Infamous 'thief in law' Nadir Salifov whacked

Nadir Salifov, 47, 'Lotu Guli', was shot 4 times at point blank range in a restaurant in Serik, Antalya.

The killer fled the scene but was arrested on the road heading to the city of Denizli. Khan Akhmedlinsky, a member of Lotu Guli's inner circle, has been charged in his murder. The tentacles of Salifov's operation spread far and wide, with authorities in Ukraine, Russia and Georgia all seeking his arrest. An arrest warrant was issued for him over his involvement in the killing of high profile Russian-Azerbaijani mafia boss Rovshan Caniyev in Istanbul in August 2016.

See ----->Vor Guli’s supporters detained in Ukraine.

Jamaica St Ann's police kill another Most Wanted - Orlando Chambers

One of Jamaica’s most notorious gangsters, Orlando Chambers, 34, of St Ann was shot dead during a confrontation with police in Kingston. Chambers was the leader of the Teacher Gang and was implicated in two double murders and a large number of other crimes. Residents of Parry Town are said to be relieved at his demise. A senior cop issued a stern warning to others. 'If they confront the police when the police go to apprehend them, that is going to be their fate. If they surrender, they have a chance to come and tell their story.”

See ----->Jamaica most wanted not a great place to be - 'Prekeh Boy’
See ----->Jamaican Drug kingpin Norris ‘Deedo’ Nembhard to forfeit $200m in assets

Las Vegas mobster Frank Cullotta dead

Frank Cullotta, a former mobster turned government witness who had a cameo role in the 1995 movie "Casino" has died of Covid-19. He was 81. Cullotta arrived in Las Vegas from Chicago in 1979 after he killed an associate thought to be a rat.

A year later while in prison, Cullotta agreed to testify against Spilotro, who was indicted for conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

Cullotta formed the Hole in the Wall gang under Anthony 'Tony the Ant' Spilotro. The gang gained entry by drilling through exterior walls and ceilings. In July 1981, Cullotto and five others were busted after a robbery and charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, attempted grand larceny and possession of burglary tools.

Cullotta was given immunity for his uncharged crimes, but served eight years in prison before being paroled into witness protection when Spilotro was acquitted in 1984. Spilotro was whacked in a mob hit in 1986 along with his brother.

Jalisco cartel using drones armed with C-4 explosives

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is using drones armed with C4 explosives to attack its enemies.

A citizens' militia group in Tepalcatepec, Michoacán, reports finding two drones inside an armored car that cartel hitmen had abandoned after an attempted raid on July 25. The C4 was packed with ball bearings in Tupperware-like containers that were equipped with a remote detonation system and duct-taped to the drones. In April, the cartel used small planes to drop explosives on Tepalcatepec, but increased aerial surveillance in the region caused the CJNG to opt for drones, which cannot be detected on radar. Thus far the drones haven't been effective.

Yaba

Yaba (Thai: ยาบ้า, Lao: ຢາບ້າ, literally 'mad drug' or 'crazy pill'), are tablets containing a mixture of methamphetamine (25-35mg) and caffeine (45-65mg). The use of this drug combination is widespread, particularly in South and Southeast Asia.

In the Philippines and Indonesia it is shabú. In China it is ma-goo or ma-guo. Yaba tablets are typically consumed orally, but can be smoked or injected.  Increase in the use of methamphetamine, globally, has outpaced that of any other drug.

Yaba is cheap due to it's excess supply and extremely addictive. Within a few days of consistent use, an individual can become hooked. Rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure and damage to blood vessels in the brain (which can cause a stroke) are synonymous with yaba use. Yaba abuse and addiction cause serious mental issues. A person often displays extreme paranoia and confusion. Anxiety, aggression and violence are common. Yaba withdrawal is extremely unpleasant and lasts for several days.

UK cocaine mule Chaudhry going away for 7.5 years

Video footage of the moment more than £5m of cocaine was found.

