SUSPECTED DRUG TRAFFICKER ‘SPY’ GUNNED DOWN IN DAYLIGHT AMBUSH
Suspected Bahamian drug trafficker Warren “Spy” Ellis, 51, has been shot dead in a broad-daylight ambush outside a business in Marsh Harbour, Abaco.
Witnesses reported a barrage of gunfire, with at least 25 shell casings reportedly recovered at the scene.
A 14-year-old boy was also shot in the leg during the attack and airlifted to New Providence.
Ellis had previously survived a 2017 shooting which killed an associate.
His death has reportedly become the 52nd homicide recorded in The Bahamas this year.
Police are investigating the killing, with reports suggesting it may have been a retaliatory attack.
FUGITIVE NDRANGHETA BOSS ARRESTED HIDING IN DRUG REHAB CENTRE — ACCUSED OF COCAINE TRAFFICKING OPERATION INVOLVING OVER 3.5 TONNES!
Italian police have arrested Antonio Barbaro, 42, a fugitive allegedly linked to the Barbaro Castanu clan of Platì, part of the powerful Calabrian ’Ndrangheta mafia.
Barbaro had been on the run since November 2025 after escaping an arrest operation connected to Operation Skyfall, a major drug-trafficking investigation led by authorities in Milan.
🇮🇹 HE WAS FOUND HIDING IN A DRUG REHABILITATION CENTRE.
Investigators from the Reggio Calabria State Police tracked him to a recovery facility in the northern part of the city, where he had reportedly arrived recently with the stated intention of undergoing treatment for drug addiction.
Officers surrounded the building and stormed inside, arresting him without resistance.
⚖️ THE ALLEGATIONS
Prosecutors in Milan accuse Barbaro of involvement in a criminal conspiracy to traffic drugs and illegal weapons possession. Investigators specifically attribute to him a role in trafficking more than 3.5 tonnes of cocaine from South America on behalf of the clan.
The original Skyfall operation involved 28 other people allegedly connected to drug-trafficking networks associated with the Barbaro clan in Platì and the Morabito clan in Africo.
📱 Police also seized Barbaro’s smartphone, which will now be examined as part of the investigation.
The arrest is another development in the investigation into the international cocaine trade allegedly linked to one of Italy’s most notorious mafia organisations.
Important: These are allegations, and the presumption of innocence applies unless guilt is established by a final conviction.
HAITIAN GANG LEADER THREATENS BUKELE: “IF YOU STEP FOOT IN OUR TERRITORY, WE ARE READY FOR YOU!”
Wilson Joseph, known as “Lanmo San Jou”, the leader of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang, has sent a direct message to El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele.
In the video, Joseph responds to Bukele’s threats, warning that Haiti is not El Salvador and claiming the gang is ready to confront Salvadoran soldiers if they enter its territory.
He also displays what he describes as the gang’s arsenal, insisting his men are not afraid of Bukele or his military.
“You think you can just come here with your soldiers and clean us out the way you did with the gangs in your country? Come on then, try it,” Joseph says.
He goes on to claim that his gang controls its territory and says that if Bukele wants his men back, he will have to deal with the gang on its terms.
🇭🇹 “WE RULE HERE, AND YOUR THREATS MEAN NOTHING TO US.”
The video’s claims and the context behind the reference to Bukele’s men have not been independently verified.
DEALER JAILED FOR 18 YEARS AFTER WOMAN FELL TO HER DEATH FLEEING MACEHTE THREATS!
Jaiden Hassan-Agard, 20, has been jailed for 18 years after being convicted of manslaughter following the death of 25-year-old Tia Langdon in Southampton.
On 28 August 2025, Tia was at a flat in Cuckmere Lane when Hassan-Agard accused her and another woman of stealing drugs from him.
Armed with two machetes, he subjected both women to a prolonged ordeal of threats, intimidation and violence. During the incident, he assaulted Tia, breaking her nose, and threatened to harm the women.
Terrified and desperate to escape, Tia attempted to climb out via a third-floor balcony but fell to the ground below. She died in hospital the following day.
Prosecutors established that Hassan-Agard’s actions were a significant cause of the events that led to her death. The court also heard that he refused to seek emergency help and continued threatening and controlling the other woman afterwards.
⚖️ He was convicted of:
* Manslaughter
* Two counts of false imprisonment
* Two counts of threats to kill
* Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
* Two counts of threatening with an offensive weapon in private
* Kidnapping
Hassan-Agard was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on 23 October 2026 to 18 years in custody, followed by an extended licence period of three years.
