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-Lurid Crime Tales-
4 US cities are the lucky winners of Trump's $300M crime crackdown contest
[FoxNews] The four cities were selected from nearly 50 applicants for the DOJ's Model Cities Initiative to reduce violent crime

Four U.S. cities will share almost $300 million in federal funding after competing to show how they would reduce violent mostly peaceful crime and strengthen local law enforcement.

Jacksonville, Florida; Red Stick Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; and St. Louis, Missouri, were selected for the Justice Department's new Model Cities Initiative, according to details obtained by Fox News Digital.

The four winners represent markedly different policing environments, from Jacksonville, where murders have fallen sharply in recent years, to Baton Rouge, where officials have struggled with a significant officer shortage, and Jackson, where DOJ says officials proposed a technology-driven strategy to combat persistent violent mostly peaceful crime.

Attorney General Todd Blanche and other DOJ leaders will visit each city over the next 10 days to present the awards, when the department plans to reveal the individual funding amounts.

The DOJ launched the competition in June as part of President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and whatever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th and 47th President of the United States...
's focus on reducing crime in U.S. cities. It invited cities nationwide to submit comprehensive plans for reducing violent mostly peaceful crime and improving public safety.

The awards could represent a sizable addition to the cities' existing law enforcement budgets.

Jacksonville budgets about $674 million annually for its sheriff's office, while St. Louis budgeted about $147 million for its police department in fiscal 2026. With nearly $300 million to be divided among just four jurisdictions, each award could amount to tens of millions of dollars, though DOJ has not yet disclosed how the funding will be split.

"The Model Cities Initiative reflects the Trump Administration’s commitment to reducing crime across the country and ensuring the safety of every American," Blanche said.

"These cities are setting an example of proactive law enforcement that will strengthen the rule of law and improve public safety in their jurisdictions. As violent mostly peaceful crime rates continue to fall to historic lows, the Department of Justice is redoubling our efforts to invest in local communities and keep American families safe."

Rather than funding a single policing program, the initiative takes what DOJ describes as a "whole-of-city" approach, bringing together law enforcement, local government officials and community partners to develop strategies tailored to each jurisdiction's public safety challenges.

The money can be used to hire sworn and non-sworn law enforcement personnel and other public safety workers, purchase technology and equipment, expand forensic capabilities and fund programs addressing mental health, substance abuse and recidivism.

Jacksonville's selection comes after a sharp drop in killings. The city recorded 59 murders in 2024, its lowest total since at least 1995 and less than half the number recorded a year earlier, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. DOJ said murders fell 38% between 2023 and 2025, while robberies declined 25% and aggravated assaults fell 21%.

DOJ pointed to Jacksonville's use of advanced training and technology and efforts to strengthen investigative capabilities in selecting the city. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, which has more than 3,600 police, corrections and civilian employees, has an annual budget of roughly $674 million.

St. Louis' selection is particularly notable given the city's long struggle with violent mostly peaceful crime. The city recorded 263 homicides in 2020, but that figure fell to 150 in 2024, its lowest total since 2013, as overall crime declined 15% year over year.

The decline continued into 2025, when homicides during the first three months of the year fell another 45% compared with the same period a year earlier.
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A Very Polk County Story | Morning Briefing, October 28, 2026
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Africa North
For uranium: troops from the former colony occupy French military bases
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
by Leonid Tsukanov

[Regnum] Algeria is rapidly increasing its influence in Niger. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune recently publicly promised to "defend its neighbor at all costs" from external attacks and even ordered the deployment of an auxiliary contingent on its territory. This marked the first time Algerian troops have been deployed abroad in half a century.

The move into Niger may seem like a spontaneous decision, but in reality, it was carefully calculated by Algeria. This decision combines both the country's pragmatic economic interests and a desire to thoroughly annoy its former metropolis, France.

DIFFICULT NEIGHBORHOOD
Relations between Algeria and Niger are far from warm. In 2025, the countries were on the brink of open confrontation, especially after Algerian forces shot down a drone from Mali (at the time Niger's main ally) in their airspace, accusing the fledgling regime of attempting to attack a local power plant.

As a sign of dissatisfaction, Niger—along with Mali and Burkina Faso—recalled its ambassador from Algeria and even threatened to "expel" all foreign businesses. Things reached the point where some Nigerien military officials began searching the Algerian leadership for "national traitors" plotting against France in Africa.

