Pirate kingpin held in Hollywood-style sting

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 23:40

An alleged pirate kingpin fell into a trap and was arrested after getting lured from Somalia to Belgium in a Hollywood-style sting to work on a fake documentary about crime on the high seas.

Man dubbed `Godfather of Heroin` dies in Myanmar

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 23:33

A former drug kingpin and business tycoon once dubbed the "Godfather of Heroin" by the US government has died in his home in Myanmar`s main city, a source close to the family said on Sunday.

US agents snatch African drugs kingpin in high seas sting

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 19:41

US agents have captured the former head of Guinea-Bissau`s navy, an alleged kingpin in the west African nation`s drugs trade with Latin America, in a sting operation on the high seas, intelligence sources and media said.

Gurgaon kidney racket kingpin Dr Amit convicted

Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013, 19:50

The Panchkula court of the CBI on Friday convicted Dr Amit Kumar, the kingpin of the infamous kidney racket in Palam Vihar, Gurgaon and sentenced him to seven years of rigorous imprisonment.

Kingpin in job scam surrenders in Arunachal

Last Updated: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 13:36

The absconding kingpin of a job-scam in Pasighat-based NEIFM allegedly involving crores of rupees surrendered before East Siang district police.

UK contemplates an SAS raid to nail desert al Qaeda kingpin

Last Updated: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 14:24

Britain may launch an Osama Bin Laden like `kill or snatch` operation in the Sahara desert to nail the one-eyed al-Qaeda kingpin Mokhtar Belmokhtar.

Mexico arrests drug lord `El Taliban`

Last Updated: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 18:33

Mexican law enforcement authorities have arrested drug kingpin Ivan Velazquez Caballero, dealing a serious blow to the nation`s biggest drug cartel, Los Zetas.