Nayib Bukele. You might recall that El Salvador’s president has become globally famous lately for his unprecedented crackdown on El Salvador’s street gangs. Here's a link to The Mob Reporter episode on Bukele’s mind-blowing purge of gangbangers. At last count, more than 73,000 people had been swept up and incarcerated, with little legal scrutiny. LINK: youtu.be/nRu1BtMBod4Published reports say Bukele’s people arrange El Crook’s release as part of a secret deal Salvadoran authorities struck with MS-13 and their rival, Barrio 18, to reduce community violence. But now it isn’t just opposition critics and journalists saying this. The United States government says it’s true as well. The New York indictment of El Crook says he led the MS-13’s negotiations with the government of El Salvador starting in 2012. It gets worse. U.S. prosecutors say they will prove at trial that high-level Salvadoran government officials escorted El Crook out of prison, put him up in a luxury apartment, gave him a gun, and then drove him to the border where arrangements were made with a human trafficker to smuggle him into Guatemala. His trial in New York, prosecutors say, will feature evidence from more than a dozen former MS-13 members, wiretaps, phone records, and confidential informants. This will be one to watch. I’m sure government officials in El Salvador will be watching it closely too.CREDITS:Music is: Spirit Riders by Telecasted // Riding Into The Sun by Telecasted // Dead Wrong by Jeremy Blake;Crook with friend video from Instagram public account; Movie film effect by Freepik, USA Flag, Guatemala by Videvo all at Videvo;Operation Cathedral investigative phots from El Faro;Mexico flag by Salvador RC, Houston skyline by Jeswin Thomas, NYC by CityXcape, Handcuff release by Ron Lach, Handcuff hanging by Tima Miroshnichenko, Houston at night by Jeswin Thomas, Bubbles by ad urpina all at Pexels;Prison footage and Bukele photo courtesy of the Government of El Salvador; police operational video by El Salvador police and US ICE HSI.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist offering real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- You will LOVE: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Police dragnet humiliates top-tier international fugitives The Mob Reporter 2023-11-11 | Alleged criminal elites in a thriving global cartel were pinched and paraded in police raids in Turkey — which was considered a safe space to avoid charges in America, Australia, Sweden, and New Zealand. Let me tell you about it.Among those arrested are purported drug lords in the Aussie cartel: most-wanted outlaw biker club members Hakan Ayık and Duax Ngakuru, top fugitives from U.S. racketeering charges in one of the world’s greatest police stings, and a man with a $5 million bounty on his head.The Mob Reporter is back with news on the beefy, wealthy, dangerous fugitives caught in a dragnet in Turkey that pushes major organized crime prosecutions forward, including the ANOM encrypted communications sting that trapped a thousand suspects in more than a dozen countries by tricking them into using an FBI phone system to arrange their dirty deeds. For prosecutors, this catch is a real Turkish Delight.Let me tell you about it.The Turks called it Operation Cage when it was unveiled in two waves, one on Nov. 2, and the other on Nov. 5, 2023. The Turks netted some big fish; 42 suspects in all, several of them wanted in countries in three continents. Many are members and associates of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club, called Australia’s number one criminal threat. Seven were named in Interpol Red Notices, which are reserved for fugitive wanted for serious crime.The best known of this bunch is Hakan Ayık. He’s notorious in the underworld, because of his social media photos. He became notorious Down Under as the so-called “Facebook Gangster” after news media started revealing self-indulgent social media photos, often shirtless and flexing, surrounded by signs of wealth and beauty. In Turkey he changed his name to Harkan Reis.Another big fish netted in Turkey is Duax Ngakuru. He is said to have assumed the title Supreme Commander of the Comanchero after biker boss Mark Buddle was arrested in Northern Cyprus, taken to Turkey and then flown to Australia last year. The headliner for the second wave of arrests was Maximilian Rivkin. Rivkin was also allegedly neck deep in the ANOM encryption business. America and Sweden offered a $5-million reward for his capture. Thousands of mobsters, bikers, narcos, money launderers around the world were tricked into using AN0M, a phone system claiming unbreakable privacy. We now know everything was being monitored by the FBI and Australian Federal Police.It’s allege that two of the top ambassadors for the tainted phones were Hakan Ayık and Maximilian Rivkin.Please share a link to this video on social media. Please like, comment, and subscribe. Tap the Thanks button to send me a tip. It all helps me out.Thanks for watching. CREDITS:Music is Science Montage by Jeremy Blake // Djinn by Francis Preve // Dead Wrong by Jeremy Blake;Kings Cross hotel from Google Street View;Some Comanchero imagery from Comanchero Motorcycle Club ACCA, available in full here: youtube.com/@comancheromotorcycleclubac449;Facebook Gangster news segment is from 60 Minutes Australia and is available in full here: youtube.com/watch?v=zoAJPOfSxUs;Dax photo from the New Zealand Herald;Rivkin hotel video CV NOTICIAS TV, available here: youtube.com/watch?v=_8aJmA8wxII;Istanbul bridge video by Polina Kovaleva, street scene video by Erkan Avanoğlu, minarets video by Roman Odintsov, Istanbul overhead video by Polina Kovaleva, time lapse video by Polina Kovaleva, Turkey flag video by Pal, dollars video by Tima Miroshnichenko, all at Pexels;Australia Sydney by Videvo, Vintage map video by Videvo.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
The Snitch Within: The Secret Police Treachery That Ruins Anti-Gang Probe The Mob Reporter 2023-08-21 | The full story of how a corrupt British cop ruined one of the most important police penetrations of the global underworld elite. Natalie Mottram’s big mouth revealed the police hack of EncroChat — a gangland phone system — letting thousands of gangsters, drug lords, hit men and crooks off the hook. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE SHARE A LINK TO THIS VIDEO, LIKE, COMMENT AND SUBSCRIBE. TAP THE THANKS BUTTON TO LEAVE ME A TIP OR JOIN ME ON PATREON The Mob Reporter here with confirmation I was right. More than two years I fingered Natalie Mottram as the leak that shut down the global operation that was secretly listening in on conversations that gangsters thought were private. Now we know I was right. Natalie admitted it all in court.While working on a police task force she was blabbing its secrets to criminal friends — a huge secret, in fact, revealing that EncroChat, an encrypted phone system used by gangsters in many countries, had been penetrated by law enforcement agencies who were now monitoring the supposedly private underworld communications. Her snitching ended the whole operation. EncroChat was a high-tech, seemingly impenetrable, encrypted phone system. Gangsters thought their communications were forever secret, anonymous and untraceable. After years of work, police in France managed to place a hacking tool into the servers EncroChat used. A collaboration of French and Dutch investigators, that later included British police, began a highly secretive operation of monitoring millions of messages and images.It unlocked a door to a vast criminal underworld. And Natalie Mottram slammed it shut again. The National Crime Agency, known as the NCA, which is Britain’s version of the FBI, coordinated the U.K.’s end of the EncroChat exploit, codenamed Operation Venetic. It started drawing data from the secret hack on April 1, 2020. It took only about three weeks for Natalie to blab about it. Natalie, now 24, is from Warrington, an English town halfway between Manchester and Liverpool. She was working as a civilian intelligence researcher at the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit. By April 24, 2020, Natalie had already told Jonathan Kay, a criminally connected friend, about the police penetration. He told others and warnings messages were sent to other users. The leak was disastrous for police operations in several countries. Police traced the leak to Natalie and she was arrested June 12, 2020, but not before she again alerted Kay and others. That evening, an anonymous emergency alert was pushed out to all EncroChat users: “We can no longer guarantee the security of your device.” Users were told to “power off and physically dispose your device immediately.”CREDITS:Music is “Dissappointment” by Kevin MacLeod // “Boyz” by KINO-KLAN ' KATTIPER;Animated maps created using Google Earth Studio; Some street images from Google Street View; Non-police photos of Natalie are from public Facebook page facebook.com/nmottram1;Silhouette of man at airport Video by Vlada Karpovich, computer screens by mikhail-nilov, from Pexels; EncroChat phone use video is from the “This is Just the Beginning” video posted by Sylak 88: youtube.com/watch?v=mUdugZjTPho~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Anti-Biker Blitz Drama 🏍 Hells Angels and Mongols The Mob Reporter 2023-08-12 | Police declared outlaw biker clubs public enemy number one in Australia and launched a week-long frenzy of nationwide raids and arrests: 2,000 cops arrested 159 people. They got Hells Angels, Mongols, Outlaws, Comanchero, Lone Wolf and more. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE SHARE A LINK TO THIS VIDEO, LIKE, COMMENT AND SUBSCRIBE. TAP THE THANKS BUTTON TO LEAVE ME A TIP OR JOIN ME ON PATREON The Mob Reporter here with news of a nationwide week of action against bikers, or bikies as they call them down under. Taskforce Morpheus hit suspects across the country, seizing money, guns, drugs, vehicles, and electronics. One of those pinched, is alleged Hells Angels Motorcycle Club chapter president Mustafa Hafizi of the Chinatown chapter. His dignified arrest contrasts with a previous capture, embarrassingly caught on police video and released publicly. His theatrics were called an “Oscar-worthy performance.” Hafizi’s co-accused is alleged Hells Angels associate and professional boxer Willis Meehan. He goes by the ring name The Hitman. He once played in the National Rugby League, signed to the Sydney Roosters. The six-foot-five southpaw quickly earned a name as a most promising boxer with impressive win after win. After 12 professional bouts he remained undefeated, winning 10 by knockout, courtesy of his powerful punch. Like this one, seen here, in a 2019 knockout after only 44 seconds in the ring.Other arrests were linked by police to a myriad number of crimes, including fraud and a huge cocaine bust. Officers said they seized a million dollars in cash, 11 vehicles, 43 guns and dozens of other weapons, along with an array of various drugs.CREDITS:Music is “Blacksmith” and “To Pass Time” by Godmode;Rugby photo of Hitman Meehan by flickr.com/photos/naparazzi - flickr.com/photos/naparazzi/29964009212, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52075850; Short excerpt of Meehan ring intro to show use of his name is from Fight Call Out and Boxing Epicentre at facebook.com/watch/?v=2810113562604325Short excerpt of Meehan knockout to show his style and prowess is from Fight Call Out and Epicentre TV at facebook.com/watch/?v=356957941566275Thumbnail photo of Hafizi from instagram.com/timur_akbulut_frontline~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Hells Angels richest chapters host huge party 🏍 The Mob Reporter 2023-07-25 | There is a lot of popular mythology about outlaw bikers — including legends of the biker club party. Some of the richest chapters of the Hells Angels, the largest and most notorious outlaw biker club, displayed its version as it celebrated their 40th anniversary. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with a look at the roaring celebrations of the major milestone for the first Hells Angels chapters in British Columbia, on Canada’s picturesque west coast. More than 300 Hells Angels members, select guests and supporters gathered at a sprawling Angels’ clubhouse this weekend to kick off a series of events, rides and parties. There were large tents, a pounding live band playing songs by Black Sabbath, Metallica and Lynyrd Skynyrd; there was eating and drinking drinking, meeting and greeting, a helium balloon truck, and awards. To ensure some mystery, they covered their gate to block prying eyes. The party on Saturday, July 23, 2023, at the White Rock chapter’s clubhouse in Langley, B.C., is believed to be the largest single gather of the HA the province has seen. There were representatives of Hells Angels from many chapters, across Canada and likely a few international guests. An original B.C. Hells Angel arrived to a warm reception: 78-year-old Rick Ciarniello, a veteran of Canada’s biker scene who was the often a club spokesman. Here he is, a little younger and a little larger, talking to the media after a clubhouse raid a couple of decades ago. Please share a link to this video on social media to give it a boost. Taps the Thanks button to send me a tip or join me on Patreon. And please like, comment, and subscribe. That helps me too.CREDITS:Music is “Born a Rockstar (Instrumental)" by NEFFEX // “The Getaway” by The Whole Other;Party images mostly by Kim Bolan of the Vancouver Sun. Follow Kim on Twitter at: twitter.com/kbolan; thumbnail photo is by colleague Jason Payne. Their work can be seen and read here: vancouversun.com/news/crime/bc-hells-angels-anniversary-party-liveArchival new footage of Rick Ciarniello is from BCNEWSVIDEO at youtube.com/watch?v=aO5tbR33Ft4; Additional news footage of the gathering to illustrate public and police interest are from Global, CBC, and Langley Advance; property images from Google Street View; Vancouver skyline by Video by stooz from Pixabay; Bike rider video by TP Motion at Pexels.