Apple AirTags being used by car thieves

The latest in high end auto theft are Apple AirTags. Cops are warning folks to watch out for the devices. “An iPhone user will receive a notification that an Air-Tag is nearby. If you own an Android phone, you can download an app called Tracker Detect, which will provide the same alert,” OPP said.

Jimmy Sabatino - most restricted prisoner in America

In January in Miami, three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals heard arguments in a case involving notorious conman James Sabatino, 46. His audacious crimes span decades and many were run from his jail cell, until he was shipped to ADX Florence.

"Mr. Sabatino is housed at the Federal Supermax ADX Florence," a judge wrote. "He is in a special wing of the "Special Administrative Measures" (SAM) Unit called "The Suites." There are only four cells in the wing; each 12' x 7' cell is equipped with a bed, desk, bathroom, shower, and a separate recreation cage. Sabatino's cell has a camera equipped with night vision and sound, this subjects Sabatino to 24/7 audio and visual surveillance, which is monitored and recorded by both the BOP and the FBI. The only other inmate on the range is Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Sabatino is prohibited any contact, association or communication with anyone else in the unit."

Conman Jimmy Sabatino can’t keep himself from committing crimes — even when he’s locked up. Sabatino pleaded guilty to running a $10.4 million fraud from inside his cell at the Federal Detention Center in Miami in 2017. The judge sentenced him to the maximum punishment of 20 years in prison and Sabatino will serve his time in the notorious “Supermax” federal prison in Colorado and be banned from having any contact with anyone except his stepmother and his two attorneys.

Sabatino, associated with the Gambinos, is prohibited from communicating with any member of the Mafia. “I don’t apologize to nobody,” Sabatino said.

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Pablo Escobar 'Cocaine Hippo' whacked by car - update

There are nearly twice as many 'Cocaine Hippos' as was thought. The most exhaustive count yet has estimated over 160. All from 3 females and 1 male imported by Pablo Escobar in the early 1990s. Colombian officials have struggled to manage their hippo issue. After they ordered an aggressive male killed in 2009, a photo of soldiers posing with the corpse sparked national outrage. There have been a series of attacks on humans since. Researchers advocate culling the animals. They say it would solve the problem before it becomes impossible to fix.

The driver was cruising along at night when he ran into the massive beast after it jumped out. The hippo's dead body was laid out on the street in the gory aftermath. There was another crash in December, and the hippo roadkill created a national conversation.

The driver was unharmed.

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Steven Lynn Rowntree accused of importing weapons

Nova Scotia biker Steven Lynn Rowntree was deployed twice to Afghanistan during his stint in the Royal Canadian Navy. Rowntree, 43, was fingered last August when CBSA intercepted a package of 10 centrifugal knives at their international mail processing centre in Mississauga. The knives are prohibited weapons in Canada and smuggling them into the country can trigger massive penalties, including up to 5 years in jail. Rowntree is a member of a 1% HA puppet club called the Route 333 Niners. Niners president Dave ‘Pinkie’ Duggan (he wears a pink mohawk) was adamant that the Niners are not a support club for the Hells Angels. Cops explain that the dominant OMG awarding the 1% diamond patch means the group is HA connected.

The CBSA's January search of Rowntree's home in Lower Sackville returned an arsenal.

Slovakia hosts HAMC world run

HA are gathering in the town of Šamorín, Trnava Region, about 30 km from Bratislava. The American Embassy published a security alert about the gathering. It notes that the United States government has designated the club an OMG and foreign members are barred from entering the USA. A World Run was marred by Canadian biker violence in Greece in 2015.

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Organized retail crime

Four masked men march in a line through a Home Depot store in New York this year. Two appear menacing bodyguards, while the two others confidently push carts stacked with boxes of high-value items out the door. Home Depot executives say the New York-area crew is part of a growing threat across North America: organized retail crime. ORC is where groups of criminals steal prized items to sell online or elsewhere. ORC has reached unprecedented levels, sparking deadly violence at some stores. The risk is low and the payoff high. The Home Depot investigated 400 cases of organized retail theft in the past year and that is increasing in double digits. Retailers across the US reported a 26% jump in organized retail crime between 2000 and 2021, amounting to tens of billions.

Serious bust on Vancouver Island - update

Cops seized a host of guns, drugs, stolen goods, and cash. A loaded 50-caliber Desert Eagle handgun was found. About 12 kilos of drugs and weapons, including a loaded AR15-style rifle, were seized when multiple police groups carried out search warrants in Langford, Saanich, Victoria and the Malahat.

Also seized were six kilograms of a liquid drug suspected to be GHB. Cops arrested a 25-year-old man for possession of controlled substances for the purposes of trafficking and unauthorized possession of firearms. He was bound by conditions at the time of his arrest for prior charges related to drugs. His bail was revoked and he remains in custody. The cannon Desert Eagle goes for $1,800 and is guaranteed to stop near anything. The Desert Eagle is a gas-operated, semi-automatic pistol known for chambering the .50 Action Express, the largest centerfire cartridge of any magazine-fed self-loading pistol.

Traffic stop goes poorly for Javier Mendoza Corral

Fayette County Georgia deputies clocked a Mercedes-Benz traveling 87 mph in a 50 mph zone on May 21. The stench of pot gave cops a reason to search. They found a large stash of drugs, including meth, cocaine, crack cocaine and pot, as well as a loaded handgun, and weigh scales. Cops say that felony drug arrests have increased 136% in the last year. "One reason is the open border. Drugs just continue to flow over the border." Prices of crack have imploded due to increased supply and that is causing a serious rise in busts. Javier Mendoza Corral remains caged in the Fayette County Jail.

fei ch’ien - flying money - Italian cops bust ‘Ndrangheta, Chinese money brokers

Italian police arrested 40 in a new crackdown targeting the 'Ndrangheta and their dealings with Chinese money launderers. Investigations have shown how drug cartels in Italy are increasingly using shadow networks of unlicensed Chinese money brokers to conceal cross-border payments. The network was able to handle drug shipments with South American cartels, including the Brazilian Primeiro Comando da Capital, and Colombian, Peruvian, Mexican and Bolivian rings. After receiving the drug cash, the Chinese money brokers forwarded it to trading companies in China and Hong Kong. The companies then delivered the money to the drug brokers and the South American cartels through agents. The investigation was helped by accessing encrypted chats on the Sky Ecc platform, dismantled in 2021 by Europol.

The earliest known use of paper money is from the Tang dynasty. This dynasty lasted from the year 618 to 907 AD, with paper money appearing around 800. This money, known as 'flying cash', were certificates issued by the Tang government to pay local merchants in distant parts of the empire.

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Quincy Promes busted for 1300 kilos of cocaine

Two batches of about 650 kilos and 713 kilos of cocaine were intercepted in the port of Antwerp at the end of January 2020.

Quincy Anton Promes is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow. He represented the Netherlands national team. He is facing charges of attempted murder and drug smuggling. He is being prosecuted for the importatioin of more than 1300 kg of cocaine with a value of £65 million.