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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration had a Republicans-only briefing about strikes on alleged drug vessels near Venezuela, which a Democratic senator called a dangerous trend of partisanship in national security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/world/politics/democrats-us-briefing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #democrats #republicans #us #venezuela #drugs #gangs

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

While the U.S. military blows up boats it claims are transporting drugs from Venezuela, tankers shipping Venezuelan oil in violation of a U.S. embargo continue to navigate the very same Caribbean waters undisturbed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/world/venezuela-us-oil-violations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #venezuela #oil #us #drugs #gangs #donaldtrump

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As U.S. blows up drug boats, Venezuelan oil continues to flow

“Shadow tankers,” which transport sanctioned or illicit Venezuelan oil, are still coming and going.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has been meddling in Latin America in ways harkening back to an earlier era in U.S. history. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/world/trump-latin-america-interventionist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #venezuela #gangs #drugs

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'Non-interventionist' Trump flexes muscles in Latin America

Trump has been meddling in ways harkening back to an earlier era in U.S. history.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

Families lined up at a morgue in Rio de Janeiro to identify relatives killed in Brazil's deadliest ever police raids, and funerals began to take place for four police officers who died taking part in the operation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/world/brazil-morgue-police-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #brazil #drugs #gangs #riodejaneiro

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Families cluster at Rio morgue looking for answers after deadly police raids

Authorities said at least 121 people, including the officers, died in the Tuesday raids targeting a gang that controls the drug trade in several poor neighborhoods.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Bodies piled up in poor neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday as police launched their biggest ever raids on the city's drug traffickers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/world/crime-legal/rio-neighborhood-drug-raids/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #brazil #drugs #gangs

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At least 64 killed in war-like Rio drug raids

As many as 2,500 heavily armed officers took part in the operation targeting Brazil's main drug-trafficking gang in two poor neighborhoods.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Rather than hurting Latin America's drug trade, U.S. strikes on vessels Washington claims are ferrying drugs to American soil might be benefiting drug lords by causing a supply crunch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/world/crime-legal/us-drug-strikes-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #venezuela #colombia #drugs #gangs #trade

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Are U.S. strikes hurting Latin America's drug trade?

In short, no.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

U.S. President Donald Trump said "the land is going to be next” in his campaign to stop the flow of drugs into the country from Venezuela. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/world/trump-venezuela-land-strikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #venezuela #drugs #gangs #donaldtrump #nicolasmaduro

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Trump says U.S. eyeing land strikes next after drug boat attacks

Trump's statement was the clearest indication yet that he’s preparing to broaden strikes in his campaign to stop the flow of drugs into the U.S. from Venezuela.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

For three decades, Mako Nishimura was one of Japan's few female yakuza. These days, she helps other retired gangsters reintegrate into society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/japan/society/yakuza-woman-redemption/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #yakuza #gangs #japanesepolice #gifu #drugs

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Sixty-four South Koreans who had been detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in cyberscam operations returned home Saturday and were under arrest, a police official said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/18/asia-pacific/crime-legal/south-korea-cambodia-scam-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #cambodia #fraud #gangs

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64 South Koreans held in Cambodia return home under arrest

South Korea had sent a team to Cambodia on Wednesday to discuss cases of fake jobs and scam centers involved in kidnapping dozens of its nationals.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

As tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela escalate, a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean has left survivors, a U.S. official has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/17/world/us-drug-vessel-strike-survivors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #venezuela #drugs #gangs

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In a first, U.S. strike in Caribbean leaves survivors, U.S. official says

Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela have escalated amid U.S. strikes on alleged drug vessels off the South American country's coast.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Eighty South Koreans who were possible victims of fake jobs or scam centers were unaccounted for in Cambodia, South Korea's foreign ministry said, after the torture death of a student there shocked the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/asia-pacific/crime-legal/south-korea-cambodia-scam-center/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #cambodia #fraud #gangs

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a state of "armed conflict” with Latin American drug cartels, further justifying recent strikes against alleged drug-runners from Venezuela. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/world/us-venezuela-drug-cartel-conflict/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #venezuela #drugs #gangs

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Trump declares cartels in ‘armed conflict’ with U.S. military

The move offers additional legal justification for recent strikes on alleged drug-runners from Venezuela and opens the door for possible further escalation.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Amid the rapid rise in Okinawa's youths abusing what's known as "laughing gas vape", the health ministry formally designated a substance found inside the drug called etomidate as a prohibited substance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/japan/okinawa-youth-drug-abuse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #drugs #japanesepolice #gangs #organizedcrime

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Abuse of 'zombie cigarettes' among Okinawa youths raises alarm

'Laughing gas vape,' inhaled using devices resembling e-cigarettes, can cause its users to lose control.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

The U.S. under President Donald Trump is crafting a confrontational approach toward Latin America that signals a willingness to use military force against drug cartels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/09/world/politics/trump-military-drug-cartels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #latinamerica #us #donaldtrump #drugs #gangs #usmilitary

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@Centurion480@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

CBC spent months collecting and analyzing clues in social media posts to locate and identify the exact parks and gyms where members of Nationalist-13 (also known as NS13) and Second Sons trained, and confirmed them by visiting locations in person. CBC discovered these groups were often training in gyms or martial arts studios that also cater to children and a diverse clientele.
#Canada #extremism #whitesupremacy#Nazis #racism #martialarts #gangs #fascism #neonazis
https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/fascist-fight-club

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@Centurion480@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

CBC spent months collecting and analyzing clues in social media posts to locate and identify the exact parks and gyms where members of Nationalist-13 (also known as NS13) and Second Sons trained, and confirmed them by visiting locations in person. CBC discovered these groups were often training in gyms or martial arts studios that also cater to children and a diverse clientele.
#Canada #extremism #whitesupremacy#Nazis #racism #martialarts #gangs #fascism #neonazis
https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/fascist-fight-club

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

Public prosecutors on Tuesday sought a 23-year prison term for a senior member of the Philippines-based "Luffy" Japanese crime ring that allegedly masterminded a series of robbery and fraud cases across Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/japan/crime-legal/luffy-sentence-request/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #philippines #japanesecourts #fraud #gangs #socialmedia

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

The Osaka Prefectural Police department is cracking down on a crime ring for allegedly forcing about 130 underage girls into prostitution around the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/japan/crime-legal/osaka-police-underage-prostitution-crack-down/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #sexcrimes #prostitution #gangs

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