The CPS said Tia lost her life because of the fear, violence and intimidation caused by his actions.
🕊️ No sentence can undo the loss suffered by Tia’s family, but Hassan-Agard has now been held accountable for his crimes.
UK MEXICAN METH LAB!
Four men have been charged over an alleged conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine at a remote farm in Warwickshire, bringing the total number charged in the National Crime Agency investigation to NINE.
The latest defendants are:
🔴 Kenneth Burton, 34 — Wynyard, County Durham
🔴 Paul Harkness Mawby, 34 — Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees
🔴 Anthony Devine, 34 — Ingleby Barwick
🔴 Mohammed Khan, 36 — Sparkhill, Birmingham
The men are accused of conspiring to produce methamphetamine, a Class A drug, at a suspected laboratory on remote farmland near Furnace End.
NCA officers arrested the four men on Thursday, 22 October, carrying out searches across Birmingham and the North East.
The investigation follows charges against five Mexican nationals last month, with the US Drug Enforcement Administration also supporting the operation.
⚖️ All four men are accused of conspiracy to produce methamphetamine. The allegations have not been proven in court.
COKE LAB PRODUCING 4 TONNES A MONTH!
Colombian Army forces have destroyed a cocaine-processing laboratory in Norte de Santander in an operation that reportedly dealt a financial blow of more than 1 BILLION Colombian pesos to the ELN guerrilla group.
A specialist explosives-detection dog played a key role in locating the facility during the military operation.
According to military intelligence, the laboratory had the capacity to produce up to four tonnes of cocaine every month, with the drugs allegedly destined for Florida, USA.
The destruction of the facility is expected to disrupt a significant part of the group’s alleged drug-production operation.
🇨🇴 One laboratory destroyed. A potential four tonnes of cocaine production per month disrupted.
OVER 5 TONNES OF HASHISH SEIZED IN SPAIN-PORTUGAL JOINT OPERATION!
Authorities have intercepted a semi-rigid boat carrying more than 5 tonnes of hashish near the mouth of the Guadiana River at Ayamonte, on the Spain–Portugal border.
The operation involved coordinated surveillance by land, sea and air, working alongside Portugal’s Republican National Guard (GNR) and its maritime police.
Officers recovered 127 bales of hashish before the shipment could reach its intended destination.
💊 More than 5 tonnes of drugs taken out of circulation in a cross-border operation.
ROMANIAN ‘MOLE GANG’ JAILED AFTER £700,000 JEWELLERY SHOP HEIST!
Three Romanian burglars have been jailed for a combined 10 years after tunnelling beneath a neighbouring massage parlour to break into a jewellery shop in south London.
The gang dug beneath a shower to gain access to Selvaraja Gold House on Mitcham Road, Tooting, stealing more than £700,000 worth of jewellery and goods in May.
Police body-worn footage captured the moment officers discovered the underground excavation during a nighttime operation.
The gang were eventually caught after attempting to burrow into the same premises again.
💰 More than £700,000 stolen. A tunnel dug beneath a massage parlour. Three men jailed for a total of 10 years.
£34 MILLION COCAINE HAUL: FIVE MEN JAILED AFTER DRUGS LANDED AT UK MARINA!
Five members of an organised crime group have been jailed after 425kg of cocaine, worth an estimated £34 million, was recovered at Eastbourne Marina.
The men were caught on 8 June as they hauled the drugs from the New Horizon fishing vessel. The cocaine had been packed into waterproof bags fitted with GPS trackers and dropped into the English Channel by another vessel for collection.
The gang’s alleged organisers expected to make £80,000 each for retrieving the shipment and moving the drugs on to criminal networks across the UK.
🔴 Alan Colquhoun, 49 — 16 years
🔴 William Donohoe, 38 — 16 years
🔴 Ian Smith, 50 — 12 years
🔴 Daniel Ruffell, 36 — 8 years
🔴 Jacob Cronin, 32 — 6 years and 8 months
Donohoe remained on land during the operation and was arrested at a petrol station. Meanwhile, Ruffell reportedly hid inside a cupboard aboard the boat when armed NCA officers stormed the vessel.
The National Crime Agency said the investigation had disrupted an internationally connected criminal group and removed nearly half a tonne of cocaine from circulation.
💰 425KG OF COCAINE. £34 MILLION STREET VALUE. FIVE MEN BEHIND BARS.
MACHETE-CARRYING DEALER JAILED FOR 3 YEARS — E-BIKE CRUSHED!
Bobby Duxfield, 21, has been jailed for three years after fleeing police on a powerful Surron e-bike while carrying a large machete and cocaine.
