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Gunmen in Mali kill 25 civilians in convoy attack

Gunmen in Mali kill 25 civilians in convoy attack

Mali's military says gunmen have attacked a convoy of vehicles escorted by the army, killing 25 civilians mostly gold miners.

Revenge fears as ambush takes down underworld identity

Revenge fears as ambush takes down underworld identity

Revenge fears as ambush takes down underworld identity

Revenge fears as ambush takes down underworld identity

There were no warnings a notorious underworld figure's life was at risk before he was fatally gunned down in front of his girlfriend in a daylight ambush.

Alleged bikie boss 'distressed' by coke kingpin claims

Alleged bikie boss 'distressed' by coke kingpin claims

Alleged bikie boss 'distressed' by coke kingpin claims

Alleged bikie boss 'distressed' by coke kingpin claims

An eight-month media campaign allegedly misled readers into thinking a reported bikie boss was the fugitive head of Australia's billion-dollar drug industry.

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Insurance threat issued to landlords amid tobacco war

Insurance threat issued to landlords amid tobacco war

Two stores have been torched in the latest attack in an illicit tobacco war, as police warn landlords to know who they are renting shops to.

Tobacco wars ignite as rivals attempt daytime execution

Tobacco wars ignite as rivals attempt daytime execution

Illicit tobacco syndicates trying to control the market are believed to be behind the targeted daylight execution attempt on a man in his car.

Five charged over alleged gang-related shooting

Five charged over alleged gang-related shooting

Organised crime detectives have charged five men over a shooting that occurred just blocks from the prime minister's residence.

Accused scammer found with $1m cash, Louis Vuitton bags

Accused scammer found with $1m cash, Louis Vuitton bags

An overseas student allegedly involved in scamming Australians by ordering high-end mobile phones in their names will remain behind bars.

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Alleged bikie boss arrested after international manhunt

Alleged bikie boss arrested after international manhunt

Alleged bikie boss arrested after international manhunt

Alleged bikie boss arrested after international manhunt

An accused Hells Angels kingpin has been deported to Australia after spending weeks in a Manila airport terminal.

Police in 'joint criminal enterprise' to get Mokbel

Police in 'joint criminal enterprise' to get Mokbel

Police in 'joint criminal enterprise' to get Mokbel

Police in 'joint criminal enterprise' to get Mokbel

A judge has accused police of operating a "joint criminal enterprise" to take down drug kingpin Tony Mokbel by using his lawyer Nicola Gobbo as an informer.

'Coming for you': man shot had links to organised crime

'Coming for you': man shot had links to organised crime

'Coming for you': man shot had links to organised crime

'Coming for you': man shot had links to organised crime

Police continue to hunt for the perpetrators who fatally shot a man with known links to organised crime in a targeted attack on a Sydney street.

Shooter may have murdered 'wrong bloke' outside gym

Shooter may have murdered 'wrong bloke' outside gym

Shooter may have murdered 'wrong bloke' outside gym

Shooter may have murdered 'wrong bloke' outside gym

A man shot ten times in front of his son at a gym may have been wrongly identified, a jury has heard as a man accused of helping plan the murder faces court.

Police bust art crime network forging Banksy, Picasso

Police bust art crime network forging Banksy, Picasso

Police bust art crime network forging Banksy, Picasso

Police bust art crime network forging Banksy, Picasso

Modern and contemporary fake artworks including Banksy and Andy Warhol have been uncovered following an Italian police operation.

Greece arrests pair suspected of MDMA smuggling to Aust

Greece arrests pair suspected of MDMA smuggling to Aust

Greece arrests pair suspected of MDMA smuggling to Aust

Greece arrests pair suspected of MDMA smuggling to Aust

Police have seized about 56 kg of the psychedelic drug MDMA and nearly 30kg of crystal meth, in one of Greece's biggest busts of the drugs.

'I've got coin': $13m allegedly bagged for coke ring

'I've got coin': $13m allegedly bagged for coke ring

'I've got coin': $13m allegedly bagged for coke ring

'I've got coin': $13m allegedly bagged for coke ring

Messages from the alleged money launderer for a major crime gang show how police believe millions of dollars in funds from cocaine "dead drops" was handled.

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Blow for alleged gunman in John Ibrahim murder plot

One of two men charged with conspiring to kill John Ibrahim would have "taken the shot" if the former nightclub boss had been in his sights, prosecutors argued.

Accused lieutenant of illicit tobacco syndicate bailed

Another alleged member of a syndicate selling illicit tobacco and vapes across Victoria has been granted release back into the community.

Alleged illegal tobacco ringleader walks from court

A man arrested at an airport for allegedly running an illegal tobacco syndicate has been released by a court after a magistrate found he was not a flight risk.

Clumsy car fire linked to butchered public shooting

Police have released security video showing a bungled attempt to burn out a car after a shooting in western Sydney.

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Police claim raids snuff out syndicate in tobacco wars

Major players in the illegal tobacco industry have been taken down following a wave of raids and arrests, police say.

Bulk of CFMEU probe evidence relates to coercion

Dozens of incidents within the embattled CFMEU are being investigated after it was placed into administration following criminal allegations.

Sparklers to petrol: attacks on YouTuber home escalated

A group of men allegedly tried to set the home of a popular YouTuber on fire using sparklers, then ramped up their efforts by dousing the residence in petrol.

'Fledgling' bikie bailed over YouTuber arson attack

The alleged getaway driver in the firebombing of a popular YouTuber's house plans to fight the charges, a court has been told.

Accused 'Ghost' app mastermind's crypto millions seized

Cryptocurrency worth almost $10 million has been restrained after police cracked an alleged criminal communication network.

Ibrahim revealed as target of failed assassination plot

Former Kings Cross nightclub owner John Ibrahim has dropped a legal bid to keep his identity secret after two men were charged over an alleged plot to kill him.

Cocaine 'runner' led cops to alleged $1.8b syndicate

A young man charged with possessing millions of dollars in cocaine was allegedly acting as a runner for a major drug syndicate, known as The Commission.

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