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Colombias drug-sniffing dogs are far too good The Mob Reporter 2023-07-08 | Frustrated South American narcos are targeting drug-sniffing police dogs. How cold is that? Police in Colombia held a funeral for a talented detector dog who died after investigating a suspicious shipment at a port on the Caribbean Sea. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with news of Kenia, a five-year-old Belgium Shepherd who had previously sniffed out more than 12 tons of cocaine. That kind of weight will hurt any cartel. And it seems the narcos got their revenge.In Colombia, they take their dogs seriously and treat them like comrades not tools. They give them medals and service awards, they host retirement ceremonies, and, sadly, funerals. Kenia was poisoned, police say. The scene of the crime was the Port of Santa Marta on Colombia’s north coast, a large, commercial port on the Caribbean Sea, in a beautiful region in a broken country. Kenia and her handler were inspecting cargo that was tainted with cocaine and other highly toxic substances, police said.At the same time, another detector dog is under around the clock security after being threatened by narcos. That dog’s name is Killer, a golden retriever who works as an anti-narcotics dog for the Sixth Brigade of the National Army in Colombia’s mountainous region of Tolima. Detector dogs are wonderous things. They can sniff out all sorts of secret stuff, from insects and electronics to guns and drugs. A few years ago, the Clan del Golfo, a powerful drug cartel put a $70,000 bounty on the head of Sombra, a German Shepherd who had uncovered nine tons of cocaine and flagged 245 traffickers for arrest. Sombra was declared “the torment” of Otoniel, who was the head of the Gulf clan until his capture in 2021.Please share a link to this video on social media to give it a boost. Taps the Thanks button to send me a tip or join me on Patreon. And please like, comment and subscribe. That helps me too.CREDITS:Music is “The Last Post” by the Royal Australian Air Force, full version here: youtube.com/watch?v=McCDWYgVyps // “High Noon” by TrackTribe.Santa Maria footage from Puerto de Santa at www.youtube.com/@puertodesantamarta6567; some footage of Killer is from Caracol TV; Sombra footage from Univision Noticias; Canine training footage from El Pais; ~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Billion Dollar Cocaine Bust — High Stakes Sting on the High Seas The Mob Reporter 2023-06-17 | Cartel shenanigans moving product across oceans to one of its hottest markets reveals an evolution in the global movement of bulk cocaine — as well as high seas drama from cops trying to stop it. Let me tell you about The Mob Reporter here with news from the frontlines of the cat and mouse drug war, featuring sneaky cops on two continents versus clumsy narcos, lousy sailors and sellers with an endless supply. ** PLEASE SHARE A LINK TO THIS VIDEO, LIKE, COMMENT AND SUBSCRIBE. TAP THE THANKS BUTTON TO LEAVE ME A TIP. It was sloppy mistakes that tipped police in Australia to the latest wild tale of logistics gone awry; sloppiness and, dare I say, incompetence. Police in Australia say their case began in May with an intelligence tip that a bulk cargo carrier was heading to the Western Australian coast with a large load of cocaine. As police were monitoring marine traffic looking for suspect ships, there was an emergency rescue call from a small boat in distress; with three men onboard it floundered 13 miles off Australia’s west coast. When police learned the men had bought the boat with cash just hours before setting out to sea — with only themselves as the makeshift, inexperienced crew, it was a substantial red flag. Police suspected they were trying to connect with the incoming cargo ship. Officers looked for likely ships in the area at the time the cabin cruiser set sail. One stood out: The St. Pinot. It left South America a month before. The day after the rescue of the cabin cruiser, Australian Border Force officers intercepted the St. Pinot at sea. A Royal Australian Navy dive team retrieved 29 packages wrapped in blue plastic that were submerged in a water-filled ballast tank.These alleged narcos were apparently not frightened off by startling revelations of a large international caper that played out in the same waters. Nearly a billion dollars’ worth of coke was seized by U.S. authorities off the coast of South America in November. The DEA realized buyers in Australia would have no idea the load had been nabbed. Police made replicas of the illicit load, and pushed it overboard off the coast of Perth. Police then secretly watched to see who came to fetch it. Two boats arrived and started loading the parcels. Nine men were arrested in a series of raids on hotels and a marina around Perth on New Year’s Eve. The operation was kept secret until March.CREDITS:Music is "To Pass Time" by Godmode // "Frequency" by Silent Partner;Bulk carrier video by Kelly, Small boat on water video by Martina Tomšič, Boat at marina video by Mark Lane, Cargo ship video by Stephen Pierce, and Ship in river video by Nick C, all at Pexels; Vintage map video by Videvo;Pinot nameplate photo by Max Wei at marinetraffic.com and Pinot loading in Australia photo by Hans Fairhurst at marinetraffic;Parana River panorama photo by Luis Argerich - CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15139372.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- You'll love: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Crooked passport king nabbed and bagged The Mob Reporter 2023-05-19 | These are the surprising faces of three geezers that gangland’s elite relied on to keep them safe — by getting genuine passports bearing the photos of fugitive villains in the names of others, letting them travel the world doing dirty deeds and avoiding arrest. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with the true story of the rise and fall of a criminal enterprise in Britain with a sharply bureaucratic edge; old-timer specialists supplying the gold standard in bogus ID — fraudulently-obtained genuine passports. ** PLEASE TAP THE THANKS BUTTON TO LEAVE ME A TIP. SHARE A LINK, LIKE, COMMENT AND SUBSCRIBE. JOIN ME ON PATREON!Meet Anthony Beard, 61, from Sydenham, London. He’s the crooked passport king.The brains of the organization. Long ago, Beard figured out a sneaky way to get a real passport legitimately issued for almost anyone, in the name of a real, clean person but with the photo of someone else, who definitely isn’t so clean.Meet Christopher Zietek, 67, of London. He was the black market salesman, the broker between Beard and the gangsters. He’s the hardman of this lot, with street cred and underworld contacts. Under his former name of Christopher McCormack, he was an enforcer in one of London’s biggest crime groups, known as the Adams Family. Zietek’s association with the Adams Family was a powerful calling card in Europe’s underworld. But he needed a henchman.Meet Alan Thompson, 72, of Sutton, Surrey. He was Zietek’s lackey, or henchman, because what’s the point of being all gangster if you don’t have a henchman? Thompson was his chauffeur, driving him about and delivering passports.It’s a mouthful, but fraudulently obtained genuine passports are simply authentic passports, issued by a government when the passport office is duped by false information. They look and feel legit because they are legit. What kind of clients were they servicing? One of the world’s most wanted for one. Irish crime boss Christy Kinahan, the alleged patriarch of the Kinahan cartel and father of Daniel Kinahan, Other customers included Christopher Hughes, Barry Gillespie, Paul Scott, Michael Moogan, Jamie Acourt, Jordan Owens, Jamie “Iceman” Stevenson, Richard Burdett, James White, and others. More than 100 passports were sold. The scheme was discovered in 2017 and Britain’s National Crime Agency launched a significant covert operation. Watch the video to find out what happened. CREDITS:Music is “Rains Of Meghalaya” by Hanu Dixit // “It Was a Time” by TrackTribe // “Future Proof” by South London HiFiLondon street and traffic videos by George Morina at Pexels, Man with UK passport in bag video by Taryn Elliott, Multi passport video, Prisoner jailed video by Ron Lach, Woman at airport video by Taryn Elliott, Airplane landing video by egamiFX Studio, Passport in hand photo by Ethan Wilkinson, all at Pexels; Man at airport check-in video, Flipping through passport video are both by Videvo; Martin Kok video from Opsporing Verzocht: youtu.be/oRVtN_irWFA; New UK passport video from UK government; British passport photo by Tylessa - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=130886182~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news, investigative journalism and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Meth-Filled Mixers: Inside Shocking Smuggling Operation 🍕 The Mob Reporter 2023-05-14 | A trafficking syndicate smuggling product in dough mixing machines from Canada to Australia were caught in an embarrassing sting — sending them into a frantic panic, dumping their goods in the woods. But it was too late. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with news of a significant smuggling operation that spanned continents — but only one end of it is has been unravelled, leaving half of it so far untouched. Two of the massive mixers were caught at Toronto international airport. Canada’s border agents found them stuffed with ice for their journey to Australia. Canada’s federal police were called in and they contacted Australia’s federal police and between them they concocted a sting. The content of both mixers was seized and replaced with fakes. It was then sent on its way. When it got to Australia, they were delivered while secretly monitored by police. It worked like a charm. The smugglers were rattled and panicked. Six were arrested. One has ties to the Rebels Motorcycle Club, a made-in-Australia outlaw biker club, another to Asian organized crime. One was a freight forwarding company employee. During the raids, officers seized more than $1.5 million in cash. But there is no indication the Canadian end has been touched. It seems they might still be in the mix. And maybe still making dough.Please share a link to this video on social media to give it a boost. Please like, comment, subscribe and turn on notifications. Thanks for watching.CREDITS:Music is “Day Sparkles” by Geographer // “Commander Impulse” by DivKidHobart mixer promotional video from www.webstaurantstore.com; Rebels riding promotiona video from Alex V: youtu.be/-aRyzr_4X6E;Plane videos by Stockfootage at Videvo; Plane at gate and Canadian flag by Videvo; Toronto airport photos by the GTAA; Vintage maps by Videvo; Melbourne skyline video by Danilo Riba at Pexels.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Reward for Canadas 25 Most Wanted The Mob Reporter 2023-05-03 | Have you see any of these faces? Men accused of being killers, gangsters, gun runners, drug traffickers, and other nasty crimes are in the new top 25 most-wanted list by Canadian police, issued this week by the Bolo Program, backed by rewards for information leading to their capture.Topping the list is Cristian Adolfo Cuxum, who now has a $250,000 bounty on him, wanted in the brazen murder of 49-year-old referee Edwin Farley Alvarado Quintero, killed during a Toronto soccer game. Number 2 is Rabih Alkhalil, a gangster who escaped from jail in Port Coquitlam, B.C., during his murder trial. He has a $100,000 bounty on him by the program that works with police and Crime Stoppers. ~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Unraveling Mystery of $20m Airport Gold Heist ✈️ 🧱 Gone in a Blink: The Mob Reporter 2023-04-30 | There was a baffling airport gold heist worth $20 million in Toronto, Canada — and it looks like the crew got away clean. It’s a story of secret tunnels, high-finance, subterfuge and corruption. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with my investigation of this month’s perplexing score of a lifetime — a high-value shipment of gold and other assets that had just arrived on a flight from Switzerland. It was unloaded on the runway by Brink’s security. To get to a cargo holding facility, the Brink’s truck drove through a long tunnel beneath the runways as a secure shortcut to the other side of the airport. The tunnel is 560-metres long — that’s more than 1,800 feet. There is no public access, and it begins and ends inside the secure red zone of the airport. They took it to a cargo warehouse to clear customs.Then the shipment disappeared. Just gone, gone, gone. Nothing suggests it was a stick-em-up robbery or strong-arm heist. Everything suggests it was an inside job. The shipment was destined for a large Canadian bank, I’m told TD Bank. Somehow, it made it out in the wrong hands. Someone needed to know ahead of time what was in the shipment and when and where it was landing. Someone needed a crew, resources, and huge balls to scoop it. Someone needed to gather resources to move it, dispose of it. That’s a lot of someones. One security expert I spoke with even suggested it might have required a fake Brink’s truck and fake guards in fake Brink’s uniforms. There’s a good chance the gold has already been melted down to thwart identification. Or already shipped out of the country.READ MY STORY HERE: nationalpost.com/news/canada/brinks-20-million-pearson-airport-gold-heistPlease share a link to this video on social media. Give it a like and subscribe to my channel. Tap the Thanks button to give me a tip.CREDITS:Music is “The Heist” by The Whole Other // “Retro” by Wayne Jones;Map animations created using Google Earth Studio. Airplane flight and cargo unloading video courtesy of Air Canada; Airport property photos courtesy of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority; Cargo West facility exterior photos by Peter J. Thompson at National Post; Gold bars digital video by crazy motions, Molten gold video by ArtHouse Studio, Balaclava robbery Video by MART PRODUCTION all on Pexels; Additional molten gold videos by Videvo; AK video by Videezy;400 oz gold bars by Andrzej Barabasz (Chepry) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34848477; Brink’s in Toronto by G0T0 - Own work, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54643954; Brink’s at airport by Bahnfrend - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=125923334; Brink’s truck by Jeangagnon - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51069583; Brink’s by Tim Hortons By Jeangagnon - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56807262; ~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