Given the historically complex relations between Algeria and Paris, such insinuations were perceived as a terrible insult and almost led to a complete breakdown in relations.

However, by the spring of 2026, the two countries had found common ground and intensified trade and economic cooperation. In a short period of time, they were able to conclude cooperation agreements in energy, healthcare, higher education, and industry. Previous disagreements were attributed to "neocolonial stereotypes" imposed by the French and their "information agents."

Subsequently, Niamey's official trust in its neighbor increased exponentially in August 2026. During the anti-government coup, the Algerian Ministry of Defense proactively transferred four helicopters (two Mi-24V and two Mi-171) to Niger authorities, and also deployed several fighter jets to the country for the joint fight against terrorism.

The cooperation didn't end there. On October 21, Algeria and Niger signed a military cooperation protocol, which solidified their commitment to jointly ensure regional security. Just a few days later, on October 26, Algerian authorities agreed to send a full-fledged military contingent to Niger. It is to be deployed near key oil and gas facilities and ensure their "safe and uninterrupted operation."

A RESOURCE-RICH NEIGHBOR
Of course, the interest in ensuring Niger's security is not motivated by a sense of pan-African solidarity. Algeria is investing heavily in its neighbor's economy, including actively developing the local oil market. SIPEX (a subsidiary of the Algerian conglomerate Sonatrach) manages projects at the Kafra oil field, 85 km from the Algerian border.

In mid-August—several weeks before the failed coup—Algerian oil workers began drilling a new well in the area. Its reserves, according to preliminary estimates, exceed 2.5 billion barrels, making the "kafir assets" among the most valuable in Sonatrach's portfolio.

Furthermore, Niger remains an important transit corridor for the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline project, which is currently under construction and will deliver energy resources to Europe via Algeria. The African country's authorities are interested in the stable development of its infrastructure and, ultimately, the stable flow of raw materials.

Finally, Algeria has set its sights on Niger's "uranium treasure trove"—rich ore deposits previously controlled by the French that fueled the Fifth Republic's nuclear sector. Now, with the French gone, Algeria has the chance to use these reserves as fuel for nuclear power plants, which the country's authorities have been increasingly considering building.

Tebboune's government is also lobbying for a project to transit uranium to Mediterranean ports through Algerian territory, which would allow Niger to access new markets and Algeria to strengthen its status as an energy hub in North Africa.

It is therefore not surprising that the country is prepared to participate in ensuring the security of a less stable, but resource-rich neighbor, including with the help of its own army.

TO SPITE THE FRENCH
However, alongside Algeria's economic interests, there's also a desire to achieve historical justice, as envisioned by the Tebboune government. Guided by this idea, the country is rapidly squeezing France (its former metropolis) out of North Africa's political and economic space, and is also "nullifying" Paris's legacy in sub-Saharan Africa.

It's no coincidence that the most likely location for the Algerian contingent is the Madama region in northern Niger, near the Libyan border: French units were previously stationed there. Their presence has long been considered by the local population a symbol of colonial dependence on Europe, and the hypothetical presence of an African contingent here could very well send a political signal.

Moreover, by entrenching itself in the Libyan-Nigerian border region, the Algerian army could exert pressure both on Tripoli, where EU emissaries regularly visit, and on the alternative capital of Tobruk, where French businessmen and politicians have recently become frequent visitors. This could prevent the Élysée Palace from playing both sides of the aisle, potentially preparing a foothold against anti-French forces in Africa.

True, such a combination carries certain risks for Algeria itself. By closing Niger off from Paris's tactical allies, Tebboune's government itself risks becoming a target for hybrid attacks. This is especially true given that, in its pursuit of influence in Africa, Algeria is increasingly paying less attention to its internal crises and growing tensions between various elite groups. And also given the fact that not everyone in Niamey is happy to play a card in their neighbor's geopolitical deck.
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China-Japan-Koreas
China denies allegations of spy operation targeting Nvidia CEO
“Wudn’t us.”
[BBC] China has rejected allegations of a Chinese espionage operation targeting Nvidia's chief executive, Jensen Huang, describing the claims as "groundless speculation".

