Japan is struggling to combat anonymous online crime groups that recruit young people through social media into scams, robberies and other criminal activity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/05/22/digital-age-crime-gangs-target-youth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #tochigi #japanesepolice #kanagawa #stabbings #teens #kaminokawa #gangs
Defeating <i>tokuryū</i> requires more than just better law enforcement

The problem of tokuryū, or anonymous crime groups, was thrust back into headlines last week, after the robbery and murder of an elderly woman

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Pierre Fritznel : « Le peuple haïtien n’en peut plus de la situation sécuritaire »
https://mcinformactions.net/pierre-fritznel-le-peuple-haitien-n-en-peut-plus-de-la-situation-securitaire.html
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Pierre Fritznel : « Le peuple haïtien n’en peut plus de la situation sécuritaire » - [McInformactions.net]

En Haïti, dix jours après les violents affrontements entre gangs à Cité Soleil, la situation reste préoccupante. Des milliers d’habitants ont...

Teenage suspects in last week's high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture have said that they had been threatened with the killing of their families and friends if they did not take part in the crime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/20/japan/tochigi-teenagers-under-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tochigi #japanesepolice #kanagawa #stabbings #teens #kaminokawa #gangs
Teen robbery-murder suspects say couple threatened to kill their families

The teenage suspects received real-time instructions from the couple during the robbery.

The Japan Times
The number of arrests made over a break-in resulting in murder in Tochigi Prefecture rose to six after a couple thought to be the masterminds behind the crime were arrested, in addition to four high school boys. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/18/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-robbery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #japanesepolice #theft #stabbings #kaminokawa #gangs #teens #kanagawa
Couple thought to be masterminds behind Tochigi murder-robbery arrested

Police believe tokuryū quasi-gangsters were involved in Thursday's murder-robbery in Tochigi Prefecture, and they suspect there are other masterminds beyond the couple.

The Japan Times

Colorado Officials Refute Republican Candidate’s Exaggerated Claims About Venezuelan Gang

📰 Original title: Republican's wild cartel claims crumble as ICE denies ever meeting with him

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Colorado Officials Refute Republican Candidate’s Exaggerated Claims About Venezuelan Gang

Colorado state Representative Scott Bottoms, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, claimed that the Venezuelan transnational criminal gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) has 45,000 to 50,000 members operating in Colorado. This figure is implausible, as it would be roughly ten times the estimated global membership of the gang according to the National Counterterrorism Center. Bottoms stated that his information came from direct conversations with ICE officials; however, ICE spokesperson Steve Kotecki clarified that HSI Denver and ERO Denver leadership have never met or spoken with Bottoms. More than 40 county sheriffs across Colorado, including both Republican and independent officials, publicly rejected his claims and refused to support his proposal to deputize special forces veterans to combat gangs. Local law enforcement emphasized that there is no evidence of Venezuelan cartel activity in their jurisdictions. These claims are part of a broader trend of conspiracy theories regarding foreign gangs in Colorado, which have circulated since at least 2024 and have repeatedly been debunked by authorities. Bottoms’ statements have drawn widespread criticism for exaggeration and spreading misinformation.

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Colorado Officials Refute Republican Candidate’s Exaggerated Claims About Venezuelan Gang

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Colorado Officials Refute Republican Candidate’s Exaggerated Claims About Venezuelan Gang

Colorado state Representative Scott Bottoms, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, claimed that the Venezuelan transnational criminal gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) has 45,000 to 50,000 members operating in Colorado. This figure is implausible, as it would be roughly ten times the estimated global membership of the gang according to the National Counterterrorism Center. Bottoms stated that his information came from direct conversations with ICE officials; however, ICE spokesperson Steve Kotecki clarified that HSI Denver and ERO Denver leadership have never met or spoken with Bottoms. More than 40 county sheriffs across Colorado, including both Republican and independent officials, publicly rejected his claims and refused to support his proposal to deputize special forces veterans to combat gangs. Local law enforcement emphasized that there is no evidence of Venezuelan cartel activity in their jurisdictions. These claims are part of a broader trend of conspiracy theories regarding foreign gangs in Colorado, which have circulated since at least 2024 and have repeatedly been debunked by authorities. Bottoms’ statements have drawn widespread criticism for exaggeration and spreading misinformation.

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« Ce qui se passe est horrible » : en Haïti, les attaques des groupes armés se multiplient
https://mcinformactions.net/ce-qui-se-passe-est-horrible-en-haiti-les-attaques-des-groupes-armes-se
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« Ce qui se passe est horrible » : en Haïti, les attaques des groupes armés se multiplient - [Marie-Claude Saliceti]

En Haïti, la situation continue de se détériorer dans la région de la plaine du Cul-de-Sac où les groupes armés multiplient les attaques et...

El Chapo's fugitive drug lord son 'secretly discussing surrender with US'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/el-chapo-ivan-archivaldo-mexico-37142547

#Trump counterterrorism strategy names “Violent Left-Wing Extremists, including #Anarchists #antifascists as 1 of 3 “major types of #terror groups” facing US, placing them in same category list as #narcoterrorists, transnational #gangs, legacy #Islamist #terrorist groups. #US counterterrorism activity will prioritize “rapid identification neutralization” of "violent secular" #political groups whose ideology is “anti-American,” “radically pro #transgender,” anarchist. https://www.bespacific.com/trump-strategy-names-antifa-among-major-types-of-terror-groups/