A Floating Island of Cocaine Found Off Sicilys Coast The Mob Reporter 2023-04-22 | They’ve discovered another cocaine island — this one was two tons of bricks found floating in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Sicily, the birthplace of the Mafia, which is no stranger to upscale crime, but this discovery raises eyebrows even there. Let me tell you about it.The Mob reporter here with quick news of $430 million dollars’ worth of coke that was just bobbing about in the sun and the surf — and this isn’t the first time. This the third coke island in as many years.More than 70 floating parcels were spotted in the sea, held together by netting and aloft by life vests as it bounced about in the waves — ready and waiting for someone to come and collect it. But someone else got there first. Finders’ keepers, I suppose. The startling flotsam was announced April 17, 2023, found off Sicily’s east coast, in the Ionian Sea, on the Mediterranean. That puts it in the water near Sicily, home of the Cosa Nostra Mafia and Calabria, home of the ‘Ndrangheta Mafia. Either one of those organizations are more than capable of moving this kind of weight.It was purposely dropped into the water by a passing cargo ship, investigators say, left behind to be collected by others, using smaller vessels, such as fishing boat or yacht, and then smuggled ashore for distribution. Authorities say it was spotted during coastal monitoring between Catania, Sicily’s second largest city at the base of Mount Etna, the famous volcano, and Syracuse to the south, which is the birthplace of Archimedes, considered the greatest mathematician of the ancient world.It is one of the largest single seizures in Italy. The last cocaine island we saw was off found in the South Pacific Ocean in February. Interestingly, that one featured the Batman logo. That was bigger than the Italian job. There were three and a half tons recovered by the New Zealand navy. Police estimated it was enough to supply all of Australia for a year. And is more than is typically sold in New Zealand over 30 years. What a thing to lose. A third coke float was about to be released off the coast of England in September 2021. It was codenamed Operation Whale. Two tons of bricks in waterproof duffle bags were hauled across the Atlantic aboard a private luxury super yacht and the narcos’ plan was to hold it afloat with 100 life vests they had onboard. They were caught red-handed before they could jettison their cargo.Please share a link to this video to give it a boost. Tap the Thanks button to send a tip, and please give it a like and subscribe to my channel. Thanks for watching.CREDITS: Music is “Radiation Storm” by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioContainer ship video by Alexander Bobrov from Pexels; View of Etna from by Kamil and Siracusa Lighthouse by Matteo Arrigo, both from Pixabay.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
El Salvadors mind-blowing gang purge 🤯 The Mob Reporter 2023-04-02 | The president of El Salvador launched an unprecedented war on the gangs that have long plagued the Central American country, arresting an astounding 65,000 suspects and building a huge new prison to hold them. It is astonishing to see. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with news of the state of emergency declared one year ago, that allows special powers to root out street gangs that controlled many Salvadoran communities. They publicize the strict crackdown with in-your-face images, turning the strong-arm tactic into a slick, publicity campaign. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, boasts he now runs “the most criticized prison in the world.” It certainly has its critics, but also many fans. Have a look at this extraordinary facility in extraordinary circumstances. CREDITS: Music is "Brooklyn and the Bridge" by Nico Staf // "New Horizon" by Futuremono // "Polymetric Juggling" by Divkid. Prison footage from Secretaría de Prensa de la Presidencia de la República de El Salvador; Bukele portrait by AndreX - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94252843~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Cops follow trail of CASH in night raid The Mob Reporter 2023-04-01 | New South Wales police raided a home in Empire Bay, Australia, on March 30, 2023, pounding on the door in the early morning darkness. Inside they found money scattered about and a trail of it leading out the back door. The trail continued along a path and around the corner. Let me tell you about it.The Mob reporter here with SHORT news of a raid was part of a multi-agency investigation into an alleged drug supply syndicate, called Strike Force Spartan. Four men were arrested. At least one of them was almost a giant.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Finding 1.5 tons of buried coke The Mob Reporter 2023-03-29 | Police in Colombia unburied more than 1.5 tons of cocaine that was hidden underground. The huge stash of tightly wrapped, pressed bricks was found in a cove buried by soil outside of a house in a rural area in Nariño, in the west of the country, near Colombia’s border with Ecuador.Police say it was buried by traffickers while waiting to send it abroad. Anti-Narcotics Directorate of the Colombian National Police said two men were arrested who were guarding the shipment that totalled 1,552 kilos.Colombia is the largest exporter of coke, according to the United Nations. The national police force said it has seized more than 65 tons of coke so far in 2023 — that’s a lot. But other government agencies have seized a lot as well. The Colombian Navy said it has seized 56 tons this year. Clear there is a lot of it being manufactured. Last year was a record high for Colombian authorities, seizing 671 tons. ~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItalyPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Death on a narco-sub: Terrifying discovery during underwater cocaine smuggling The Mob Reporter 2023-03-25 | Ever wonder if it’s safe crammed into a homemade narco-submarine, sharing limited space only with other narcos and tons of coke? Now we know: it’s not. When Colombia’s navy intercepted this narco-sub in the Pacific, inside they found three tons of cocaine, and two dead narco-sailors. Let me tell you about.The Mob Reporter here with an armada of news on narco submarines — one of my favorite subjects — so much news it seems drug subs may soon reset what we think we know about global bulk cocaine movement, erasing the strategic focus on commercial ports.The grim find was announced by the Colombian military on March 12, 2023. A narcosub was spotted in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia. Inside they found 2,643 kilos of cocaine tightly pressed into waterproof bricks — which was anticipated — and then something that was unexpected: Two bodies of narco-submariners. The Colombian military caught at least six narco subs over two weekends. Some were caught off Colombia’s Pacific coast and some off its Caribbean coast. Two were found in a blackmarket shipyard, along with anticipated cargo.Around the same time as Colombians examining their narcosub haul, off the western coast of Spain, in an area known as a smuggler’s paradise, fishermen spotted this: a narco sub seemingly adrift.Only the sub’s front tip was visible, as it floated almost vertically. Like an iceberg, most of its 50-foot length was underwater. It was found in the Ría de Arousa off the Atlantic coast in Galicia. They refloated the sub and towed it to a nearby port. There they had a good look at it, inside and out. Narcosubs are popping up more often, in more places. It seems global transit of bulk cocaine is undergoing another transformation, away from shipping containers arriving at major ports, or at least greater diversification towards increased underwater navigation. As technology improves, I expect we’ll see much more of this ahead.Music is "Impact Prelude" by Kevin MacLeod // "Sloppy Cav" by Godmode // "19th Floor" by Bobby Richards // "Shoulder Closures" by Gunnar Olsen. Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100617 Artist: http://incompetech.com~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Mafia soldier pretending to be a refugee The Mob Reporter 2023-03-18 | An accused Mafia soldier fought for three years to avoid being sent back home from Canada, where he married and claimed asylum while hiding from charges in the biggest anti-Mafia prosecution in Italy in generations. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with exclusive details on the end of a mobster’s luck, Domenico Cugliari, who was fortunate to be visiting Canada as police in Italy were kicking down doors across this hometown, including his, arresting hundreds of mobsters in Operation Rinascita Scott.** Please join me on Patreon for bonus content at: patreon.com/TheMobReporter.He fought to remain in Canada but finally lost. When his Air Canada plane landed in Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport on March 15, 2023, Italian police lined the boarding bridge ready to grab him.Cugliari was named as a member of one of the world’s most powerful Mafia organizations who had been hiding in Canada instead of facing trial in Italy. Cugliari is known by the nickname “Scric,” which is the Italian word for “writer.” His nickname might spring from what his alleged role was within a Mafia clan in his hometown of Sant’Onofrio, where Italian police said he was a “close” and “serious” member of the Bonavota clan, one of many ’Ndrangheta clans in the province of Vibo Valentia. ’Ndrangheta is the proper name of the Mafia born in Calabria, the toe of the boot-shaped map of Italy.Cugliari allegedly acted as a “postman” — someone trusted to deliver secret messages between mobsters, often when visiting them in prison. Italian police say he was seen with senior members of the Bonavota clan more than 100 time. CREDITS: Music is "Hand Balance Redux" by Kevin MacLeod // "Landing" by Godmode // "Light Years Away" by Doug Maxwell.Hand Balance Redux (incompetech.com) is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Map animation created using Google Earth Studio, bank photos from Google Street View; Toronto skyline and ice skating by Videvo from Videvo; Toronto at night by Harrison Haines, Toronto drone by Tyler Oerlemans, Toronto intersection by Camilo Calderón, Mailroom and ring by Tima Miroshnichenko, Note by Pixabay, Inmates by Rodnae Productions. Police Car by Kindel Media, Walking in airport by Taryn Elliot, Walking on path by Kelly, Toronto train by Braeson Holland all from Pexels;Sant’Onfofrio town photos by Marco Chemello (Wikimedia Italia); Vibo Valentia photo by M.belsito at it.wikipedia.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
