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Venezuela Grants 4th Request to Extradite Italians for Narcotics Trafficking |
During the weekend of September 12-13, 1992, the Venezuelan Government finally deported the three Cuntrera brothers, Pasquale, Paolo and Gaspare Cuntrera, allegedly major narcotics traffickers and... |
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1992-10-01 |
Italy, Venezuela |
Deportation, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Prosecution |
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Conferences |
This article gives details of two upcoming conferences: one in May 1993 on the Alleged Transnational Criminal and another in November 1992 held by the American Society of Criminology…[more] |
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10 |
1992-10-01 |
World |
Conferences |
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Panamanian Government Pledges to Stop Deporting Colombians |
Panama has informed the Colombian Government that it will stop deporting illegal Colombians in border areas, Panamanian Foreign Minister Julio Linares said on September 11, 1992, confirming an... |
Bertold Baer |
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1992-10-01 |
Colombia, Panama |
Border Security, Deportation, Human Rights, Immigration |
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Six Countries Strike Major Sting Against Organized Crime Cocaine Ring |
On September 28, 1992, several governments announced the disruption of a major cocaine distribution and money laundering ring, consisting allegedly of a major component of the Colombian cartel and... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Colombia, Italy, United States |
Asset Seizure, Drugs & Trafficking, Law Enforcement, Money Laundering, Organized Crime |
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European Community Targets Organized Crime |
On Friday, September 18, the European Community agreed to crack down on the mafia and organized crime in general, particularly through a campaign against money laundering and front companies A joint... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Europe |
Border Security, Drugs & Trafficking, Europol, Extradition, International Cooperation, Money Laundering, Organized Crime |
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Libya Appeals for Negotiations on Lockerbie Extradition Requests, But Does Not Renew Lobbyist Contract |
On September 25, 1992, Mohammed Bakhari, Libya’s treasury minister, publicly appealed to the Bush Administration for negotiations on the extradition of two suspects wanted in the 1988 bombing of a... |
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10 |
1992-10-01 |
Libya, United States |
Extradition, Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Anti-terrorist Cooperation among Turkey, Iran, Arab States |
On September 14, 1992, an agreement on security and cooperation between Turkey and Iran was signed in Tehran condemning all types of terrorism, its methods, its sources, as well as its international... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Iran, Turkey |
Border Security, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, International Law, Terrorism |
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Trial in Absence Improves Extradition Possibilities |
The judicial authorities in Peru have been empowered, by the decree-law 25, 728 published on September 18, to try in absentia individuals found to be responsible for cimes of terrorism and treason... |
Bertold Baer |
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1992-10-01 |
Peru |
Asylum, Extradition, Legislation, Prosecution, Terrorism |
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South-East Asia Anti-Piracy Center Established |
On October 1, 1992, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), based in the London suburbs, announced the establishment of a 24-hour center to counter piracy in the seas of South-east Asia in Kuala... |
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1992-10-01 |
Asia |
International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Organizations, Maritime, Piracy |
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Large Drive Globally to More Aggressively Enforce Internationally Intellectual Property Rights |
Around the world trade associations and coalitions of intellectual property groups are aggressively taking action to enforce the protection of intellectual property rights. Two of the biggest areas... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
World |
Counterfeiting, Customs, Intellectual Property, International Cooperation, Piracy |
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Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee Makes Significant Findings and Recommendations on the BCCI Affair |
On October 1, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations released a 780-page report on BCCI that contains substantial criticisms of the... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
United States |
Arms Trafficking, Bribery, Financial Crimes, Fraud, Immigration, Money Laundering, Smuggle, Terrorism |
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U.N. Security Votes to Seize Part of Frozen Iraqi Assets |
On October 2, 1992, the United Nations Security Council voted to use frozen Iraqi assets to pay for humanitarian relief, victim compensation, and other U.N. expenses of handling the aftermath of the... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Iraq |
Asset Seizure, United Nations, Victims Compensation |
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Abu Dhabi Finally Agrees on Limited Cooperation in BCCI Investigation |
As the United States and British legislative branches issue reports on the problems that led to the Bank of Credit and Commerce International collapse and fraud, money laundering, bribery and other... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States |
Bribery, Fraud, Investigation, Money Laundering |
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Joint Drug Projects in Burma, Laos and China |
The secretary of the Myanmar Burmese Central Committee for Drug Abuse and Control, Police Major General San Thein, and Joint Secretary Police Colonel Ngwe Soe Tun held a meeting on September 11, 1992... |
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1992-10-01 |
China, Laos, Myanmar |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Training |
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Offshore Banks – Friend or Foe? |
This is the way my subject was put in the printed program, and at first I wondered whose friend or foe – the cops or the crooks? Based on the audience here, I decided that the former must be intended... |
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8 |
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1992-10-01 |
World |
Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking, Law Enforcement, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Offshore Banking, Treaties |
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Smuggling Cars from Hong Kong to China |
Traders have discovered that Chinese import tariffs can be dodged by shipping cards, trucks and other merchandise from Hong Kong to Vietnam’s province of Quang Ninh to be driven across the porous... |
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1992-10-01 |
China, Hong Kong |
Border Security, Maritime, Smuggle, Theft, Trade Crimes |
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Bingham Parliamentary Report Criticizes Bank of England’s Judgment and Changes |
On October 22, 1992, the Bingham report, which was commissioned jointly by the Bank of England and the United Kingdom Government, was released and criticized the Bank of England’s supervision of the... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
United Kingdom |
Banking Supervision, Financial Crimes, Fraud, Money Laundering |
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Russia and U.S. Agree to Increase Intelligence Cooperation on Enforcement Matters |
On October 18, 1992, the Russian intelligence service and the Central Intelligence Agency completed discussions on increasing already existing cooperation in the exchange of intelligence and... |
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10 |
1992-10-01 |
Russia, United States |
Border Security, Customs, Drugs & Trafficking, Intelligence, International Cooperation, Organized Crime, Smuggle, Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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U.N Votes to Establish War Crimes Commission |
On October 6, 1992, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to establish a war crimes commission to gather evidence of possible atrocities and violations of international criminal law... |
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10 |
1992-10-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Human Rights, International Criminal Tribunal, International Criminal and Comparative Law, United Nations, War Crimes |
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German-Bulgarian Cooperation Against Illegal Migration Emulates Other German Agreements |
In Germany, the Bundestag has discussed initial legislative steps to fight organized crime. The liberal coalition partner FDP is slowly giving up its reluctance to adopt tougher measures. The use of... |
Bertold Baer |
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10 |
1992-10-01 |
Bulgaria, Germany, Romania |
Asylum, Border Security, Deportation, Drugs & Trafficking, Immigration, International Cooperation, Legislation, Organized Crime, Smuggle |