Nabil Chaudhry, 31, pulled 90 months.

Gone in 30 seconds

Burnaby RCMP shared video of a professional thief, likely driving a stolen Audi. Cops are on the hunt for the sawed off chitbag and remind people to NEVER leave anything of value in plain sight in their vehicles. This includes spare change, which is motivation enough for these types.

Mexican Mafia moll staying in jail

A 6 1/2-year prison sentence for the one-time girlfriend of former Orange County Mexican Mafia chief Peter Ojeda will stand. Suzie Rodriguez, 57, was convicted along with Ojeda of racketeering and criminal conspiracy to commit murder and assault with serious bodily injury. Prosecutors described Rodriguez as Ojeda’s “eyes and ears” in Orange County. Ojeda pulled 15 years and died in prison.

Ojeda was embroiled in a struggle for control of Orange County with Armando Moreno, a former ally turned rival. The battle led to a wave of violence in Orange County jails. Ojeda ultimately won after gaining the support of high-ranking Mexican Mafia members from Los Angeles. Letters in support of Rodriguez described her as a community volunteer with a “big heart.” See ----->The Mexican Mafia

Video shows ‘filth’ of corrupt politics - Mexican President

Mexico’s president revealed a recent online video, which shows public officials sifting through large piles of cash. The men are Rafael Caraveo Opengo, former technical secretary of the Senate Administration Committee, and Guillermo Gutiérrez Badillo, private secretary to the governor of Queretaro. The President speculated the money was just one installment of bribery payments from the former director of state oil company Pemex, Emilio Lozoya. Lozoya was extradited from Spain to face charges for his role in the massive kickback scheme orchestrated between officials at Pemex and their counterparts at Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.

Rafael Caraveo Opengo

Guillermo Gutiérrez Badillo

Emilio Lozoya has pleaded not guilty.

Lozoya has submitted a formal complaint accusing a raft of other high public officials, including former president Enrique Peña Nieto, of complicity.

Two charged in murder of Jam Master Jay

Jam Master Jay was shot dead at a Queens recording studio on October 30th, 2002. Ronald Washington, 56, and Karl Jordan, Jr., 36 have been charged with murder. The shooter was Jordan and it was related to a 20kg cocaine deal. Karl Jordan, Jr. Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) was considered a hip hop superstar.

3rd arson in 3 years at Barletta 'Beef Baron'

London cops are investigating a blaze that broke out at a duplex where peelers at the nearby Beef Baron strip club stay. The house is owned by Salvatrice and Domenico Barletta. The Beef Baron is operated by Vincent Barletta, the brother of Hells Angels Robert Barletta. Salvatrice Barletta, their mother, owned a vacation property that was destroyed in an arson in 2018. That started 'Operation Hobart'.

Barletta owned Flesh Gordon’s strip club before the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario pulled his liquor licence in 2014 due to his HA ties.

See ----->Hammer falls on Robert Barletta again - $24m in assets seized
See ----->3 London Ont HA nailed in drug bust

Son of 'Lord of The Skies' whacked

Julio César Carrillo

Gunmen have killed a son of legendary drug lord Amado Carrillo Fuentes. Julio César Carrillo, was found shot to death at a house in the city of Novolato. After the death of the elder Carrillo Fuentes, his brothers and sons continued operating the Juárez drug cartel, based in Ciudad Juárez. For years, the Juarez cartel was locked in a turf war with the rival Sinaloa cartel. Most recently the Juárez cartel's armed enforcement wing, known as "La Linea," has split off and began operating on its own.

See ----->Mexican drug lord Carrillo Fuentes' villa auctioned for $2m

USS Pinckney lands 120kg cocaine

The guided missile destroyer USS Pinckney intercepted a small boat about 200 nm to the southwest of Jamaica and seized 120kg of cocaine on July 24. In a shift from years past, research indicates that most of the cocaine headed north from Colombia is ultimately bound for Europe and other overseas markets, where prices are higher than in the United States. Container ports like Kingston serve as transshipment hubs for these cargoes.