MIND BLOWING CORRUPTION 🤯 Mexico’s Security Minister Worked For Drug Cartels The Mob Reporter 2023-03-11 | This is the story of how Mexico’s top law enforcement official — the architect of Mexico’s war on drug cartels — went from federal public security minister to convicted narco trafficker. Let me tell you about it.** Please join me on Patreon for bonus content at patreon.com/TheMobReporter.The Mob Reporter here with details on Genaro García Luna, who led Mexico’s version of the FBI and then was the federal Secretary of Public Security under President Felipe Calderón. While he was sworn to fight drug traffickers, he really was helping narcos move 55 tons of cocaine, by boat, by airplane and by narco-submarine, while taking millions of dollars in bribes. This is serious business. He portrayed himself as a crusading anti-drug strongman, dubbed the country’s “supercop”, standing up to drug cartels in a country where that’s a dangerous proposition. He was a man America could do business with. He worked closely with the DEA, FBI and CIA. In 2019, García Luna was arrested in Dallas, Texas, and charged with large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy. In January 2023, he stood in Brooklyn, New York, before the same judge who had sentenced El Chapo Guzman, the notorious Sinaloa Cartel leader. He pleaded not guilty. His trial assembled former cartel narcos to point their dirty fingers: Jesús Zambada, known as “El Rey”, who is the brother of Ismael Zambada García, known as “El Mayo,” El Chapos partner at the top of the cartel; Sergio Villarreal Barragán, known as “El Grande”; Harold Mauricio Poveda Ortega, a Colombian narco known as “El Conejo”; Oscar Nava Valencia, known as “El Lobo”; Edgar Veytia, a corrupt state attorney general known as “El Diablo”; Tirso Martínez, known as “El Futbolista”; and Israel Avila. Watch for all the juicy details…CREDITS: Music is “Big River”, “Bone Dry” and “Riding Into The Sun” by Telecasted;Courthouse protest photos are by Peniley Ramírez. Follow her on Twitter @penileyramirez; Miami videos by Videvo, Mexico highway by Luis Lecona at Videvo; Police saluting by Imprensa AgruBan, Dallas by Crystal Chadwick, silhouette by Simon Berger, Acapulco by S L V, all from Pexels; Mexico City airport video by webcamsdemexico.com; Brooklyn courthouse doors close By Another Believer - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87608961; Courtroom by Eastern District of New York Court;Calderon’s cabinet Embajada de Estados Unidos en México, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Political speeches and appearance from youtube.com/@presidenciafelipecalderonh3896~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Mafia Bosss Incredible Prison Break: Bed Sheets and Inside Help The Mob Reporter 2023-03-04 | A Mafia boss made a daring escape from a maximum-security prison by climbing down a rope ladder made from bed sheets — becoming the first inmate to ever escape prison on an island in the Mediterranean. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with news of Marco Raduano, an Italian Mafia boss who escaped while awaiting trial on murder charges. His escape from Badu 'e Carros, an old-school prison on the island of Sardinia, in the Mediterranean Sea, was on Feb. 24, 2023. Raduano, 39, nicknamed “Pallone,” is man of Sacra Corona Unita, a crime group in southern Italy’s Apulia region. It’s often called the “fourth Mafia,” because it is similar in form to the older and better-known Italian Mafias — the Cosa Nostra of Sicily, ‘Ndrangheta of Calabria and Camorra of Napoli.Raduano worked in the prison library and spent much of his time watching the movement of guards, memorizing their routine, and planning his break down to the smallest detail. He somehow had a key that got to him out of the maximum-security wing. The rope ladder was made from knotted sheets and was tied down at the top with supports that could sustain his weight. He likely had help inside. On the big day, he presented at the afternoon headcount. He then took advantage of staffing shortages that left the security cameras on the walls completely unmonitored, officials say. So, while the cameras caught the escape, providing this footage, it wasn’t seen until after it was too late. Once in the prison courtyard, he climbed a perimeter fence and likely had someone meeting outside to whisk him away. He had a two-hour head start before guards realized he was gone.There are calls for immediate fixes at Italy’s prisons. The guards’ union says prison staff across Italy has been reduced by several thousands, including removing sentries from prison walls. Raduano’s base was in Vieste, a picturesque coastal town in an abundantly beautiful area, surrounded by a huge national park.CREDITS:Music is Forget Me Not by Patrick Patrikios // Cover by Patrick Patrikios;Map animations created using Google Earth Studio; Prison fences from Google Street View; Prison exterior video by Telesardegna;Fireworks by MotionDigitial at Videvo; Police car video by Kindel Media, Fireworks Display At Night by Pixabay, Talking to media by Werner Pfennig, Convicts along wall by Ron Lach, security camera by cottonbro studio all from Pexels;Vieste beach by Samuele Wikipediano 1348 at Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107740583; Viesta from sea by Anczlu - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21512082; Coastal erosion by LucaLuca - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2639457~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
SUPER SLOW MOTION: Shooting pistol converted to full auto The Mob Reporter 2023-03-01 | Police in Britain test firing a semi-auto handgun modified to fire in automatic mode — one trigger pull spits out four fours. #SHORTS The gun was found in an investigation of an underworld gun dealer sentenced on March 1, 2023 to 19 years. He was tripped up by using compromised encrypted communications on his phone, in the National Crime Agency's Operation Venetic, part of the EncroChat probe. Test firing was by London's Metropolitan Police. Music is Cosmic Drift by DivKid.The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Britains Most Wanted Found in Beach Hideaway The Mob Reporter 2023-02-25 | For a man with one leg, Richard Wakeling had a good run. Globe-hopping one step ahead of police for five years, the British drug boss fugitive finally slipped up in Bangkok, Thailand, where he was living a quiet life with his Thai wife. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with the story of a fugitive police didn’t think would last long on the run, partly because he couldn’t really run at all, but was really living a comfortable life of beaches, palm trees, family and friends despite being at the top of Britain’s Most Wanted list.** Please join me on Patreon for bonus content at patreon.com/TheMobReporter.The 55-year-old Richard Wakeling disappeared on the eve of his trial in England in 2018 for importing large volumes of amphetamine, hidden in a rare liquid form, and wasn’t seen again until February 10, 2023, when he was bagged by police 6,000 miles from home. He was living near a beautiful beach and holiday resort area in Hua Hin.CREDITS:Music is “Arp Ascent” by Div Kid // “Everywhere You Know” by Jeremy Black // “Calcutta Sunset” by E's Jammy Jams;Map animations created using Google Earth Studio; Some photos are from Google Street View;Bangkok night drone and British flag are by Videvo from videvo.net; Bangkok river by Mikhail nilov, Hua Hin drone by HUAHIN PILOT LAND & REAL ESTATE DRONER, Cars on road by Olivier Polome, White shoes walking by MART PRODUCTION all at Pexels.com;Chelmsford Court photo by Stuart Axe - Flickr : flickr.com/photos/stuart166axe/2111234857, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32555834; Wandsworth prison by Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13742139; Wormwood Scrubs prison by Chmee2 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25409150; Hua Hun beach by Kroisenbrunner - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39180916~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Solving Mystery of Cocaine Island Found in the South Pacific 🦈 The Mob Reporter 2023-02-17 | A mysterious island in the South Pacific was made from bricks of cocaine held up by buoys. There was 3.5 tons of cocaine. That’s a crazy coke float. Three men were also rescued from the sea, allegedly having the same idea. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with news on the New Zealand navy’s recovery of 81 bales of coke, one of the biggest ever seizures for the country, worth $318 million US dollars, and, days later, of three Australian men rescued after they were forced to abandon their damaged boat. Not long after, bricks of coke washed ashore and police found their capsized boat, stuffed with more bricks. That humiliating caper, that seemed to have the very same idea as the mysterious island. Maybe this can be the origin story for #CocaineShark.** Please check out my bonus content and perks on Patreon at patreon.com/TheMobReporter. Let me tell you why it was just riding the waves, where I think it was found and what happened with the guys clinging to a cooler. The New Zealand find had bricks decorated by four-leaf clovers and the Batman logo. It was likely dumped in the waters near many of the lower Polynesian islands, such as Bora Bora, the Cook Islands, Samoa, over to Fiji. Police estimated it was enough coke to supply all of Australia for a year. It is more than is typically sold in New Zealand over 30 years.EN ESPAÑOL:Una isla misteriosa en el Pacífico Sur estaba hecha de ladrillos de cocaína sostenidos por boyas, que pesaban 3,5 toneladas. Eso es un loco flotador de coca cola. Tres hombres también fueron rescatados del mar, supuestamente teniendo la misma idea. Déjame contarte sobre eso.The Mob Reporter aquí con noticias sobre la recuperación por parte de la Marina de Nueva Zelanda de 81 pacas de coque, una de las incautaciones más grandes jamás realizadas en el país, con un valor de $ 318 millones de dólares estadounidenses, y, días después, de tres hombres australianos rescatados después de que se vieron obligados a abandonar su barco dañado. No mucho después, los ladrillos de coca llegaron a la costa y la policía encontró su bote volcado, lleno de más ladrillos. Esa cabriola humillante, que parecía tener la misma idea que la isla misteriosa.CREDITS: Music is “Open the Box” by Geographer // “Revolutionary” by Causmic // “Rich in the 80s” by Divkid // and “Rewired” by The Whole OtherCook Island by Rv, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=139773; Bora Bora by Samuel Etienne - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20476519; Samoa by Teinesavaii - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7922807; Fiji by Jaejay77 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50488368New Zealand to South America map by Tentotwo - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18241876; South Pacific map by Night w - includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file:, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18380044; Island rain shower and fishing boat by Videvo; Cargo ship video by Alexander Bobrov, water shots by Rostislav Uzunov, opening package video by MART PRODUCTION, Life jacket photo by Max Laurell, Ocean bubble video by Taz Eex; Underwater bubbles video by Kindel Media all at Pexels.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Outlaw Biker Boss Claims $3mil Bounty on His Head The Mob Reporter 2023-02-12 | A colorful biker boss named as national president of Australia’s "largest organized crime network" has been locked up, apparently for going into hiding from a $3-million bounty on his head. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE TAP THE "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: patreon.com/TheMobReporterThe Mob Reporter here with news on Allan Meehan, facing the fallout from being the ostentatious face of a powerful biker club, including his associate who’s become the first victim of a new law making not unlocking your phone for police a crime. It’s all part of another big push by Australian police against outlaw motorcycle clubs, made the country’s Public Enemy #1, where weeks of raids, arrests and searches have been taking swipes at the bikers. We know Allan Meehan is an outlaw because it’s tattooed on his neck. He’s the confident, swaggering leader of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club, which has a prodigious presence on the country’s streets. The Aussie underworld has been whispering that Meehan is under threat from rivals, with a heavy price on his head. His own lawyer said Meehan relocated with his family to a new state because of warnings of an underworld bounty. His lawyer said police told Meehan there was a $3 million hit out for him. Police disputed that price tag but not the underlying fact.The pricey residential suburb of Benowa Waters, where he was arrested on Australia’s beautiful Gold Coast, features pleasant family homes and waterfront mansions. The early morning arrest, as we see here, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, was at a lovely modern rental home in a leafy, sparkling neighborhood. Perhaps most importantly for him, it’s a nine-hour drive away from Sydney, where most of Australia’s fiercest gangland friction happens, and where his face is instantly recognized.For police, though, his new home’s notable feature is it is in another state, in Queensland, north of his registered address in New South Wales.Back in his home state, he is under a Serious Crime Prevention Order issued against him in November. An SCPO, as they’re called, is like being released on strict bail conditions without having first faced a criminal charge. It’s a made-in-Australia action against figures deemed to be involved in dangerous, serious crimes to curtail their movement and activities, and allow for proactive police interventions. Police say he shut down his phone and got in a car heading out of state almost immediately after the restrictions were placed on him.CREDITS: Music is Devious Little Smile by Godmode // Sinister by Anno Domini Beats; Meehan outlaw photo by Nikki Short; Other Meehan photos from Instagram; Comanchero road video is promotional footage from Comanchero Motorcycle Club ACCA, watch in full here: youtu.be/5SFxrl8bjwM; and from JOKR ACCA, available here: youtu.be/4zhZ3gOQ5Ic; Rebels road video is from promotional footage by Alex V, seen here: youtu.be/-aRyzr_4X6E; Benowa panorama by Benowa State High School under CC-BY-4.0 licence Copyright State of Queensland, (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=102945111;Bitcoin video by Videvo.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
