Dubai Police, Photo: Twitter. Dubai Police have arrested a Brazilian national wanted by Interpol for allegations of football match-fixing and fraud in his home country. William Pereira Rugato, a 34-year-old, reportedly facilitated illegal financial gains through wagers placed on global sports betting platforms. He was arrested upon his arrival in the United Arab Emirates from … Read more
The three suspects are a former director of the Belarusian Air Navigation Agency; the head of the air traffic control shift at the time; and the head of Lukashenko’s secret service. Once European-wide warrants are issued, Polish prosecutors will also ask Interpol to put out a so-called red notice. By inventing a non-existent bomb threat … Read more
SINGAPORE: More than US$40 million (S$53 million) have been recovered from a business email compromise scam in a multi-agency, cross-border effort. Singapore’s Anti-Scam Centre, together with Timor-Leste authorities and Interpol made the “largest recovery” in a case of business email compromise scam, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Saturday (Aug 3). On Jul 15, … Read more
Abu Dhabi Police appointed Captain Hagar Rashid Al Naeemi, a digital crime analyst, as the first female Emirati police officer to work as a liaison officer at the Innovation Centre of Interpol. The appointment of Captain Al Naeemi comes following the country’s commitment to make strides in promoting gender equality within its police force. Captain … Read more
A benign, cheaper Sri Lanka beckon the shadowy betting rings. As Dubai turns too hot for comfort amid the glare of investigation on the online gambling empire Mahadev, some of the other faceless operators of illegal betting apps are moving to Sri Lanka.Some of the offshore call centres and offices which are the backbone for … Read more
Beijing’s former vice-justice minister Liu Zhiqiang, who once served on the committee of Interpol, has been placed under investigation in China, according to the country’s top anti-graft agency on Tuesday. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection published a brief statement on its website saying Liu, 60, was “undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation” and was … Read more
China has promoted a veteran police officer who oversees cooperation with the US in the fight against fentanyl as assistant public security minister. The promotion of Hu Binchen, the 53-year-old director of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, to assistant minister rank and as member of the ministry’s Communist Party committee, … Read more
The new cyber scam centres, often staffed by unwilling staff trafficked with the promise of legitimate jobs, had helped organised crime groups diversify their revenue from drug trafficking, Stock said. Drug trafficking businesses still contributed 40 per cent to 70 per cent of criminal groups’ income, he said. “But we see groups clearly diversifying their … Read more
YuuZoo, which was listed on the Singapore Exchange mainboard, released several financial reports between 2015 and 2016 that were allegedly misleading. According to the police, the statements allegedly overstated YuuZoo’s revenue by US$4.6 million to US$18.8 million. Former YuuZoo CEO James Matthew Somasundram was charged on Feb 21 under the Securities and Futures Act in connection with … Read more
