Polic officers storm homes across Liverpool in cocaine and heroin raid

Lots of activity in Liverpool. is it just that there's a good local paper that runs the story or is there really a major police initiative to change things? I really must look at some other local newspapers.

Spain's biggest ever corruption trial gets under way

The Marbella scandal reaches court.

Caribbean crime wave linked to US deportations

An earlier post from the New York Times warned that this was happening in larger Latin American states. Now the smaller Caribbean islands are receiving deportees with a high propensity to violence, acquired in US cities and prisons. Joy!

Irish terror attack "a strong possibility"

threat level from dissident Republicans to UK "mainland" raised from moderate to substantial.

Real IRA chief's brother in court over "arms sting"

Trial begins in Lithuania. Very short article. There will be more to come over the next few days.

A Wave of addiction and Crime, with the Medicine Cabinet to Blame

Oh, oh! On the basis that we in Europe get whatever the US gets, but 10 to 15 years later, here's a glimpse into the future.

The elderly are being targeted for their painkillers. DEA now coordinating a national take-back programme.

Stuxnet worm "targeted high value Iranian assets"

Aha...If it did, then we finally have real cyberwarfare.

UVF chiefs sanctioned Public execution say IMC

The Independent Monitoring Commission reports that the mureder of Bobby Moffett was agreed by the leadership of the UVF...but recommends no sanctions...Dreary steeples of Fermanagh and Tyrone emerging again.

Real IRA says it will target UK bankers

Guardian interview with spokesperson for Real IRA. Link to background as to how story arranged. Old business of "there's only 100 of them". If there were only 100 paramilitaries, that's quite enough, thank you. PIRA rarely kept more than that number in the field. 100 = 20 x 5 person cells....although that's not the way they do it these days.

Italy seizes 1.47 billion euros in Mafia assets

Short piece from Irish Times. Money laundering through alternative energy schemes.