🍕 Mafia Killer Found Making Pizzas — After 16 Years On The Run The Mob Reporter 2023-02-05 | An Italian Mafia killer who was on the run for 16 years was found working as a chef, making pizzas in a restaurant in France, after he posed for newspaper photos to promote his Italian restaurant. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE TAP THE "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: patreon.com/TheMobReporterThe Mob Reporter here with quick news of another Mafia fugitive —captured on Feb. 2, 2023 — this one a hitman in double murder who successfully kept off the radar for 16 years. Edgardo Greco, 63, is named as a member of a clan of the ‘Ndrangheta, the powerful Mafia born in the southern Italian region of Calabria. Greco was muscle for the “Perna-Pranno” clan in the city of Cosenza. He fled a life sentence and hid in the French city of Saint-Étienne. After working as a pizza maker, he started his own Italian restaurant and promoted it in newspaper stories, including photos of himself. They were noticed. Capturing Mafia fugitives has grabbed headlines lately, especially last month with the arrest of Italy’s most wanted man — the top Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, arrested after 30 years. But let’s be clear, Greco is no Messina Denaro. Despite headlines calling Greco a Mafia boss, that greatly elevates his modest status. He seems to have just been a mob soldier, which during a Mafia war isn’t all that rare.EN FRANÇAIS:Un tueur de la mafia italienne en fuite depuis 16 ans a été retrouvé en train de travailler comme chef cuisinier, préparant des pizzas dans un restaurant en France, après avoir posé pour des photos de journaux pour promouvoir son restaurant italien. Laissez-moi vous en parler.The Mob Reporter ici avec des nouvelles rapides d'un autre fugitif de la mafia - capturé le 2 février 2023 - celui-ci un tueur à gages dans un double meurtre qui a réussi à rester à l'écart du radar pendant 16 ans. Edgardo Greco, 63 ans, est nommé membre d'un clan de la 'Ndrangheta, la puissante mafia née dans la région de Calabre, dans le sud de l'Italie. Greco était le muscle du clan "Perna-Pranno" dans la ville de Cosenza. Il a fui une peine d'emprisonnement à perpétuité et s'est caché dans la ville française de Saint-Étienne. Après avoir travaillé comme pizzaiolo, il a lancé son propre restaurant italien et en a fait la promotion dans des articles de journaux, y compris des photos de lui. Ils ont été remarqués. La capture de fugitifs de la mafia a fait la une des journaux ces derniers temps, en particulier le mois dernier avec l'arrestation de l'homme le plus recherché d'Italie - le chef de la mafia sicilienne Matteo Messina Denaro, arrêté après 30 ans. Mais soyons clairs, Greco n'est pas Messina Denaro. Malgré les gros titres qualifiant Greco de chef de la mafia, cela élève considérablement son statut modeste. Il semble avoir juste été un soldat de la mafia, ce qui, pour être franc, pendant une guerre de mafia, n'est pas si rare.IN ITALIANO:Un killer mafioso italiano in fuga da 16 anni è stato trovato a lavorare come chef, a preparare pizze in un ristorante in Francia, dopo aver posato per le foto dei giornali per promuovere il suo ristorante italiano. Lascia che te ne parli.The Mob Reporter qui con notizie rapide di un altro latitante mafioso - catturato il 2 febbraio 2023 - questo un sicario in duplice omicidio che è riuscito a tenersi fuori dai radar per 16 anni. Edgardo Greco, 63 anni, è nominato membro di un clan della 'Ndrangheta, la potente mafia nata nella regione meridionale italiana della Calabria. Greco è stato muscolo del clan “Perna-Pranno” nella città di Cosenza. Fuggì dall'ergastolo e si nascose nella città francese di Saint-Étienne. Dopo aver lavorato come pizzaiolo, ha aperto il suo ristorante italiano e lo ha promosso nelle storie dei giornali, comprese le sue foto. Sono stati notati. La cattura dei fuggitivi di mafia ha conquistato i titoli dei giornali ultimamente, in particolare il mese scorso con l'arresto dell'uomo più ricercato d'Italia: il massimo boss della mafia siciliana Matteo Messina Denaro, arrestato dopo 30 anni. Ma parliamoci chiaro, Greco non è Messina Denaro. Nonostante i titoli definissero Greco un boss mafioso, ciò eleva notevolmente il suo modesto status. Sembra che fosse solo un soldato della mafia, il che durante una guerra di mafia, non è poi così raro.CREDITS:Music is "Back to the Future” by Ofshane // "A Baroque Letter” by Aaron Kenny // "Somewhere Fuse" by French FuseMap animations made using Google Earth Studio; some resto photos from Google Street View; Photograph in the newspaper "Le Progrès" dated July 3, 2021, ~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreys-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
INSIDE the Hunt for Sicilian Mafias Boss of Bosses Matteo Messina Denaro — Caught After 30 Years The Mob Reporter 2023-01-28 | I was inside the secret control room in Sicily while Italian police hunted one of the world’s most-wanted fugitives — Matteo Messina Denaro, the Mafia’s boss of bosses. Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with the inside story of a huge and important event — the arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro, captured on Jan. 16, 2023, at a medical clinic in Palermo, Sicily’s capital. It’s a landmark achievement that brought cheering crowds into the streets of the very birthplace of the Mafia.** PLEASE TAP THE "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: patreon.com/TheMobReporterI didn’t realize how secretive and rare my visit was until I came out of the secure room, in the mountainous suburbs of Palermo, and officers with the Carabinieri who were guarding it quietly asked me what it’s like, because they weren’t allowed inside. I can talk about the place now because their long-elusive target has finally been caught, after a remarkable 30 years on the run. Inside the hospital out-patient clinic, a colonel with the Carabinieri approached him and asked him who he is. Cool as a cucumber he replied: “You already know who I am. I’m Matteo Messina Denaro” He was born in Castelvetrano, in the province Trapani, and has been hiding not far away, in Campobello di Mazara. IN ITALIAN / IN ITALIANO:Ero nella sala di controllo segreta in Sicilia mentre la polizia italiana dava la caccia a uno dei latitanti più ricercati al mondo: Matteo Messina Denaro, il capo dei capi della mafia. Lascia che te ne parli.The Mob Reporter qui con la storia interna di un evento enorme e importante: l'arresto di Matteo Messina Denaro, catturato il 16 gennaio 2023, in una clinica medica a Palermo, capoluogo della Sicilia. È un risultato storico che ha portato folle esultanti nelle strade del luogo di nascita della mafia.Non mi ero reso conto di quanto fosse riservata e rara la mia visita fino a quando non sono uscito dalla camera blindata, nella periferia montagnosa di Palermo, e gli ufficiali dei Carabinieri che la sorvegliavano silenziosamente mi hanno chiesto com'era, perché non erano autorizzati dentro. Posso parlare del posto ora perché il loro obiettivo a lungo sfuggente è stato finalmente catturato, dopo ben 30 anni di fuga.All'interno dell'ambulatorio dell'ospedale, un colonnello dei carabinieri gli si è avvicinato e gli ha chiesto chi fosse. Fresco come un cetriolo ha risposto: “Sai già chi sono. Sono Matteo Messina Denaro” È nato a Castelvetrano, in provincia di Trapani, e si è nascosto poco lontano, a Campobello di Mazara.CREDITS: Music is: “Something is Going On” by Godmode // “Fugitive Kid” by Devon Church // “Street Rhapsody” by DJ Freedom Applause video to illustrate media coverage of public reaction to Messina Denaro’s capture is by Il Fatto Quotidiano; map animation created in Google Earth Studio; aerial of hospital is from public promotional website of La Maddalena; Bar San Vito sign from restaurantguru.com/; Cemetery video by Luis Figueroa, raised hand by KELLY, police car and police gathering by Kindel Media, man jumping by Dimitri Baret, fire and chair by Pixabay, man in hospital by Tima Miroshnichenko, surgery by Andrey Kirievskiy, smoke by Kmeel Stock, doc with patient by Tima Miroshnichenko, drink by cottonbro studio, all at Pexels;Palermo from hilltop by Gabrios1984 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5245960; Monreale panorama by 44penguins (Angela M. Arnold) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17142773; Monreale panorama wider by Tango7174 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16053379; Campobello lighthouse by User:Matthias Süßen - Own work, CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22001255.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Last Man in Elite Gang of Crooks Finally Captured The Mob Reporter 2023-01-21 | One of Europe’s Most Wanted was reaching for a shopping cart but it was him being bagged, not his groceries. Undercover cops swarmed Erick de Ventura Pacheco in a supermarket, finally arresting a man on the run since 2014. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE TAP THE "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: patreon.com/TheMobReporterThe Mob Reporter here with news of an arrest that marks the end of an era for Casper’s band of elite continental criminals, the old-school kind: swashbuckling pros, like we see in movies, pulling outrageous bank heists, crafty art thefts, and dazzling robberies that seize the public’s imagination in their native Spain. Casper was considered a criminal mastermind. His real name was Ángel Suárez Flores. Together with another masterful thief, Juan Manuel Candela Sapieha, known as El Sapo, and others, Casper grabbed headlines for years for his antics. Including, police allege, Ventura Pacheco, nicknamed “Peru.” This is a wild ride into a rich, colorful underworld that barely still exists.IN SPANISH / EN ESPAÑOL:Uno de los más buscados de Europa estaba alcanzando un carrito de compras, pero en un instante fue él quien estaba en la bolsa, no sus compras. Policías encubiertos confrontaron a Erick de Ventura Pacheco en un supermercado y finalmente arrestaron a un hombre prófugo desde 2014. Déjame contarte al respecto.The Mob Reporter aquí con la noticia de un arresto que marca el final de una era para la banda de criminales continentales de élite de Casper, del tipo de la vieja escuela, profesionales intrépidos, del tipo que vemos en las películas, que cometen escandalosos atracos bancarios, astutos robos de arte y deslumbrantes robos que se apoderan de la imaginación del público en su España natal.Casper fue considerado un autor intelectual criminal. Su verdadero nombre era Ángel Suárez Flores. Junto con otro ladrón magistral, Juan Manuel Candela Sapieha, conocido como El Sapo, y otros, Casper acaparó los titulares durante años por sus payasadas. Incluido, alega la policía, Ventura Pacheco, apodado “Perú”. Este es un viaje salvaje a un inframundo rico y colorido que apenas existe.CREDITS:Music is “Tak” by Bobby Richards // “No Turning Back (Instrumental)” by NEFFEX // “The Beacon” by Zachariah Hickman // “Cumbia City” by An JoneToledo town aerial created using Google Earth Studio; Clips from promotional trailer for documentary “Sapo, S.A. Memorias de un ladrón” is from FilmAffinity Official at: youtu.be/Nd9DGaGG8QQ; Casper The Friendly Ghost at comiXology. Retrieved September 25, 2021., Fair use, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68815354;Sapo boxing and selling gold scenes are from promotional videos by Sapo on Twitter/@jon_sapo_sa; Casper under escort photo by EFE; Casper in court photo by Niusdiaio.es; Casper with wife photo by El Pais; Counting money by Pixabay, Welding by KELLY, drill by Pixabay, Hallway by Tima Miroshnichenko, Madrid traffic by Lazar Krstić, touching beard by Edmond Dantès, Crystal Palace by HEspinosaFilms, walking on pavement by MART PRODUCTION, all from Pexels. ~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Genius NYC racetrack heist RUINED by these stupid mistakes 🤯 The Mob Reporter 2023-01-14 | EXCLUSIVE — An inside man mapped out the perfect scheme for a big-money heist — a quarter million in untraceable cash walked out the door of a New York City racetrack at the end of the busiest betting day of the year. Think it ended well? Let me tell you about it.The Mob Reporter here with the exclusive inside story of an ingenious heist that proves there is no such thing as a foolproof plan — in the underworld, there’s always some fool ready to ruin any plan. Take this for example. ** PLEASE TAP THE "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: patreon.com/TheMobReporterThe Gotham Stakes at New York’s Aqueduct Racetrack is the track’s busiest betting day, popular as a prep race for the Kentucky Derby. The track took in $536,567 in betting money. And three bandits made off with more than half of it. Here’s the crew: Lafayette Morrison, known as “Laf” — he’s the inside man — a trusted security guard at the racetrack; Lamel Miller, known as “Mel” — Morrison’s childhood friend was the muscle; and finally, Khaleel Williams, known as “Kha” — the driver, backup bandit and gofer. They might have got away with it too, if it wasn’t ruined by their own sloppy mistake. Watch to see what happened.CREDITS:Music is "Free Me" (Instrumental) by NEFFEX // "Virtual Roaming Charges" by Half-Cool //"No Turning Back (Instrumental)" by NEFFEX // "Would it Kill You" by Mini Vandals // "Dusk to Dawn" by TrackTribe // "Forever Young" by Otis McDonald // "Break Your Lock and Key" by Mini Vandals;Map animations created by The Mob Reporter using Google Earth Studio; Gotham Stakes race 2020 is from the New York Racing Association at youtu.be/-R4BK-HpOf0;Video of gun in car by KoolShooters, pistol grip by Tima Miroshnichenko,Man Aiming a Pistol by Tima Miroshnichenko, Elevator by Mart Production, Authorized Person Only by Lute Graves, Dollars by Tima Miroshnichenko, Money in a bottle by Ricardo Esquivel, all at Pexels.