US intelligence officials believe that Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman linked to Singapore-based data centre firm Megaspeed, was gathering information for Beijing on the US chip-making giant, according to a report by The New York Times.

The report said Alice Huang, who is of no relation to Jensen Huang, was under investigation over the possible diversion of advanced Nvidia AI chips to China and had developed a close relationship with Jensen.

Nvidia said their interactions were routine business engagements, while Beijing accused Washington of attempting to smear China. Alice Huang did not respond to the paper's request for comment.

The BBC has contacted Megaspeed and the White House for comment.
US intelligence agencies had been monitoring Alice Huang and concluded that she was acting on behalf of the Chinese government, according to unnamed sources cited by The New York Times.

Surveillance reportedly revealed communications between Alice Huang and an American citizen, who was subsequently identified as Jensen Huang through a process known as "unmasking".

It remains unclear what information Alice Huang - who is also known as Huang Le - allegedly passed to Beijing, how valuable it was, or when she is believed to have begun gathering intelligence.

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#1  Eric Swalwell: "Is she still single?"
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Economy
Inside the cyber operation behind North Korea's suspected $6.3B Binance heist
[NYPost]
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Binance lost $6.3 billion in a hack
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
Follow up to this story from yesterday.
[Regnum] Cryptocurrency exchange Binance may have lost $6.3 billion as a result of a hacker attack. The company reported this on social media on October 30.

The company noted that part of the funds—$3 billion—was frozen.

According to preliminary information, the leak was caused by a security vulnerability. An attacker gained access to the work laptop of one of the company's engineers, which allowed them to penetrate the service's container and withdraw funds.

Analysts speculate that the North Korean hacker group TraderTraitor may have been behind the attack. This assumption is based on similarities in methods to previous thefts. Specifically, in February 2025, the same group stole $1.5 billion from the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit.

Binance management promised to cover all losses from the large-scale hack using its own funds and the user protection reserve fund (SAFU).

Previously, Binance stated that there was no threat to user funds amid reports of a possible platform hack. Experts are conducting an investigation and urgently reviewing information about the potential security issue. The company intends to publish verified information through official channels.

On October 30, former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao stated that the crypto exchange may have been hacked. He clarified that he no longer manages Binance.com, but as a shareholder, he expects a full refund of all user funds.

Binance is one of the world's largest centralized crypto exchanges, acting as an intermediary between buyers and sellers of digital assets. According to public data, it was used by approximately 300 million people in 2026, with annual trading volume in the tens of trillions of dollars.

Courtesy of Skidmark:
Inside the cyber operation behind North Korea’s suspected $6.3B Binance heist

[NYPost] A notorious North Korean hacking unit may have compromised a single Binance employee’s laptop to pull off the record-breaking $6.3 billion hack of the cryptocurrency exchange – indicating a potential inside job or a stunning AI-powered infiltration of the company’s software.

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, initially said the digital theft of the century may have centered on an engineer’s laptop, later adding that it identified “additional points of breach” – suggesting a complex attack carried out by more than one person.

Ido Ben-Natan, CEO of Blockaid, which was the first party to identify Thursday’s attack, within just two minutes of the drain, said he wouldn’t rule out an inside job.

“In order to penetrate the network, phishing is one option or getting someone hired at Binance,” Ben-Natan told The Post.

However, he said North Korean hackers most likely leveraged artificial intelligence. AI models are increasingly able to detect crypto exchanges’ unknown software flaws – known as “zero-day vulnerabilities” — enabling hackers to carry out much larger heists.

Crypto hacks have been growing larger and more frequent, with roughly $1.2 billion stolen in 255 attacks from July to September – up from $822 million in 222 incidents from April to June, according to data from blockchain security firm CertiK.

TraderTraitor, the North Korean cybercrime group suspected of the record-breaking Binance attack, was also tied to a $1.5 billion heist targeting crypto exchange Bybit last year, then the largest attack in history.

Crypto exchanges are easy targets for hacking groups like TraderTraitor, since digital assets can be transferred around the world much faster than any physical asset, and with a degree of anonymity – making them much more difficult to recover.

“They tried more than 50 times” to get into the exchange, Ben-Natan said.

Once inside, the hackers started draining crypto accounts, a process that took just 20 minutes, then scrambled to send the riches to different networks around the world, he said.