Police were called after a man walking his dog was reportedly threatened with a machete in Darlington.
Duxfield fled when officers tried to stop him, speeding through town and narrowly missing pedestrians and other traffic.
A police helicopter tracked his movements from above before officers brought the pursuit to an end on Tornado Way.
Officers seized a large machete, cocaine and £1,320 in cash.
Duxfield admitted dangerous driving, possession of cocaine with intent to supply, carrying an offensive weapon, driving without a licence or insurance, and failing to stop for police.
He was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court on 22 October.
🪓 THREE YEARS IN PRISON. E-BIKE CRUSHED.
Under Durham Constabulary’s Operation ORB, illegal e-scooters and off-road bikes involved in crime or antisocial riding can be crushed and permanently removed from the streets.
🚨 PC KILLER HANDED SECOND LIFE SENTENCE OVER GUN CONSPIRACY!
Faisal Razzaq, 45, has been handed a second life sentence after helping supply firearms to criminal gangs across London.
Razzaq was previously convicted of manslaughter in 2006 for his role in the botched robbery that ended with PC Sharon Beshenivsky being shot dead in Bradford. He received a life sentence with a minimum term of 11 years and was released on parole in 2017.
After his release, Razzaq began running a luxury car hire business while obtaining firearms and selling them to criminal customers.
He has now been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of eight years for his role in the gun conspiracy.
Five other defendants were also jailed:
🔴 Ricky Dorey, 44 — 10 years
🔴 Robert Dorey, 45 — 8 years
🔴 Patrick Loughnane, 59 — 8 years and 6 months
🔴 Abdul Rahman Saleh, 32 — 7 years and 6 months
🔴 Tammy Rigg, 40 — 5 years and 3 months
The judge warned that gun crime was a “modern plague on our streets”, highlighting the devastating consequences of firearms falling into criminal hands.
🚨 50 CENT HELPS BAIL OUT MAN ACCUSED OF PISTOL-WHIPPING RICK ROSS’ SON!
Don Roberts has been released from jail after being arrested over the alleged assault of Rick Ross’ 21-year-old son, William Roberts III.
William reportedly told police he was threatened with death and struck over the head with a gun near Bethune-Cookman University on 11 October. He later identified Roberts in a police lineup.
After his release, Don thanked 50 Cent for supporting him, declaring: “I’m out and I’m innocent.”
50 Cent shared the video on Instagram, saying he had a “strong feeling” Roberts was innocent before adding: “Who snitching?” 😂
The move has added fuel to the ongoing feud between 50 Cent and Rick Ross, with Ross’ son’s mother, Tia Kemp, also criticising Fif.
⚖️ Don Roberts maintains his innocence. The allegations have not been proven in court.
800+ POUNDS OF METH FOUND HIDDEN UNDER LORRY BED!
DEA agents in Galveston and Houston Police uncovered more than 800 pounds of methamphetamine concealed beneath the bed of a tractor-trailer transporting produce.
Traffickers allegedly used the commercial load as cover in an attempt to move a huge quantity of drugs undetected.
The seizure highlights the lengths criminal networks go to in order to conceal drugs and evade law enforcement.
🚛 A produce truck hiding more than 800 pounds of meth.
🚨 £13.8 MILLION CANNABIS SMUGGLING GANG JAILED!
Five members of a drug-smuggling operation have been sentenced after 460kg of cannabis was discovered packed into 22 suitcases at Birmingham Airport.
The couriers had travelled from Thailand via Paris, with each suitcase containing around 20kg of cannabis concealed beneath a thin layer of clothing. Eight cases even contained Apple AirTags linked to the same account.
Those sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on 22 October were:
🔴 Jaden Ramen, 23 — 32 months
🔴 Paige Crisp, 25 — 30 months
🔴 Gideon Oluwasetemi Olumoyegun, 26 — 24 months
🔴 Ryan Boachie, 32 — 24 months
🔴 Claire McCullough, 36 — 24 months, plus two consecutive months for assaulting a shop worker.
Two further couriers, Tasia Nelson, 22, and Jamal Clarke, 22, are due to be sentenced on 30 October.
The National Crime Agency said the case should serve as a warning to anyone tempted to smuggle drugs for criminal gangs.
💰 Estimated street value: £13.8 MILLION.
🚨 SEVEN WANTED MEN ARRESTED IN COLOMBIA OVER US DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES!
Seven individuals wanted for extradition to the United States have been arrested in coordinated operations across Bogotá, Barranquilla, Maicao and Cajicá.