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Ganglands Biggest Hits and Misses The Mob Reporter 2023-01-08 | The Mob Reporter here to reveal my annual list of the most popular episodes of the past year — the 10 videos watched the most — but also something new: my least watched videos of the year. In other words, my hits and misses. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE TAP THE "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporterLINKS to Top 10 and Bottom 10 episodes of The Mob Reporter in 2022:** TOP 10 BEST:10: Flight crew arrested: youtu.be/WQufNLd2yM09: Chasing cocaine ship: youtu.be/JBQzy0yvlB88: Hard 2 Kill biker: youtu.be/A2TkvHkwlPI7: The End of Brotherhood: youtu.be/zR3p5vZKx-46: Super cartel busted: youtu.be/WVUxAt50uCs5: Gang war out of control: youtu.be/F1vbEeonfPk4: 50 years a biker boss: youtu.be/6XiI9-rVCx43: Sting of the decade: youtu.be/u_4vFlb9fjg2: Billion dollar bust: youtu.be/eqeaipbNaKQ1: Genius jewel heist gone wrong: youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y ** BOTTOM 10 WORST:10: Crooked judges for sale: youtu.be/vXPRaE1MAKM9: Gangster prison break: youtu.be/nTrLOUz7zWM8: Mafia boss found in jihadi outpost: youtu.be/peT74nQmIT47: Friends in high places: youtu.be/BQzwjzNXUA46: Gangster sends dog pic: youtu.be/QdmFyeDSR8U5: Lockbit ransomware arrest: youtu.be/HoBnrmO5mhY4: Leaky toilet reveals drugs and cash: youtu.be/k6AsyRP4reA3: New York Mafia rat’s strange new life: youtu.be/VIrPqSZARLc2: Drake’s gangland surprise: youtu.be/_56GMGxR3tM1: Narco pretends to be disabled: youtu.be/jqX7VkRdv6YCREDITS:Music is “Believe (Instrumental)” by NEFFEX // “Komorebi” by FuturemonoMobster with mob moll video by Cottonbro, gangster in prison video by Rodnae Productions, at Pexels; Countdown clock by Countdown timer is from Mandy Mathy at youtu.be/jDV5q37rGlg~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Romanias Gangster Clan 💥👊 The Mob Reporter 2022-12-30 | This is the story of two sons of a reputed crime boss, whose life of dating celebrities and social media flexing ran aground from outrageous violence, at home and after crossing the border into America. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE TAP "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporterThe Mob Reporter here with news of recent turmoil in the life of a gangster clan whose speciality, declares local tabloids, is breaking teeth with hammers. Alexandru Claudiu Pascu is a 24-year-old Romanian man better known at home as Marco Kalu, son of reputed crime boss Marcel Kalu. The patriarch is the kind of guy whose name is often preceded in the Romanian press by words like “feared” and “notorious.” But in Romanian, of course. The youngest son is Marco Kalu, his older brother is Franco Kalu. The clan’s antics and escapades routinely make headlines at home in Bucharest, Romania’s capital with tabloid stories on who the sons are dating and who they’re no longer dating; who they’re fighting with and who they’re no longer fighting with; stories of feuds, fights, scandals, and an alarming number of references to breaking teeth. But when Marco Kalu fled to the United States, where he was arrested, their notoriety became international.IN ROMANIAN:Aceasta este povestea a doi fii ai unui reputat șef criminal, a cărui viață de întâlniri cu celebrități și rețelele de socializare a eșuat din cauza violenței revoltătoare, acasă și după ce a trecut granița în America. Lasă-mă să-ți spun despre asta.The Mob Reporter aici cu vești despre tulburările recente din viața unui clan de gangsteri a cărui specialitate, declară tabloidele locale, este să spargă dinții cu ciocanele. Alexandru Claudiu Pascu este un român în vârstă de 24 de ani, mai cunoscut acasă sub numele de Marco Kalu, fiul reputatului șef al crimei Marcel Kalu. Patriarhul este genul de tip al cărui nume este adesea precedat în presa românească de cuvinte precum „temut” și „notoriu”. Dar în română, desigur. Fiul cel mic este Marco Kalu, fratele lui mai mare este Franco Kalu.Necazurile și escapadele clanului fac în mod obișnuit titluri în București, capitala României, cu povești tabloide despre cine se întâlnesc fiii și cu cine nu se mai întâlnesc; cu cine se luptă și cu cine nu se mai luptă; povești de vâlvă, lupte, scandaluri și un număr alarmant de referințe la ruperea dinților. Dar când Marco Kalu a fugit în Statele Unite, unde a fost arestat, notorietatea lor a devenit internațională.CREDITS:“19th Floor” by Bobby Richards // “A Trip around the Moon” by Unicorn Heads;Short excerpt from Otilia-Bilionera (official video) to illustrate her appearance, style and dancing is from JHaps Records and available in full here: youtu.be/-j0dlcfekqwSkull footage by A Luna Blue, Roma flag by Videvo from Videvo.net; Two men arguing by Aghyad Najjar, Man punching by Ketut Subiyanto, Neon lights by Engineerings Akyurt, Sledgehammer by cottonbro studio, Airplane in Romania by Adrian Frentescu, Man boxing bag by Pavel Danilyuk, Man and woman walking by Mikhail Nilov, Man doing Karate moves by Mikhail Nilov, Las Vegas fountains Video by Caleb Benijon, Las Vegas hotel strip Video by Jake Heinemann all from Pexel; Bucharest bus station by Mihai Surdu from Pixabay.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Kingpin Named as History’s Biggest Drug Lord Faces Justice The Mob Reporter 2022-12-24 | Tse Chi Lop has been extradited to face trial. Called a kingpin of global stature; a drug baron who the United Nations compares to the biggest in underworld history: El Chapo and Pablo Escobar, with guesstimated revenue of $18 billion a year. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE TAP "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporterThe Mob Reporter here with big news on an important story, a milestone event in the life of an intriguing and beguiling figure who until his arrest was perhaps the most important organized crime figure most people had never heard of. On Dec. 22, 2022, Tse Chi Lop, 59, a Chinese national with Canadian citizenship, finally arrived in Australia after fighting furiously to avoid his extradition from the Netherlands. His alleged organization was called The Company, or the Sam Gor Syndicate, Cantonese for Brother Number Three, which is one of Tse’s nicknames. Their cash cow is methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, an absolute tidal wave of them. Sam Gor is said to be the world’s biggest player through the entire Asia-Pacific region, potentially the largest market on earth. It was mostly made on an industrial scale in Asia’s Golden Triangle.IN DUTCH:Tse Chi Lop is uitgeleverd. Een kingpin van wereldformaat genoemd; een drugsbaron die door de Verenigde Naties wordt vergeleken met de grootste in de geschiedenis van de onderwereld: El Chapo en Pablo Escobar, met een geschatte omzet van $ 18 miljard per jaar. Laat me je erover vertellenThe Mob Reporter hier met groot nieuws over een belangrijk verhaal, een mijlpaal in het leven van een intrigerende en verleidelijke figuur die tot aan zijn arrestatie misschien wel de belangrijkste figuur van de georganiseerde misdaad was waar de meeste mensen nog nooit van hadden gehoord.Op 22 december 2022 arriveerde Tse Chi Lop, 59, een Chinees staatsburger met Canadees staatsburgerschap, eindelijk in Australië nadat hij hevig had gevochten om zijn uitlevering uit Nederland te voorkomen. Zijn vermeende organisatie heette The Company, of het Sam Gor-syndicaat, Kantonees voor broeder nummer drie, een van Tse's bijnamen. Hun melkkoe is methamfetamine en andere synthetische drugs, een absolute vloedgolf van hen. Sam Gor zou 's werelds grootste speler zijn in de hele regio Azië-Pacific, mogelijk de grootste markt ter wereld. Het werd meestal op industriële schaal gemaakt in de Gouden Driehoek van Azië.IN CHINESE:谢志洛已被引渡。 被称为具有全球地位的主角； 联合国将其比作黑社会历史上最大的毒枭：El Chapo 和 Pablo Escobar，估计年收入为 180 亿美元。 让我告诉你吧黑帮记者在这里报道了一个重要故事的重大新闻，这是一个有趣人物一生中的里程碑事件，在他被捕之前，他可能是人们从未听说过的最重要的有组织犯罪人物。2022 年 12 月 22 日，59 岁的加拿大公民谢志洛 (Tse Chi Lop) 在为避免被荷兰引渡而进行斗争后抵达澳大利亚。 他所谓的组织被称为 The Company，或 Sam Gor Syndicate。 他们赚的钱是甲基苯丙胺和其他合成药物，他们的潮汐。 据说三哥是整个亚太地区世界上最大的玩家，可能是地球上最大的市场。 它主要是在亚洲金三角以工业规模生产的。CREDITS:Music is “Brown Bag” by Silent Partner // “Glacial Meeting Point” by Asher Fulero // “Mast” by Silent Partner;Myanmar village video by Catalin Geangos, handcuffs by Kindle Media at Pexels; Vintage maps, Guangzhou street and Toronto skating by Videvo; Shan state panorama photo by Takeaway - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30630983; Shan state road with bike photo by Jakub Hałun - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66798902~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Italian Mafia Boss Was Found in Jihadi Outpost in Syria! The Mob Reporter 2022-12-17 | A notorious Italian Mafia drug trafficker wanted across Europe for almost 20 years was arrested in a most unexpected place — a jihadi outpost in a Syria’s disputed borderland. It reveals a hidden war on drugs and an underworld earthquake as two top Mafia men become rats. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE TAP "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporter The Mob Reporter here with a deep dive into a still unravelling story, a dangerous globetrot from one of Italy’s sturdiest Mafia strongholds, to jihadi territory in the Middle East, past a hidden drug war in the desert, before returning to Italy, where shocking news of mob betrayal emerge.Bruno Carbone, 45 years old, an Italian mobster and international drug broker who until recently sat on Europe’s most wanted list. Carbone had been on the run since 2003, fleeing a 20-year sentence for international trafficking. He was caught crossing from Turkey into disputed regions of northwestern Syria back in March, but nobody knew it. Here is what happened next.IN ARABIC:تم القبض على تاجر مخدرات إيطالي سيئ السمعة مطلوب في جميع أنحاء أوروبا لما يقرب من 20 عامًا في مكان غير متوقع - وهو موقع جهادي في منطقة حدودية متنازع عليها في سوريا. يكشف عن حرب خفية على المخدرات وزلزال في العالم السفلي حيث أصبح اثنان من كبار رجال المافياIN ITALIAN:Un famigerato trafficante di droga della mafia italiana ricercato in tutta Europa da quasi 20 anni è stato arrestato in un luogo del tutto inaspettato: un avamposto jihadista in una terra di confine contesa della Siria. Rivela una guerra nascosta alla droga e un terremoto della malavita mentre due uomini di spicco della mafia diventano topi. Lascia che te ne parli.CREDITS: Music is "Thunder Chant" by E's Jammy Jams // "Dark Mystery" by Audionautix // "Dark Zephyr" by Audio Hertz;Some local footage from Idlib governate’s Public Security Agency; border interdictions by Jordan’s Armed Forces; Seizure photos from authorities in Jordan, Dubai, Kuwait, and Italy; Assad video from government YouTube channel: youtube.com/@SyrianPresidency; Assad photograph by Mehr News Agency, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=119069583; Ciampino airport photo by CAPTAIN RAJU - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71544419; Dubai skyline video by Norbert Yanzon, Naples video by Marius Axinte, powder video by AFFAN TECH, Dubai panorama video by Pat Whelen, Dubai skyline video by The Lazy Artist Gallery, Colombian flag by Camilo Calderón; and Prison bars video by Teela Hudak, all from Pexels.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Entire drug ring falls when gangster texts photo of his dog 🐶 The Mob Reporter 2022-12-11 | The boss of this criminal organization unwittingly betrayed his entire operation on two continents — and lost half a ton of ecstasy — by foolishly texting a photo of his pet dog. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE TAP "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporterThe Mob Reporter here with all the deep details of a headline-grabbing underworld tale that turned into a screwball comedy. Bumbling British gangsters undone by careless dog pics and inadvertent selfies.Bob is a French bulldog, apparently beloved by Danny Brown, a London gangster who was hammering out a plot to move $54 million in drugs halfway around the world. He and his pals were using a supposedly secret phone system, called EncroChat. And why not — all the cool narcos were using it, which was exactly why penetrating it became a police priority. His username there was “RollTheDice.” Indeed.In between messages about their 448-kilos of ecstasy, he sent a photo of Bob to his gangmate, Stefan Baldauf. Find out why this was a very bad move for him, and nine others arrested with him.CREDITS:Music is No Starlight Dey Beat by Nana Kwabena // Landing by Godmode // Secret Job by GodmodeDoosan DX420 photo showing the equipment at the heart of the case is from eu.doosanequipment.comEncroChat phone video by Sylak 88 at youtu.be/mUdugZjTPhoBromley photo by Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13824243Business man on green screen by Videvo, French bulldog by Freepik, Smartphone user, Browsing phone, Dice Roll Snake Eyes, London Tower Bridge, Australia map, UK map, Sydney Harbour by mitchp, Data stream by A Luna Blue, hone with green screen by Videvo all from Videvo; Sydney skyline by Amit, Texting man by Edmond Dantès, Ship at sea by Sujithsidharth, Welder by kelly-lacy, London street by George Morina, Digger by Site Engineer, Digging by Kelly, Man Texting by Pexels Videos, Texting finger by Pexels Videos, Young man texting by Ekaterina Bolovtsova, UK highway by Mike, all from Pexels;~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Bosses of Global “Super Cartel” Nabbed in Luxury Desert Hideaway The Mob Reporter 2022-12-03 | While hiding in plain sight in their sanctuary of Dubai, six high-value targets of the “Super Cartel” — global drug lords responsible for a third of all the cocaine in Europe — were arrested in a surprise sweep, authorities say. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE TAP "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporterThe Mob Reporter here with details on one of the most important international mega-operations in years. These rich, powerful, prolific men have been among the most wanted for years. They were declared bona fide drug lords — true kingpins — with roots in the Balkans, Britain, Netherlands, North Africa, and Panama. And don’t worry, I will name names.The raids included America, France, Holland, Spain, Belgium, and, most surprising, the United Arab Emirates, previously valued in the underworld as a gilded sanctuary for the world’s biggest narcos. These arrests unwound over several days, from Nov. 8 to Nov. 19, 2022, but publicly disclosed this week. They’re suspected of moving astronomical loads of cocaine and other drugs around the world — some 30 tons of cocaine was seized. There were 49 arrests in all. Arrested are six alleged members of a super cartel: Ryan James Hale, a British citizen; Anthony Alfredo Martínez Meza, from Panama; Edin Gačanin, also known as “Tito”, who was born in Bosnia and emigrated to the Netherlands; Zouhair Belkhair, a dual Dutch and Moroccan citizen; and Rabhioui Bourfa and Hoesny Ajaray, two men from North Africa. None of the allegations have been proven in court.The super cartel has already been splintered. Two other alleged members were previously arrested and face trial: Ridouan Taghi, named as a Dutch-Moroccan boss of the so-called Mocro Maffia; and Raffaele Imperiale of Italy’s Camorra Mafia. Another, Daniel Kinahan, the alleged Irish drug boss is on the run from U.S. sanctions for transnational crime with a $5 million reward for their arrest.IN BOSNIAN:Dok su se skrivali na vidiku u svom utočištu u Dubaiju, šest visokovrijednih meta "Super kartela" - globalnih narko-bosova odgovornih za trećinu cjelokupnog kokaina u Evropi - uhapšeno je u iznenadnoj akciji, kažu vlasti. Dozvolite mi da vam kažem nešto o tome.Mob Reporter ovdje sa detaljima o jednoj od najvažnijih međunarodnih mega operacija posljednjih godina. Ovi bogati, moćni, plodni ljudi godinama su među najtraženijim i najtežim stvorenjima za hvatanje. Proglašeni su bona fide narko-bosovima - pravim kraljevima - s korijenima na Balkanu, Britaniji, Holandiji, Sjevernoj Africi i Panami: Ryan James Hale, britanski državljanin; Anthony Alfredo Martínez Meza, iz Paname; Edin Gačanin, poznat i kao “Tito”, koji je rođen u Bosni i emigrirao u Holandiju; Zouhair Belkhair, dvojni holandski i marokanski državljanin; i Rabhioui Bourfa i Hoesny Ajaray, dvojica muškaraca iz Sjeverne Afrike. Nijedna od navoda nije dokazana na sudu.IN DUTCH:Terwijl ze zich in het volle zicht verborgen hielden in hun heiligdom van Dubai, werden zes waardevolle doelwitten van het "Superkartel" - wereldwijde drugsbaronnen die verantwoordelijk zijn voor een derde van alle cocaïne in Europa - gearresteerd tijdens een verrassingsactie, zeggen de autoriteiten. Laat me je erover vertellen.The Mob Reporter hier met details over een van de belangrijkste internationale mega-operaties in jaren. Deze rijke, machtige, productieve mannen behoren al jaren tot de meest gezochte en moeilijk te vangen wezens. Ze zijn uitgeroepen tot bonafide drugsbaronnen - echte kingpins - met wortels in de Balkan, Groot-Brittannië, Nederland, Noord-Afrika en Panama.: Ryan James Hale, een Brits staatsburger; Anthony Alfredo Martínez Meza, uit Panama; Edin Gačanin, ook wel bekend als “Tito”, geboren in Bosnië en geëmigreerd naar Nederland; Zouhair Belkhair, een dubbele Nederlandse en Marokkaanse nationaliteit; en Rabhioui Bourfa en Hoesny Ajaray, twee mannen uit Noord-Afrika. Geen van de beschuldigingen is bewezen in de rechtbank.CREDIT:Music is Apollo The Wicked by Jeremy Korpas // Anxious Bosnian flag by Simón Gómez, Netherlands flag by Matthias Groeneveld, US flag by John Hill, men walking by Naveen G, Dubai aerial by Pat Whelen, Dubai skyline by The Lazy Artist Gallery, Burj al Arab by yash-rao, Burj Khalifa by zahabiya travel world, Little fish by Tom Fisk, Big fish by MsDiaryJp, Killer whales by Zlatin Georgiev, Hamburg by Tom Wielspütz, Sarajevo by Asko at Pexels; Panama from Videvo; Police uniforms from youtube.com/watch?v=P-dfTtG7cBw; Croatia by Luciann Photography, Valencia Hiurich G., Tuxedo by Pixabay~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing ou real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe
Bullets bad for business — noisy transnational crime bust The Mob Reporter 2022-11-27 | It's an old-school police blitz, 16 dramatic raids on homes, businesses, and moving car, hitting a transnational drug network accused of moving meth from California and cocaine from Germany to one of the hottest drug markets — with help from an employee of DHL. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE TAP "THANKS" BUTTON TO HELP ME OUT OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporterThe Mob Reporter here with news of another large-scale police operation trying to take down an organized crime network in Australia, one that brought seven arrests of a multinational cast of characters — and the seizure of drugs and lots and lots of cold hard cash. The early morning raids in and around Sydney’s suburbs on Nov. 23, 2022, weren’t quiet affairs. They rarely are. Watch what happens when they finally pull the trigger on the arrest phase of Strike Force Cunich and Strike Force Eos, part of Operation Phobetor.CREDITS:Music is Fermi Paradox by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio // Bad Trip by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioThe DHL warehouse video is from Deutsche Post AG, to illustrate the size and sophistication of the company; Los Angeles skyline video by Henrique at Pexels; Sydney Bridge video by Videvo; Los Angeles drone shot-Video by RODNAE Productions at Pexels; Sydney at dusk by Videvo; Shipping containers by Videvo; Port Botany sign by J Bar - en: Port_Botany.JPG, CC BY 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2113333; Port Botany cranes by Adam.J.W.C. - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3713636; Australia Vintage Map by Videvo; ~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Raids shatter kingpins drug supply chain The Mob Reporter 2022-11-19 | A kingpin linking four continents through massive loads of drugs and dirty money was clobbered by the arrest of his childhood friend who was his second-in-command, his money men and even his lawyer, police say. Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE TAP "THANKS" BUTTON TO HELP ME OUT OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporterThe Mob Reporter here with news of a wave of raids and arrests police claim finally dismantles a transnational crime network. It comes as the alleged boss himself, Fikri Amellah, a 44-year-old Moroccan, is already behind bars, after his arrest in Barcelona last year. Woe is he. But he’s had a wild ride. Fikri was billed as “one of the most wanted drug traffickers in the world.” Over 20 years he allegedly connected South American cartels, African smugglers, European distributors, and Asian money launderers.From desperate narcos sinking their own ship to hide tons of cocaine, to a fugitive outing himself in a steamy music video, from frantic speedboat smuggling to washing profits with fabulously expensive watches — this tale has it all. LINKS TO VIDEOS MENTIONED: - Messi of Hash: youtu.be/_T-gv4kXqpI- African Route: youtu.be/W5qxakPemQI- Los Castaña: youtu.be/5nIuV7ND3jQ** IN ARABIC / بالعربية:قالت الشرطة إن أحد الزعماء الذين يربطون بين أربع قارات من خلال كميات هائلة من المخدرات والأموال القذرة تضرر من خلال اعتقال صديق طفولته الذي كان الرجل الثاني في قيادته ، ورجال المال ، وحتى محاميه. اسمحوا لي ان اقول لكم عن ذلك.مراسل موب هنا مع أنباء عن موجة من المداهمات والاعتقالات تدعي الشرطة في النهاية تفكيك شبكة الجريمة عبر الوطنية. يأتي ذلك في الوقت الذي يقبع فيه الرئيس المزعوم ، فكري عامله ، المغربي البالغ من العمر 44 عامًا ، بالفعل خلف القضبان ، بعد اعتقاله في برشلونة العام الماضي. وُصف فكري بأنه "أحد أكثر مهربي المخدرات المطلوبين في العالم". يُزعم أنه ربط كارتلات أمريكا الجنوبية ، ومهربين أفارقة ، وموزعين أوروبيين ، وغاسلي أموال آسيويين.من المهربين اليائسين الذين يغرقون سفينتهم لإخفاء أطنان من الكوكايين ، إلى هارب يكشف عن نفسه في فيديو موسيقي مشبع بالبخار ، من تهريب الزوارق السريعة إلى جني الأرباح بساعات اليد باهظة الثمن - هذه القصة بها كل شيء.CREDITS:Music is Manifest It (Instrumental) by NEFFEX // That's What It Takes (Instrumental) by NEFFEX // Til I Hear 'em Say (Instrumental) by NEFFEX;Map animations created using Google Earth Studio; Hospital hallway by Enrique Silva, Laptop by Darina Belonogova, Phone by Foysal Ahmed, Running with guns by Alan W, Watch by Mat Brown, Chestnut by Nathan J Hilton, Powder spray by Affan Tech, all at Pexels; Al Hoceima photo by Abdel Jalil Bouhaj - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69833704~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Fugitive Biker Busted on Party Island in Encrypted Phone Sting The Mob Reporter 2022-11-05 | There’s new action on one of the greatest police stings targeting the gangland elite — a New Zealand man in an Australian biker club wanted in America was arrested in Thailand for a plot that united criminals around the globe. Let me tell you about it.** TAP "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporterThe Mob Reporter here with the latest on the high-profile fugitives from U.S. justice who weren’t to be found in June 2021, when the incredible AN0M encrypted phone network sting clamped shut, trapping a thousand suspects in more than a dozen countries and counting.Shane Ngakuru is the latest to be caught, wanted in the United States and in New Zealand. He was named as one of the big fish in the FBI’s Operation Trojan Shield. Ngakuru was arrested in Thailand on Oct. 19, 2022. Thai authorities described him as an important member of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club, a powerful biker club started in Australia. The 43-year-old Ngakuru, authorities allege, is one of New Zealand’s biggest crime exports. Ngakuru is not just any Comanchero member, police say, but one of its internationally influential members, partly because of who his cousin is: another New Zealander who made it big in Australia’s outlaw biker scene, a man named Duax Ngakuru, also known as Dax. He’s been called an “international commander” of the Comanchero organization. Here's a LINK to my video on the AN0M sting: youtu.be/sg1FbtXYvK8The brilliance of this operation was that real-life criminal influencers were fooled into recruiting other users to the platform. The system was called AN0M. ANOM’s distribution started in 2019. Thinking everything was secure, those using the phones had secret conversations. For two years the messages, photos and calls over the ANOM system were being monitored by American and Australian police who then filtered them about to law enforcement agencies around the world.Where does Shane Ngakuru fit into all of this mayhem? He is named in a U.S. indictment as one of 14 alleged distributors of AN0M services to underworld figures. In San Diego, California, he is wanted for Racketeering under the federal RICO Conspiracy Act. Ngakuru will likely be the second alleged AN0M distributors to appear in U.S. court. Aurangzeb Ayub is a dual national of Britain and the Netherlands. He was living with his wife in the Netherlands when he was arrested and was quietly extradited to the U.S. in March.CREDITS:Music is “On Your Left” by The Whole Other // “Frequency” by Silent Partner // “Low Tide” by Silent PartnerComanchero NZ run video is public promotional video by JOKR ACCA available in full at: youtube.com/watch?v=4zhZ3gOQ5Ic&t=6sComanchero Australia run video is public promotional video by COMANCHERO MOTORCYCLE CLUB ACCA available in full at: youtube.com/watch?v=LzktvZLW3rY&t=115sDuax Ngakuru photo is from the New Zealand Herald which provides excellent local gangland coverage at nzherald.co.nzTattoo images are from public promotional posts on social media by Bloodline Tattoo. Visit: facebook.com/bloodlinetattoophuketPhuket Budha video by Maksim Romashkin, Bangkok stall video by Dean Alexandrou, Bangkok taxi video by Oliver Polome, San Diego skylight sunset video by Kindel Media all at Pexels; San Diego highway video by Videvo. ~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreys-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