“This attack was done by North Korea, that’s clear,” Ben-Natan said. “Any time there is a hacking like this, money starts being sent everywhere as quickly as possible.”

Richard Teng, co-CEO of Binance, said Friday that the hackers “also used a self-destruct mechanism … making it more difficult for us to trace and investigate.”

Hackers typically rely on social engineering, software hacks or some sort of combination.

In the first instance, attackers trick humans – like employees at the company – into giving them access to private systems by sending scam emails or messages. They might also steal employee credentials or passwords.

Idan Ofrat, co-founder of Fireblocks said it was likely that the hackers used “a phishing attempt like a LinkedIn message or email. With the right security practices, all of this could have been prevented.”

Hackers might also target weaknesses in an exchange’s blockchain to disable security controls. One example is when attackers steal cryptographic keys that authorize transactions, allowing them to move funds out of crypto wallets without the necessary passwords.

After an attack, hackers rush to launder money to avoid losses from currency being frozen – one example is putting crypto into a decentralized lending market. Hackers can still take out loans based on the amount even if currencies are frozen.

The crypto exchange added that it’s on track to allow customers to make withdrawals within two days and that it has set over $6 billion of company funds aside to cover customers’ losses.

Blockchain transactions are permanently recorded, which allows officials to track stolen funds as they move between wallets and exchanges. Centralized crypto exchanges and stablecoin providers have the ability to freeze assets on their platforms.

But freezing assets is not the same as recovering them. Since the industry is still largely unregulated, getting back stolen funds can be a long and tedious process, involving cooperation from crypto exchanges, token issuers and law enforcement.

Absent such cooperation, the digital moolah is gone for good.

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Europe
Coup rumors in Poland: Polish president turns back mid-flight amid court 'coup d'état' claims
[EuroNews] Police were deployed outside Poland's Constitutional Tribunal following security warnings. Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski was suspended from his duties, while Polish President Karol Nawrocki cut short his trip to Senegal.

Riot police were deployed outside Poland's Constitutional Tribunal on Friday and Polish President Karol Nawrocki turned his plane around on Friday while travelling to Senegal after police entered the Constitutional Tribunal and its president was suspended.

"At ​a moment like this, the ​President must be in Poland. I ⁠am cutting short my flight ​to Senegal. I am returning," he ​said on X.

The government has been seeking to remove Constitutional Tribunal judges appointed by the previous right-wing administration led by the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party.

Against this backdrop, dozens of police officers guarded the building's entrance as supporters of the now-opposition PiS gathered to protest the suspension of the Tribunal's president, Bogdan Święczkowski.

Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek told journalists that he had requested the lifting of the immunity of Święczkowski and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański.

The suspension was announced by Constitutional Tribunal judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska.

'COUP D'ÉTAT': TRIBUNAL DENOUNCES THE MOVE
In a post on its official X account, the Tribunal described the move as a "coup d'état".

"Ms. Anna Korwin-Piotrowska is not a judge of the Constitutional Tribunal," the post said. "All persons participating in these actions are committing the crime of a coup d'état."

Outside the court, PiS supporters chanted "Tusk traitor", according to an AFP journalist at the scene. Some protesters prayed while holding Catholic rosaries and religious images.

During the PiS party's time in power from 2015 to 2023, the European Union accused Poland's highest court of being too closely aligned with the government.

The court ruled on several occasions that Polish law took precedence over EU legislation.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk pledged to resolve the dispute with Brussels after winning the 2023 election, but President Karol Nawrocki has blocked his appointments to the court.










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Police say they secured the Tribunal after dozens of protesters gathered to demonstrate against what they called the wrongful suspension of the top court’s president by the current pro-European government.

Police said there were also dangerous objects thrown at officers outside the building.

Some protesters outside the court were seen praying, while others held posters reading "Tusk — a symbol of anti-Polish sentiment," "Down with the commies and Tusk’s regime," and "Stop destroying the state."

Poland’s top judicial bodies, including the Constitutional Tribunal, have been a major bone of contention between the current pro-European government, led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and the main opposition party, national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS), which ruled the country from 2015 to 2023.

Critics accuse the PiS of imposing political control over key judicial institutions, with some reforms having led the EU to impose fines on Poland.

Nawrocki, an ally of the PiS ​party, refused to swear in three of six judges nominated by parliament earlier this year.

