Episode 18: The man who brought down Whitey Bulger and exposed the feared mobster as an FBI informer
BOSTON gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s role as an FBI informant is a lesson for police forces across the world in how NOT to handle their touts.Brian Kelly, the former US state prosecutor who was the lead counsel against Bulger, tells this week’s Crime World podcast that the mobster murdered at will, often using information leaked to him by his handlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Mar 202141min
Episode 17: The Moroccan drug lord, the Kinahan mob and the rise of the European super-cartel
He’s the violent gangster whose merger with Daniel Kinahan’s mob, Italian mafiosa and Eastern European gangs formed a European super cartel.But Dutch Moroccan Ridouan Taghi is now facing the biggest showdown of his life as authorities in the Netherlands gear up for the high profile ‘Marengo’ trial expected to get to the heart of the powerful merger of Europe’s top mobs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 Mar 202136min
Episode 16: The American guns fuelling the deadly Mexican Cartels and drug wars
Drug war in Mexico – how the narcos and their violent sicarios are being armed by legally-sold weapons in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 Feb 202150min
Episode 15: The low-level criminals and hit squads behind the Hutch-Kinhahan feud
The drug addicts, drop-outs and drifters behind the Hutch-Kinahan murder cells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 Feb 202149min
Episode 14: New Zealand's drug war and the rise of the biker gangs
New Zealand is the envy of the world but it’s also the most expensive place on earth to buy cocaine and meth, which has fuelled the rise of a dangerous underworld of biker gangs. Journalist Jared Savage tells Crime World about the arrival of meth, the real-life Walter White and how Asian and Mexican cartels are now moving in for a slice of the action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Feb 202132min
Episode 13: How the Rathkeale Rovers became the scourge of Europe
Fake covid tests, antique treasures and the theft of precious rhino horns. How the Rathkeale Rovers left their spiritual home in Limerick to become a multi-million mobile organised crime gang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 Feb 202143min
Episode 12: Ireland's five-year war on organised crime
She started her career as a rookie cop on one of Ireland’s first drug units, chasing down heroin dealers like Tony ‘King Scum’ Felloni.Now she is the Chief in charge of the Garda’s Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau – the unit responsible for bringing down the Kinahan mafia.Detective Chief Superintendent Angela Willis talks about catching criminals, seizing drugs and reeling in the mobs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Jan 202147min
Episode 11: Gangland's a-list celebs - The Krays
They are the a-listers of gangland – murderous twins whose faces are iconic images of the underworld. Ronnie and Reggie Kray were immortalised in movies, theatre, television and books but did their crimes match their celebratory? Or did they just get lucky.Criminal lawyer and author James Morton untangles the real story of the Krays and separates fact from fiction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 Jan 202149min
