February 17, 2026 Trump task force racks up 500 arrests in January as president brands cartels ‘ISIS of the Western Hemisphere’ Trump's Homeland Security Task Force reportedly arrested over 500 people in January surge targeting cartels, gangs and smuggling rings across the nation.
January 30, 2026 FBI busts Latin Kings gang nationwide, nearly 50 arrested in sweeping crackdown A sweeping FBI-led operation targeting the Latin Kings gang led to nearly 50 arrests and the seizure of guns, drugs and cash across multiple states, according to the bureau.
January 20, 2026 Security alert issued for tropical destination after major gangs attack police As gang violence escalates, the U.S. Embassy has issued a security alert for Americans in Guatemala. Travelers have been advised to use increased caution.
January 11, 2026 Five severed heads found hanging on Ecuador beach amid escalating gang clashes Ecuador gang violence escalates as five severed heads discovered on tourist beach in Puerto Lopez, highlighting country's record homicide rate amid military crackdown.
January 10, 2026 Aurora terrorized by Venezuelan gang as dictator Maduro let Tren de Aragua seize power How government failure in Venezuelan prison system created transnational criminal organization now facing federal charges in multiple U.S. states.
January 5, 2026 Venezuela's new interim leader Delcy RodrÃguez 'hates the West,' ex official warns Venezuela's new interim president Delcy RodrÃguez represents continuity of Maduro's regime, according to a former official as the 56-year-old faces U.S. sanctions.
January 3, 2026 ‘Mind chess,’ not threats, convinced real-life Sopranos mobster to cooperate: retired FBI agent How the FBI cracked the real-life crime family behind HBO's "The Sopranos" using one shocking arrest to bring down the entire DeCavalcante organization.
January 2, 2026 Retired FBI agent explains how the real-life ‘Sopranos’ were dismantled from the inside Retired FBI agent Séamus McElearney details the arrest and cooperation that cracked the DeCavalcante crime family and exposed the real-life inspiration for "The Sopranos."
January 1, 2026 GOP lawmaker demands Minnesota fraud be treated as 'organized crime' scheme Rep. Mike Haridopolos compares alleged Minnesota fraud to mafia-style crime, arguing that billions in taxpayer dollars were stolen and demand federal intervention.
December 27, 2025 Crime lords turn Motor City into car-theft supermarket for Middle East buyers: ‘Somebody's getting paid’ International organized crime groups are recruiting juveniles to steal vehicles in Detroit before shipping them to the Middle East, alarming law enforcement officials.