Tag: Mafia

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  First indictment in investigation Nimmersatt: Car traders charged in scheme to smuggle hazardous salvage vehicles from US

  European Public Prosecutor's Office

  April 20, 2026

  (Luxembourg, 20 April 2026) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has filed an indictment against three car traders, following an investigation into a criminal organisation importing salvage vehicles from the United States (US) and reselling them after cosmetic repair, while evading custom duties and VAT. The criminal scheme also poses serious dangers for road safety in Europe. 

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  SFC unveils new regulatory framework to allow secondary trading of tokenised SFC-authorised investment products

  Securities and Futures Commission

  April 20, 2026

  The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today launched a new regulatory framework to pilot the secondary trading of tokenised SFC-authorised investment products (tokenised products) in Hong Kong, aiming to boost trading activity in the city’s expanding digital asset ecosystem over time. Set out in a circular, the SFC’s new guidance aims primarily to facilitate secondary trading of tokenised SFC-authorised open-ended funds on SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs), not least broadening access to regulated trading services for retail investors. However, the SFC may also consider over-the-counter secondary trading arrangements on a case-by-case basis.

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  NSW man charged over alleged plot to import 200kg of cocaine after at-sea transfer off Queensland coast

  Australia Federal Police

  April 20, 2026

  A NSW man was charged with allegedly importing 200kg of cocaine last week, after police found the drugs on the catamaran he was sailing near the Queensland-NSW border. The Tweed Heads man, 41, faced the NSW Bail Division Court on Friday (17 April, 2026), charged with one count of importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug, contrary to section 307.1 of the Criminal Code (Cth), which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.