Growing opium poppies is illegal in Myanmar, but small-scale farmers see it is a relatively low-risk cash crop. Read more
The Gulf emirate has been a haven for some of Europe’s biggest drug traffickers, but the tide may be turning. Read more
Scrutiny of the app has brought attention to the criminal liability of app providers and the debate on where freedom of speech ends and enforcement of the law begins. Read more
Issei Nakanishi, 21, is alleged to have conspired with others to rob the 90-year-old woman in her home in the city of Komae, western Tokyo, in January 2023. Read more
Sicily’s tourist hot spots are living an economic boom thanks to shows like HBO’s “The White Lotus,” which put the island’s breathtaking vistas on display. But the ancient island... Read more
The Internet Hotline Center made requests to internet service providers to remove a total of 3,379 online postings of crime-related information in 2023, with some 90% of these consisting of... Read more
A Japanese high court on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling sentencing the head of the Kudokai crime syndicate to death over four cases of attacks on ordinary citizens. Read more
Police have put a 62-year-old senior member of a yakuza crime syndicate on the wanted list for allegedly fatally shooting a man at a Starbucks outlet in western Japan over the weekend. Read more
Interior and security ministers from the Group of Seven major countries have agreed to step up cooperation in the fight against cross-border organized fraud. Read more
Four suspected senior members of a group that organized scams and burglaries in Japan from the Philippines were served fresh arrest warrants Tuesday for allegedly planning the fatal robbery... Read more