The majority of the northbound trafficking across the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific may be aimed primarily at moving cocaine closer to these seaports - not to the U.S. border.

COVID-19 by the numbers

Al Capone's soup kitchen

Chicago shivered through a bleak November in 1930. More than 75,000 jobless Chicago citizens lined up to register for relief. A week later the Chicago Tribune reported that a benefactor had rented a storefront and opened a soup kitchen and it was none other than the city’s king of booze, beer and vice. Capone’s soup kitchen served breakfast, lunch and dinner to an average of 2,200 every day. By Thanksgiving that number was over 5,000.

None felt conflicted taking charity from a gangster. The Bismarck Tribune noted, “a hungry man is just as glad to get soup and coffee from Al Capone as from anyone else.” Capone was never photographed in his soup kitchen but the publicity was intense. The Daily Independent of Murphysboro, Illinois, expressed displeasure at the adulation bestowed upon Capone. “If anything were needed to make the farce of Gangland complete, it is the Al Capone soup kitchen,” it editorialized. “It would be rather terrifying to see Capone run for mayor of Chicago. We are afraid he would get a tremendous vote. It is even conceivable that he might be elected after a few more stunts like his soup kitchens.”

No amount of publicity would save Capone from being found guilty of income-tax evasion in November 1931.

Money launderer Paul King Jin and wife Xiaoqui Wei

A notice of civil claim filed by B.C.'s Director of Civil Forfeiture names Paul King Jin as the manager of World Champion Club, a mixed martial arts and fitness centre that operates out of a warehouse at 12851 No. 5 Road. The property was assessed last year at $7.7m. Jin’s wife, Xiaoqi Wei, is the corporate secretary of Warrior Fighting Dream, while Jin’s son, Jesse Xin Jia, is a director. 1219598 BC Ltd. holds a mortgage against the property. It was registered Aug. 15, 2019 – one day after the company was incorporated.

Documents allege that Jin has been involved in large scale money laundering for years – claims that have been made against him in other cases. “Mr. Jin has been engaged in large-scale money laundering activities involving licensed casinos, illegal gaming houses and an unlicensed financial institution since in or about 2012.” Jin was banned from casinos for five years, beginning in 2012, due to loan-sharking.

“Between June 27, 2012 and June 24, 2015, there were 140 casino transactions totalling $23,501,456 ... involving Mr. Jin and associates.” Jin was a target of E-Pirate, which began in 2015. He wasn't charged. Charges against the operators of an illegal bank called Silver International were also stayed. Jin was also the subject of a CFSEU probe into illegal gambling houses, dubbed E-Nationalize. Cops say Jin's crimes include possession of the proceeds of crime, conspiracy, money laundering, keeping a common gaming house, extortion and failure to declare taxable income.

Luck runs out for NB drug dealer Bain

The raid on Nicholas (Nick) Bain, 25, lead to a large seizure of drugs and firearms earlier this year in NB. Cops also seized 3kg of cocaine and 5.5kg of meth.

31 long guns and 22 handguns, 25 of them prohibited were seized.

The raid produced a warrant on May 27 for Bain's arrest. He managed to elude capture for almost 3 months.

Caloh Wagoh - 'Keylow'

When Dutch cops opened a shipping container on a farm in June they found it had been converted into a torture chamber, with walls covered in sound insulation and a dentist’s chair equipped with arm and leg restraints, as well as handcuffs, hacksaws and pliers. An informant inside Caloh Wagoh, a violent Dutch motorcycle gang, emerged when it's leader, 'Keylow', had been arrested and charged with running a murder-for-hire scheme. Caloh Wagoh was hired to carry out 11 hits for Moroccan-Dutch drug kingpin Ridouan Taghi, 42.