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Cannes and Monaco jewelers on full robbery alert for Pink Pandas

French police are warning Cannes and Monaco jewelers that a gang of jewel thieves may strike during the upcoming 68th annual Cannes Film Festival.

The group, named The Pink Pandas by Scotland Yard, is made up of smartly dressed Chinese men who pretend they are wealthy tourists.

The gang’s modus operandi is that two or three of them stroll into a jewelery store and ask to be shown items which are on display in the window. They then select one, telling the shop assistant that they wish to offer it as a present and want it gift wrapped…..

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Drei mutmaßliche Täter angeklagt

Berlin – Knapp neun Monate nach dem Raubüberfall auf das Berliner Luxuskaufhaus KaDeWe sind drei Männer angeklagt worden. Zwei Brüdern werde vorgeworfen, Uhren und Schmuck im Wert von rund 817 000 Euro erbeutet zu haben, sagte Gerichtssprecher Tobias Kaehne am Montag. Der dritte Angeklagte solle das Fluchtauto bereitgestellt haben. Zuvor hatten «Bild» und «B.Z.» darüber berichtet……..

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Thai police use colonoscope to retrieve £180,000 diamond that Chinese thief had hidden up her bottom

A Chinese woman was forced to undergo a colonoscopy after she stole a £180,000 diamond and swallowed it.
Despite originally protesting her innocence, the woman, identified as 39-year-old Jiang Xulian, confessed to the theft after a scan revealed it to be lodged in her large intestine.
Doctors armed with a colonoscope and medical pliers carried out the delicate operation at a hospital in Nonthaburi on Sunday….

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Mayors: Netherlands only seizes 1 percent of criminal earnings

The government should be more aggressive in seizing criminals’ earnings. At this stage the Netherlands is only seizing about 1 percent of the estimated 9.3 billion euros earned every year through drug trafficking, arms trafficking and human trafficking.

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Turkish police conducts second raid on Gülenist Koza-İpek group

Organized crime police searched the premises of Koza İpek Holding in Ankara for the second time after claims that $7.04 billion were illegally transferred to the holding’s bank accounts in Bahrain, Malta and Cyprus along with Kaynak Holding in Istanbul

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Mafia International, 5 Hits Of Organized Crime News

Fears are rising in Japan that a large-scale gang war could erupt, following a major schism in the yakuza organized crime syndicate. Cyber-crime might be making headlines today, but this is a reminder that “traditional” organized crime is still strong. And scary. Here’s a look at what’s happening in five criminal networks around the world.

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Dubai: Atlas Jewellery Owner Arrested after $136.2 Million Default

73-year old Indian businessman MM Ramachandran, owner of Atlas Jewellery, and his daughter are alleged to have defaulted on loans worth around over 500 million dirhams ($136.2 million) to some 20 banks, reports say.

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Axe-wielding thieves smash through London jewellery shop as mother and baby cowering in back office

A terrified mother and her baby were left cowering in a office while an axe-wielding moped gang smashed their way into a jewellery shop in North London.

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TORINO – Furti e rapine di notte con le vittime in casa, quattro arresti – Avevano razziato abitazioni in tutto il Piemonte

I Carabinieri del Nucleo Investigativo, in collaborazione con i colleghi della Compagnia Oltre Dora,  hanno sgominato un’organizzazione criminale specializzata in furti e rapine,  commessi di notte e con i proprietari in casa.

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La top 5 delle bande mafiose più potenti e ricche del mondo

Vuoi l’ormai arcinoto funerale in pompa magna del padrino Vittorio per le vie di Roma, vuoi il contestato invito dei suoi parenti nel salotto televisivo di Porta a porta,

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