🚨 EXCLUSIVE — U.S. military grabs these narcos in international water The Mob Reporter 2022-10-21 | Here’s what really happens when the U.S. Coast Guard spots a suspicious boat on the high seas. An exclusive story of smuggling gone wrong, tracking seven smugglers from life before the trip, through getting caught, to where they are now. Let me tell you about it.** TAP "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN ME ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporterThe Mob Reporter here with the inside story of a high seas stop by a Coast Guard boarding team of a speedboat in international water — manned by seven narcos from Mexico and Ecuador — and everything that happens, from start to finish: the interception, their arrest, a desperate escape attempt, and their prosecution in Florida. It can be a deadly action for Marine Interdiction Agents as we learned recently when Marine Interdiction Agent Michel Maceda was shot dead while boarding a boat.CREDITS: Music is “Born a Rockstar” by NEFFEX and “Komorebi” by Futuremono.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
‘Lionel Messi of Hash’ now most-wanted man The Mob Reporter 2022-10-15 | He’s been Spain’s most wanted for years and now leads a list of Europe’s most wanted gangsters. He runs but he doesn’t hide. His offense, police say, is landing eight tonnes of product each day, supplying half of Europe, making him the “Lionel Messi of Hash.” Let me tell you about it.** PLEASE TAP "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN MY PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporter **The Mob Reporter here news of a fresh wave of heat on Abdellah El Haj Sadek El Menbri, a 38-year-old Moroccan wanted in Spain, where he’s lived most his life, and where his big smile, loads of dough, nickname and wild exploits seize public attention. Police consider El Haj the most significant hashish smuggler in southern Europe, saying his high-powered speedboats whip from Africa to Europe across the Strait of Gibraltar, where Europe’s south coast is less than nine miles from Africa’s north coast, with Spain on one side and Morocco on the other. El Haj was born poor in 1983 in Tangier and moved with his family to Spain and grew up in Algeciras. He was put on Europe’s Most Wanted list of fugitive gangsters by Europol, the European police agency, seeking public help tracking him down. #TrueCrime#DubbedWithAloud *** VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL:Las salvajes locuras de "el Lionel Messi del hachís" que lo convierten en el hombre más buscadoLleva años siendo el más buscado de España y ahora encabeza una lista de los mafiosos más buscados de Europa. Corre, pero no se esconde. Su delito, dice la policía, es descargar ocho toneladas de producto cada día, abasteciendo a la mitad de Europa, lo que lo convierte en el "Lionel Messi del hachís". Déjame contarte sobre eso.— Este video ha sido doblado al español con voz artificial con aloud.area120.google.com para aumentar la accesibilidad. Puede cambiar el idioma de la pista de audio en el menú Configuración.*** VERSÃO PORTUGUESA:As travessuras selvagens do 'Lionel Messi do Haxixe' o tornam o homem mais procuradoEle é o mais procurado da Espanha há anos e agora lidera uma lista dos gângsteres mais procurados da Europa. Ele corre, mas não se esconde. Seu crime, segundo a polícia, é desembarcar oito toneladas de produtos por dia, abastecendo metade da Europa, tornando-o o “Lionel Messi do Haxixe”. Deixe-me falar sobre isso.— Este vídeo foi dublado para o português usando uma voz artificial via aloud.area120.google.com para melhorar sua acessibilidade. Você pode alterar o idioma do áudio no menu Configurações.CREDITS:Music is Warzone by Anno Domini Beats // Djinn by Francis PreveMap animation created with Google Earth StudioMessi kicking by Christopher Johnson - Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18627050; Messi with ball by Christopher Johnson, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18682734; Messi v. Manchester United by funnydae - 039 men at work_ UEFA 2009, Rome _ мужская работа_ УЕФА 2009, Рим, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7017865; Video of Spanish Flag by Mikhail Nilov, Red card by Omar Ramadan, Morocco blue street by Taryn Elliott at Pexels; Morocco market and Morocco arch videos by Stand Up For Nature at Videvo; Some photos of El Haj from social media and local news media; Strait of Gibraltar from space by NASA, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=141747; Getares beach photo by CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3211490; Getares hills photo by Falconaumanni CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18120400;Tom Brady by Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA - Tom Brady, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8022614; Wayne Gretzky by Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75403724; Michael Jordan by Steve Lipofsky at basketballphoto.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1718870; Serena Williams photo by Edwin Martinez from The Bronx by Flickrworker, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28397330; Babe Ruth by George Grantham Bain - Heritage Auctions commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41470694; Richie McCaw photo by Jeanfrancois Beausejour on Flickr flickr.com/photos/jeanfrancoisbeausejour/7310311680/in/album-72157629988276374, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42885871~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Narco fakes disability to get kilos of cocaine on a plane 👨🦽 The Mob Reporter 2022-09-24 | Now this is low, even by underworld standards. A passenger on a plane from the Caribbean to Italy faked being disabled to smuggle 13 kilos hidden in his wheelchair. He was outwitted by a sniffer dog. Let me tell you about it.** TAP THE "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN MY PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporter **The Mob Reporter here with quick hit news of an outrageous low point in the life of an international smuggler, a career that’s already scandalous. When a Sept. 2, 2022, flight from the Dominican Republic landed at Milan’s international airport, the largest airport in Italy’s north, a Spanish passenger was in a motorized wheelchair. Airport staff were on hand to help the man who declared he was unable to walk, navigate the crowded airport, filled with a crush of passengers returning from summer holidays. It looked an unlikely scene to arouse suspicion, but a clever sniffer dog named Crai wasn’t fooled. Crai is a detector dog with the Guardia di Finanza, one of Italy’s federal police agency. His nose told him something was up. they cut into the leather padding of the wheelchair. In the back rest and in the bottom cushion, they found what Crai was telling them was there: 13 kilos worth about US$2-million. He was walked over to prison.CREDIT:Music is “Psychic Need” by Chasms;Map animation created using Google Earth Studio;Airplane taxiing video by Attila Oláh, Airport terminal and luggage carousel videos by Kelly; Luggage conveyor Video by Michael Manning, all at Pexels; Airport radar, airport foot traffic and overhead airplane videos by Videvo.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Judge caught ON CAMERA taking bribes from Mafia The Mob Reporter 2022-09-11 | Buying a judge — it does happen and here is proof: cash-filled envelopes passed in judicial chambers caught on video. This is connected to new allegations — a pact between politicians and the Mafia. Let me tell you about it.** TAP THE "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN MY PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporter **The Mob Reporter here with news of another wave of anti-Mafia arrests in Italy, and of the charismatic mob informant spilling the secrets on gangsters and politicians in the birthplace of the Mafia, where corruption is never far away.A massive police round up started a week ago. More than 200 people were arrested in Cosenza, in Calabria, the toe of the boot-shaped map of Italy. Among them are mobsters, politicians, businessmen and government officials. Revelations of alleged corruption have been spilling out of a veteran mobster, who has been cooperating with prosecutors for eight years. Three government officials were suspended from duty and placed under house arrest pending further investigation: Marcello Manna, the Mayor of Rende, a town in Cosenza province that is home to the University of Calabria, as well as one his town councillors; Pino Munno, who oversees the town’s public works; and in neighboring Cosenza, the capital of the province of the same name, one of the city’s executive officers was accused, Francesco De Cicco, who is in charge of municipal maintenance.It’s no longer shocking in Calabria to have city officials hit by Mafia allegations. Many towns have had their entire municipal governments dissolved and put under federal control because of Mafia infiltration and association. 129 dissolutions, in fact, according to Avviso Pubblico, an anti-Mafia association in Italy. There’s nothing to compare in most parts of the world. Perhaps nowhere else.Prosecutors say there was an awkward and unsavoury melange including Marco Petrini, judge of the Court of Appeal in Catanzaro, Francesco Patitucci, a powerful Mafia boss, a former mobster turned informant, Adolfo Foggetti, and the city officials.Foggetti has always been a charismatic guy. While in witness protection, he uploaded an outlandish video to TikTok in 2020. He stands with a pistol tucked in his waistband and slides 50-euro notes from a stack. Thanks for watching.CREDITS:Music is “The Itch (Instrumental)” by NEFFEX // “Six O'Clock Rush” by TrackTribe // “Bengo Latino” by Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right ProductionsExcerpt of finding Bruni video from LaC news available here: youtu.be/vXiOOtu3eWg; Excerpt of Forgetti arrest video from CalNews available here: youtu.be/PrL5w5AVfc8 Nicola Gratteri video from Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, available here: youtu.be/sD92XrP0rioMap animations created in Google Earth Studio; Photos of Manna, De Cicco, and Munno are from their respective promotional Facebook pages; Municipal dissolution map by Avviso Pubblico; Flying money animation by Videvo~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreysPlease like, share, comment and subscribe.Thanks for watching!-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Hard 2 Kill biker bosss short-lived swagger The Mob Reporter 2022-09-04 | One day you’re the hunter and the next you’re the prey. That’s just how gangland works. Outlaw biker Tarek Zahed knows this — he stepped out in public after almost being killed only to be arrested for murder. Let me tell you about it.** TAP THE "THANKS" BUTTON OR JOIN MY PATREON: http://patreon.com/TheMobReporter **The Mob Reporter here with news of a triumphant return to the streets for a biker boss less than four months after an assassination attempt, a swagger that only last a week. Our first glimpse of notorious Australia’s biker Zahed since he was hit by gunfire was on Instagram. He’s seated at a table at an event in Melbourne, with meat on his plate and booze on his table. He’s surrounded by friends. Allan Meehan, the national president of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club has his arm spread around him. His president tagged the photo “Welcome back Tarek” and dubbed him “Hard2Kill”. One week later, he flew back to his hometown of Sydney from Melbourne for a wedding. As Zahed traveled down a busy road Sunday afternoon in a black BMW hatchback, tactical police moved in and aggressively arrested him. Hard2Kill is the kind of name that sticks in gangland. Until gangland decides to turn itself upside down again. I’ve been watching the underworld for decades and I gotta say, that’s the sort of name that can become a heavy burden. Eventually someone will want to rise to that challenge.LINK TO VIDEO on Tarek shooting: youtu.be/F1vbEeonfPkPlease subscribe, comment and like this video. Tap the “thanks” button below this video or join me on Patreon to help even more.CREDITS: Music is “Radiation Storm” by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio // sampled “Go!” by NEFFEX;Tarek’s dinner post from Instagram/theallanmeehan as first captured by Australia’s Daily Telegraph reporter Josh Hanrahan; some news footage from ABC and 7News help depict the media coverage of this story; Youssef Assoum photos are from his public Instagram page at www.instagram.com/youssefndat; Comanchero riding video is from a public promotional video by The Comanchero Motorcycle Club; photos of Tarek and Omar Zahed are from Facebook; police lights video by Videvo; some gym scenes are from a public promotional video from Bodyfit Fitness Centres at: youtu.be/NCiSD5PDgnAThanks for watching.~ The Mob Reporter is a professional journalist bringing you real-life mob, police and true crime news and educational videos. ~ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/themobreporter?sub_confirmation=1~ Please subscribe to my other channels: • Crime Watch: youtube.com/CrimeWatchWorld• Crime in Italy: youtube.com/CrimeInItaly~ To read my written journalism: nationalpost.com/author/ahumphreys-~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Genius jewel heist wrecked by sloppy mistakes": youtu.be/KkEk0k0d_7Y-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
