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  • April 2007
    • Mobster Guns Down Nagasaki Mayor

      Mobster Guns Down Nagasaki Mayor

      (Newser) - The mayor of Nagasaki was murdered yesterday by a gangster affiliated with Japan's largest organized-crime syndicate. The assassin, who shot Iccho Ito twice in the back, reportedly was steamed that the city refused to pay for damages to his car after he drove it into a hole at a construction site. More »

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      murder   Japan   organized crime   Nagasaki   Yakuza   Tetsuya Shiroo   Iccho Ito

    • Mexican Drug Wars Fought in Cyberspace

      Mexican Drug Wars Fought in Cyberspace

      (Newser) - Mexican drug cartels are making themselves at home on YouTube, posting music  videos that show off the bloodied bodies of their tortured and executed competitors. The gangs have turned to the Internet to recruit members, plan attacks, and intimidate and threaten rival gangs. The result is an al-Qaeda–like virtual network that the tech-lite Mexican police have been slow to tap for information. More »

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      Internet   YouTube   Mexico   drugs   law   organized crime   drug cartel   War on Drugs   law enforcement

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