Constitutional Tribunal president Bogdan Święczkowski, ⁠who was appointed by the PiS government after also serving as a deputy justice minister, declined to allow judges elected by the current parliamentary majority to assume their duties. According to the tribunal’s website, Święczkowski was suspended Friday.

"Restoring the rule of law is our duty," said Tusk, who returned to power in 2023 with a promise to restore the judiciary’s independence. He posted to X, "After years of PiS-led lawlessness, this is a difficult process, sometimes painful, and it requires decisive action. There is no other way."

Since taking power, Tusk’s pro-European government’s efforts have been vetoed by two successive presidents aligned with PiS, including Nawrocki.

Former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, a former PiS member whose Rozwój Plus coalition is positioning itself as an alternative to Tusk's government ahead of next November’s parliamentary elections, also took to X to denounce "the forceful takeover of the Constitutional Tribunal."

"Justice cannot be achieved through violence," Morawiecki said, adding that "Tusk will stop at nothing to cling to power… We do not consent to Belarusian methods in Poland!"

"It’s true: a coup d’état is underway," former PiS Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro wrote on X. "If someone were to forcibly break into the Prime Minister’s Office and take it over, we would all know what to call it… This is a blatant, criminal attack on the constitutional order… That is why I call for resistance that will be loud, firm, solidary and fearless."

"A judge whose oath was never accepted by the President Nawrocki has declared herself head of the Constitutional Tribunal and suspended its leadership, while police secured the building," added Morawiecki. "This is not how the rule of law is restored. The tribunal's crisis is real, but replacing one disputed set of rules with a more radical one only invites the next government to do the same."

U.S. Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose posted a statement on social media that read in part: "The events unfolding tonight at Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal are very serious indeed. We appear to be witnessing an unprecedented confrontation over the government’s use of state power and the independence and authority of a constitutional institution. Both sides offer sharply different accounts of what happened and why. Whatever the facts ultimately establish, thousands gathering outside the Tribunal make an already dangerous situation more combustible. The last thing Poland needs is a confrontation that spirals into something far worse. America is on Poland’s side. It is not our place to judge or interfere in its internal affairs. Our concern is for the stability, security, and democratic future of a country we are proud to call our friend and ally."
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#1  Russia is at the core of it. Also any "centrist" pro-EU party is a front for a weak EU and is at least payrolled by Russia and China.
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#2  But the EU has "real" power. I wouldn't give a goddamn fuck if Russia took over all western Europe except POland. I'll say once again where is Euro dipshit to tell how much they know than the rest of us?
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An explosion rocked a munitions factory in Granada, injuring three people
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] An explosion rocked a munitions factory in Granada, Spain, injuring three people. This was reported on October 30 by the Europa Press agency.
Touchy things, munitions. Sometimes they go off just because they felt like it. That’s why bomb makers end up missing key bits of themselves if they stick with it for too long — too long being defined as that day when the munitions felt like spontaneously going kaboom despite all the usual safety precautions like not smoking in the storeroom.
The incident occurred in the El Farge area at around nine o'clock in the morning at a site for the controlled destruction of explosives.

According to preliminary reports, a malfunction occurred during testing, causing an uncontrolled explosion. Three workers suffered acupuncture injuries and complained to doctors of hearing problems, the publication clarified.



The explosion was powerful and was felt in various municipalities of Granada, including Fuente Vaqueros and La Zubia. A large column of smoke rose from the plant. Police, firefighters, bomb disposal experts, and paramedics are working at the scene.

Almost a week ago, on October 24, an explosion rocked a chemical warehouse in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. One person was injured and hospitalized. Witnesses captured cellphone footage of the massive fire that erupted after the explosion. Around 1,000 people were evacuated from nearby areas. It took approximately 10 hours to extinguish the fire.
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India-Pakistan
Court grants NCCIA four-day physical remand of suspect in counterfeit US postage stamp scam
[Dawn] A judicial magistrate on Friday granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) a further four-day physical remand of the prime suspect in a Rs35 billion fraud involving the online sale of counterfeit US postage stamps.

The NCCIA produced suspect Faheem Akram
…we did not previously know their names, but the website, LabelsBank.com, operated from August 2023 to September 2026,,,
and his co-suspect, Naeem, before the court after their previous four-day remand expired.

