British engineer’s fight against Qatar extradition ‘a warning to World Cup fans’ Brian Glendinning’s case highlights peril for football fans travelling to the Gulf nation this year, experts warn The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022
Scots dad 'detained in Iraq' over 'small debt' to Qatar National Bank Fife man Brian Glendinning travelled to the Middle East to work as a construction engineer, before allegedly being cuffed and taken to a holding cell. Daily Record · Oct 9, 2022
Scottish dad detained in Iraq over 'small bank debt' as family fight for release Brian Glendinning, from Fife, arrived in Iraq to work as a construction engineer when he was reportedly cuffed and taken to a holding cell, saying he had no idea why he was being taken away by the authorities Edinburgh Live · Oct 9, 2022
‘Operation Chakra’: Call centres busted by CBI were operating since 2014-15 NEW DELHI The two call centres, which were detected during the nationwide crackdown led by the Centr The Hindu · Oct 5, 2022
Terra CEO Do Kwon Denies Reports Of Frozen Bitcoin The beleaguered TerraForm Labs CEO Kwon Do-hyung, also known as Do Kwon, denied reports on Wednesday that South Korean prosecutors have frozen Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) assets worth 56.2 billion won ($39.6 million) of Benzinga · Oct 5, 2022
CBI leads crackdown on cyber enabled financial crimes, 105 places searched throughout the country State police were also involved in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Chandigarh, Punjab and Assam The Hindu · Oct 4, 2022
India, Taiwan need to join hands to fend off "expansion of autocracy": Taiwanese Envoy The de-facto ambassador said there is a "gargantuan untapped well of potential" for cooperation between Taiwan and India The Hindu · Oct 2, 2022
Crime News: CBI cracks down on drug trafficking The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted a multi-phase operation to dismantle drug networks with global linkages through rapid exchange of intelligence on drug trafficking and coordinated law enforcement actions through Interpol. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Sep 29, 2022
CBI launches ‘Operation Garuda’; arrests 175 alleged drug smugglers The seizures comprise 5.13 kg of heroin, 105.997 kg of Tramadol, 33.94-kg ganja, 3.29-kg charas, over 1.30 kg of mephedrone, a large number of Buprenorphine tablets and other narcotics substances. The Hindu · Sep 29, 2022
Terra founder wanted by Interpol tweets he is making ‘zero effort’ to hide Search for crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon after Luna and UST collapse drags down rival currencies The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022
Luna Foundation Guard Moved Over 3,000 Bitcoin After Do Kwon's Arrest Warrant: Report In a new turn of events surrounding the beleaguered founder of Terra (CRYPTO: LUNA) blockchain Do Kwon Benzinga · Sep 27, 2022
Malaysian defence contractor ‘Fat Leonard’ seeks Venezuela asylum Local media reported that Leonard Glenn Francis had requested to remain in Venezuela on health and political grounds. Al Jazeera · Sep 27, 2022
Fugitive businessman 'Fat Leonard' to seek asylum in Venezuela -reports CARACAS - A fugitive Malaysian businessman nicknamed 'Fat Leonard' who is at the center of a major U.S. Navy bribery scandal wants to seek political asylum in Venezuela after being detained in the country last week, local media said Monday. Reuters · Sep 26, 2022
Global manhunt begins for crypto boss Do Kwon after stablecoin loses $45 billion in value South Korea’s special financial crimes unit began an investigation into Kwon’s Terra after a group of five investors filed criminal complaints Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2022
Bangkok Post · Sep 26, 2022 Interpol issues red notice for Terra crypto founder: Seoul Interpol has issued a red notice for a South Korean cryptocurrency founder who is accused of fraud over the company's $40 billion collapse, prosecutors said Monday.
Dynamite News · Sep 24, 2022 CBI launches 'Op Meghachakra' against online child sexual abuse in 20 states and UTs The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday launched 'Operation Meghchakra', in 20 states and UTs, across the country, against the circulation and sharing of child sexual abuse material online. Read more on Dynamite News:
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022 Model who criticized Myanmar's military fears repatriation A model from Myanmar denounced her country’s military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand
Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022 ‘Fat Leonard’ arrested in Venezuela, ending 16 days on the run Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who fled home arrest in San Diego earlier this month, was arrested Tuesday morning in Venezuela as he attempted to board an airplane at the Caracas international airport, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
Bangkok Post · Sep 22, 2022 Thailand bars anti-junta Myanmar model A Myanmar model and beauty pageant contestant who took refuge in Thailand after speaking out against the military coup in her homeland has been denied entry after a trip abroad and detained at Suvarnabhumi airport, immigration authorities said on Thursday.
Reuters · Sep 22, 2022 Thailand denies entry to model who denounced Myanmar junta in pageant speech A Myanmar model who took refuge in Thailand after speaking out against a military coup in her homeland has been blocked from returning to Bangkok, Thai authorities said on Thursday, over what her manager said was an Interpol notice.
Reuters · Sep 22, 2022 Venezuela arrests 'Fat Leonard' contractor in U.S. Navy bribery case Venezuelan police have arrested a fugitive Malaysian businessman nicknamed 'Fat Leonard' who is at the centre of a major U.S. Navy bribery scandal, as he prepared to leave the country for Russia, Venezuelan Interpol said.
Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2022 ‘Fat Leonard’ nabbed in Venezuela after fleeing US Navy trial Leonard Glenn Francis fled the US earlier this month ahead of sentencing for his role in a massive bribery scandal.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022 S. Korea requests Interpol's help in Terraform Labs probe South Korean prosecutors have asked Interpol to issue a fugitive alert for the founder of Terraform Labs as they investigate a $40 billion crash of the firm’s cryptocurrency that devastated retail investors around the world
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2022 South Korea asks Interpol to prevent Terra founder from fleeing extradition Do Kwon denied he was ‘on the run’ as cryptocurrency sector slides in wake of ethereum merge
The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022 New Zealand ‘suitcase’ murders: South Korea suspect denies charges The 42-year-old, whose name is suppressed, tells reporters outside police station: ‘I didn’t do it’