Grey Wolves was founded by Alparslan Türkeş in 1969, a former Turkish Army colonel, in what he described as a response to the country moving away from nationalist principles. Key Judgement KJ-1. The Grey Wolves’ (Bozkurtlar/Ülkü Ocakları) ultra-nationalistic and Islamist…
Narco-submarines, tunnels, narco-planes, or mules have been employed by Drug Trafficking Organisations (DTO) and Cartels since the 1980s. Why Does This Matter? The rise in the use of ‘narco-submarines’ since 1993 has been followed by a rise in narco-submarine seizures…
Why does this matter? Criminal organisations and ‘Cartels’ dedicated to drug trafficking in South America enjoy significant narco links across Africa apart from traditional markets like the United States. An informal business model has been established between South American Transnational…
Key Judgements KJ-1. Ryuk ransomware attacks vastly increased during 2020. From almost obscurity in 2019, Ryuk now accounts for a third of all ransomware attacks. KJ-2. UNC1878 is the threat actor behind the largest percentage of all Ryuk ransomware attacks…
Why Does This Matter? Although official reports of cooperation between cartels and the Mafia date to 2012, Italian mafias continue to have a significant presence in South America. It is almost certain that the ‘Ndrangheta developed a network in…
Key Judgments Operation DisrupTor is the latest in a string of operations targeting the dark web illicit trade marketplaces. Managing to secure over 500KG of illegal drugs, it has likely destabilised the drug trade online in the short-term. Despite the increase…
Angola’s fight against drug abuse and trafficking is inefficient. There is a realistic probability that the drug business receives support from people within the Angolan government. There is a realistic probability that Angolan authorities will explore cooperation with relevant countries…
An Intricate Web Question: What connects one of the largest Soviet-era arms dumps in Europe, with the War in Ukraine, some of the cheapest counterfeit cigarettes on the planet, a $1 billion bank heist, the attempted murder of a Russian…
Captagon Background Fenetylline, which was marketed as Captagon or the ‘Jihadi Drug’ during the 1960s and 1970s, was initially used to treat ADHD, depression and narcolepsy. In 1986 it was included in Schedule II of the UN Convention on Psychotropic…
This article aims to shed light on organised crime in Ukraine and describe its connection to smuggling operations. A Crippling Problem Ukraine is a nation suffering from a particular problem, driven in part by economic inequalities and illegal opportunities, but…
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