The investigating officer (IO) sought further custody of the suspects for interrogation.

Magistrate Naeem Wattoo granted the agency’s request and extended the physical remand of both suspects by four days.

The IO was directed to produce the suspects again on Nov 3.

The initial investigation revealed that the suspect had allegedly been operating a website since August 2023 through which he sold more than five million counterfeit US postage labels online.

According to the US Department of Justice, Akram was indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida in September 2026 over the alleged sale of more than 5.1 million counterfeit postage labels, which prosecutors say caused losses of more than $126 million to the US Postal Service.

US prosecutors allege that the website sold the labels for around $2 each, regardless of the weight, size or destination of a package. A US court order authorised the seizure and shutdown of the website.

The NCCIA had arrested the suspect, a resident of Khanewal, in Lahore.

MONEY TRAIL
In a presser on Oct 20, NCCIA’s Lahore Zone Additional Director Atif Ameer said that 16 bank accounts had been used in the scam. Seven of the accounts were operated by the suspect, five by his brother, two by his wife, and one each by his sister and aunt.

He said the agency had expanded the investigation across several parts of the country.

"Eight special teams were formed in Punjab
...1. Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2. A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3. A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots
...
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, Islamabad and Sindh to trace the suspect and investigate the network," he said and added the teams conducted raids at 35 locations and questioned 47 people as part of the investigation.

"Investigators also employed digital and forensic techniques to establish the suspect’s movements and identify people associated with the operation."

Ameer added that Sherlocks analysed 122 call-data records, 50 IMEI-tracking reports and audio and video recordings from 120 cameras.

"Artificial intelligence and other modern technological tools were also used during the investigation. A locator operation continued for 10 days as Sherlocks attempted to establish the suspect’s whereabouts and trace his activities," he said.

The NCCIA said the major focus of the investigation was the financial trail generated by the online sale of the counterfeit stamps.

"We are examining transactions conducted through the 16 bank accounts and attempting to determine the flow of funds between the accounts allegedly belonging to the suspect and his relatives.

"The involvement of family members is also being examined as part of the investigation, particularly the alleged use of their bank accounts in connection with the online business," the additional director said.

He said the role of other individuals in operating the website, processing orders, receiving payments or distributing the counterfeit stamps was also being probed.

"Investigators are also working to establish the full scale of the operation and verify the volume and value of the transactions," he said.


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Fri 2026-10-30
  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down several US MQ-9 / MQ-1 drones over the Strait of Hormuz
Thu 2026-10-29
  IDF forces continue their operations to thwart terrorism in the Judea Brigade area
Wed 2026-10-28
  l-Shabaab (part of Al-Qaeda) ambushed a Somali National Army unit in Lower Shabelle
Wed 2026-10-28
  Al-Shabaab (part of Al-Qaeda) ambushed a Somali National Army unit in Lower Shabelle, ‘dozens’ said toes up
Tue 2026-10-27
  Seven alleged terrorists reportedly killed in Jordanian strikes on Lutf village in the Lajat region of northeastern Daraa
Mon 2026-10-26
  Le Monde: More than 1,300 people were detained in France during the unrest, 2500 over the weekend
Sun 2026-10-25
  In 40 Villages Simultaneously: Security Forces Operate in Judea and Samaria
Sat 2026-10-24
  Netanyahu announced largest operation in West Bank since 1967: Hebron and villages blockaded, 2 jihadis toes up
Fri 2026-10-23
  IRGC reported that three ships were sunk by mines in the Strait of Hormuz
Thu 2026-10-22
  Airstrike kills five children, 11 more wounded in Houthi-held Saada
Wed 2026-10-21
  Taiz: Fierce clashes since morning on the fronts of Kalaba, Usayfirah, Al-Zunuq, Al-Difaa, the Airport, and Al-Shaqb
Tue 2026-10-20
  Al-Qaeda and IS rivalry sparks fierce fighting across Sahel
Mon 2026-10-19
  Updates on the situation and control in Taiz
Sun 2026-10-18
  Limoges Town Hall 'largely lost' after far-left rioters set historic building on fire amid French unrest
Sat 2026-10-17
  About 400 merchant ships transit Strait of Hormuz over past week: CENTCOM


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