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DEA warns of a possible alliance between Los Chapitos and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.  The agency’s annual report indicates that El Mencho’s organization has expanded throughout Mexico, and that factions of the Sinaloa Cartel are using veterinary drugs to stretch fentanyl supplies. El País

🔥 TOP STORIES

Europol Busts 'Hawala Banking' Network Cashing Crypto for Criminals Decrypt

Inside TikTok town: vast data center sparks Chinese spying fears The Times

How to Win Followers and Scamfluence People Wired

Retired Four-Star Navy Admiral Found Guilty of Bribery Daily Beast

U.S. pressures Mexican banks to curb cartel money laundering El País

Huawei bribery scandal: Belgium asks European Parliament to lift MEP immunities Politico

Crypto Billionaire Accused of Defrauding Creditors, Propelling Industry’s 2022 Collapse WSJ

Owner of Trump’s Qatari Air Force One Linked to Bob Menendez Corruption Scandal Free Beacon

How Trump’s family-linked crypto deals are threatening a ‘Hunter Biden-style’ scandal at the White House NYP

Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington AP

Lifting US sanctions on Iran could crush China’s 'teapot' oil refineries Reuters

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

EU ministers call for coordinated action on Russian ‘shadow fleet’ in Baltic Sea Guardian

Poland seizes aircraft tires bound for Russia in suspected sanctions breach Reuters

Nvidia expanding China footprint as U.S. tightens chip curbs Semafor

Estonia Says Russia Detained Greek-Owned Tanker in Gulf of Finland Reuters

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Crypto High-Rollers Go Big on Bodyguards to Deter Kidnappers Bloomberg

Senate Dems Gear Up Resistance as Stablecoin Bill Meets Test Most Think Will Succeed CoinDesk

Domestic abuse victim data stolen in Legal Aid hack BBC

Australian feds seize mansion, Bitcoin linked to crypto exchange hack Cointelegraph

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

EY negligently missed huge fraud at collapsed hospital operator, $3B UK trial hears Reuters

Trump Calls for ‘Major Investigations’ Into Harris Campaign's Payments to Major Celebrities Free Beacon

FBI director confirms federal probe into New York attorney general CNN

U.S. DOJ opening civil rights investigation into Chicago mayor Axios

Singapore traders drawn into Indonesia’s US$12 billion Pertamina corruption probe Bloomberg

Fresno hospital kickback scheme included these lavish gifts and nepotism hires Fresno Bee

🚚 TRAFFICKING

Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected status for thousands of Venezuelans NBC 

Retired NFL linebacker among more than 250 arrested in human-trafficking sting NYP

US imposes visa bans on India travel agents for facilitating illegal migration Reuters

My Son Died of a Fentanyl OD. Congress Can Prevent It from Happening to Others. Free Press

‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic pleads for Trump pardon after husband deported Guardian

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