Hello Thursday! It’s January 30, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: Billion-dollar Mexican cartel ops disrupted by Trump's border crackdown, former al Qaeda member named as Syria’s president, Italy seizes $48.4M from FedEx unit over tax fraud, sanctioned Russian billionaires exploit Dutch legal loophole to conceal finances, and much more…

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Billion-dollar Mexican cartel ops disrupted by Trump's border crackdown as U.S. issues do-not-travel warning.  As the U.S. beefs up security at its southern border, the State Department has issued its highest-level travel advisory. Fox

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🔥 TOP STORIES

Former al Qaeda member named as Syria’s president Guardian 

Italy seizes $48.4M from FedEx's unit over tax fraud Reuters

Sanctioned Russian Billionaires Exploit Dutch Legal Loophole to Conceal Finances MT

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Chinese and Iranian Hackers Are Using U.S. AI Products to Bolster Cyberattacks WSJ 

International police coalition takes down two prolific cybercrime and hacking forums TC

The truth about Saudi Arabia’s rulers is more worrying than you thought Telegraph

Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt Sued for Fraud, Racketeering Rolling Stone

Dutch police arrest three suspects after the theft of a priceless golden helmet from Romania AP

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💥 DRUG WAR

10 members of 'Tren de Aragua' gang indicted in sprawling NYC gun trafficking ring NBC 

Sweden to introduce law letting police wiretap children as gang violence rises Politico

New Jersey man convicted in trafficking more than metric ton of drug substances UPI

Florida officer who pleaded guilty to stealing seized DEA drugs gets 17 years AP

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

More sanctions on Russian oil tankers Brookings 

EU proposes ban on video game sales to Russia in new sanctions Reuters

Lawmakers urge Trump to consider new curbs on Nvidia chips used by China's Deepseek Reuters

Why blocking China's DeepSeek from using US AI may be difficult Reuters

China convicts BKEX staff for illegal gambling via crypto contracts Cointelegraph

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

After losing son to dark web, mom rips Trump pardon for site’s founder WaPo

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Surge in deepfakes heightens fraud risk for African businesses Semafor

Ransomware attack on NY Blood Center forces workarounds, drive cancellations Record

UFC’s Instagram hacked in crypto scam NYP

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Feds extradite man from DR over $60M scheme that tricked sports team NYP

Terry Rozier Under Investigation for Illegal Sports Betting Scheme SI

FCC chair launches investigation into NPR, PBS Hill

'Shrimp fraud' rampant at many Gulf Coast restaurants USAT

2 more plead guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme CBS

🚚 TRAFFICKING

Trump revokes deportation protections for Venezuelans MH 

West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking AP

Amid mass deportations, a boat packed with migrants intercepted trying to get into the US ABC

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