The operation involved Colombia’s military anti-kidnapping and extortion units, the Attorney General’s Office and support from the DEA.
Those named in Colombian reports include Guillermo Carpio Cárdenas, Alex Alberto Castillo Gómez, Jhon Jairo Torres Peláez, Nizar Hachem Sawan, Andrés Mauricio Guarnizo Vaca, Danilo Andrés Hernández Junco and Juan Daniel Arenas Uribe.
The suspects face allegations linked to drug trafficking, money laundering and criminal conspiracy under US justice proceedings.
The arrests mark a major operation targeting alleged international drug-trafficking networks. All charges remain allegations unless proven in court.
🗺️ RARE 17TH-CENTURY WORLD MAP THIEF JAILED FOR THREE YEARS!
Melvin West, 70, has been jailed after using a Stanley knife to cut a rare 1684 world map from an atlas at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.
The priceless piece of history, known as Nova Orbis Tabula, has never been recovered.
West repeatedly promised to return the map, but the judge said he had led the court, police and museum on a “merry dance” over its whereabouts. She also said she believed he had a buyer lined up and stole it “to order”.
The complete atlas was once valued at around £50,000, while the stolen map alone could fetch £6,000 on the black market. The judge said the cultural loss far outweighed the financial damage.
West received three years for criminal damage, with concurrent sentences for theft and possessing a bladed article.
🚨 The Metropolitan Police are appealing for anyone with information about the map’s whereabouts to come forward.
🦈 COLOMBIA SEIZES 4,235 SHARK FINS IN RECORD-BREAKING BUST!
Authorities have uncovered 4,235 severed shark fins at a commercial premises in Tumaco, Nariño — the largest seizure of its kind ever recorded in Colombia.
The fins reportedly came from more than 1,000 sharks, including hammerhead, tiger, silky, fox, bronze whaler and blacktip sharks.
Investigators believe the fins were destined to be transported into Ecuador for commercial sale.
A major haul exposing the scale of the illegal shark-fin trade. 🌊
‘LORD OF FRAUD’ HUGH RODLEY GUILTY OF NONCE CHARGES
Hugh James Rodley, 79, the convicted fraudster dubbed the “Lord of Fraud”, has admitted seven offences relating to indecent images and videos of children following a National Crime Agency investigation.
Investigators discovered hundreds of illegal images across a laptop and an iPhone, including 24 images classified as Category A, the most severe category. Officers also uncovered hundreds of searches for child sexual abuse material.
Rodley was initially arrested in December 2025 and later re-arrested in January 2026 after investigators discovered he had continued searching for such material while on bail.
His previous criminal history includes:
🔹 2009: Jailed for eight years over an attempted £229 million fraud involving a Japanese bank.
🔹 2012: Jailed for seven years for defrauding more than 700 pensioners out of £6 million.
🔹 2016: Sentenced to a further seven years after failing to repay more than £1.2 million.
Rodley pleaded guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court on 22 October 2026.
He is due to be sentenced on 22 November.
DRUG DRIVER FALLS ASLEEP & CRASHES INTO POLE!
Emma Dutton, 43, from Wallingford, crashed her car into a pole on Stadhampton Road, Little Milton, Oxfordshire, on 5 February.
Footage released by Thames Valley Police shows her vehicle failing to follow a bend, mounting the grass verge and smashing into the pole.
Dutton was later found to be over the legal drug-drive limit for cocaine.
She pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and drug driving at Oxford Magistrates’ Court.
Her sentence:
🔹 Two-year suspended prison sentence
🔹 22-month driving ban
The incident could have ended far worse.
TURNING POINT UK BOSS FILMED DISCUSSING CONTRACT KILLINGS
An undercover investigation by Al Jazeera Investigates has exposed alleged links between Turning Point UK chief executive Jack Ross and Allan Nesbitt, a convicted criminal linked to the loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
The documentary, Contract Killers and the Far Right, claims Ross agreed to pay Nesbitt thousands of pounds to stage a fake political rally supporting the lifting of UK sanctions against Zimbabwe.
Secret recordings also allegedly capture Ross discussing violent attacks that could be arranged for money through Nesbitt’s connections.
In a separate undercover meeting, Nesbitt allegedly offered to arrange the killing of a fictional business rival for the right price.
The investigation raises serious questions about links between political activists, far-right protest movements and loyalist paramilitaries.
Ross has denied Al Jazeera’s findings, saying his comments to the undercover reporter were not meant seriously.
📺 Investigation by Al Jazeera Investigates — Contract Killers and the Far Right.