DIGEST - EXPERT CASES TABLE
No. / COUNTRY / Case No. / CASE NAME / CRIMINAL CONDUCTSCases Provided by Experts
1 / Albania / ALB 1 / Drug Trafficking Case – Not Specified. / Drug Trafficking.
2 / Brazil / BRA 1 / Diamante Operation / Drug Trafficking from Colombia to Brazil, Venezuela, United States and Europe, frequently passing through Guyana and Surinam.
BRA 2 / Carabelas Operation / Drug Trafficking involving Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, United States and Portugal, and Laundering of Proceeds of Crime.
BRA 3 / Fenix Operation / Drug Trafficking, firearms trafficking, laundering of proceeds of crime and participation in an organized criminal group.
BRA 4 / Columbus Operation / Corruption, crimes against Public Administration, smuggling, embezzlement and participation in an organized criminal group.
BRA 5 / Holland Connection Operation / Cybercrime, tax evasion, evasion of foreign exchange and participation in an organized criminal group.
BRA 6 / Diluvio Operation / Corruption, crimes against National Financial System, smuggling, embezzlement and participation in an organized criminal group.
BRA 7 / Chumbo Grosso Operation / Firearms trafficking, illegal trade of firearms and participation in an organized criminal group.
BRA 8 / Gladio Operation / Drug Trafficking, firearms trafficking, corruption and participation in an organized criminal group.
BRA 9 / Liquidaçao Operation / Drug Trafficking, firearms trafficking and participation in an organized criminal group.
BRA 10 / Curaçao Operation / Laundering of proceeds of crime, crimes against the National Financial System and participation in an organized criminal group.
BRA 11 / Nautilus Operation / Environmental crimes and participation in an organized criminal group.
BRA 12 / Oxossi Operation / Environmental crimes and participation in an organized criminal group.
BRA 13 / Woodstock Operation / Environmental crimes and participation in an organized criminal group.
BRA 14 / Farol da Colina Operation. / Drug Trafficking, laundering of proceeds of crime, firearms trafficking, corruption, crimes against the National Financial System and participation in an organized criminal group.
3 / Canada / CAN 1 / Lindsay 2004 and 2005 Cases. / Attempts, conspiracies, accessories and parties. Participation in a criminal organization. Property offences, Extortion, Corroboration, Criminal Organization.
CAN 2 / Terezakis Case. / Criminal Organization and Drug Trafficking.
CAN 3 / Accused No. 1 Case. / Criminal Organization.
CAN 4 / Pereira Case. / Criminal Organization.
CAN 5 / Beauchamp Case / Criminal Organization, Fraud and Trafficking of Credit Card Data.
CAN 6 / Ciarniello Case. / Criminal Organization. Sections of Criminal Code dealing with criminal organizations infringed s. 7 of Charter.
CAN 7 / Punko 2010 and 2011 Cases. / Conspiracy to produce and traffic methamphetamine for benefit of criminal organization.
CAN 8 / Meloche Case. / Controlled drugs and substances. Possession for the purpose of trafficking. Other substances. Conspiracy. Attempts, conspiracies and accessories. Participation in criminal organization
CAN 9 / Ward Case. / Criminal Organization. (The five accused apply for a declaration under s. 52 of the Constitution Act 1982 that ss. 467.13 and 467.1 of the Criminal Code are of no force and effect because they contravene s. 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for being vague and/or for being overbroad).
CAN 10 / Giles Case. / Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking in association with a criminal organization.
CAN 11 / Cedeno Case. / Conspiracy, Criminal Organization.
CAN 12 / Ellis Case. / Conspiracies, Fraud, Property offences, Forgery, Criminal Organization.
4 / Colombia / COL 1 / Vanguardia Operation – FARC Case. / Drug Trafficking, trafficking in firearms, terrorist acts and logistical supply.
COL 2 / Zeus Operation. / Drug Trafficking and Conspiracy.
COL 3 / Cronos Operation. / Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering.
COL 4 / Beto Renteria Case. / Drug Trafficking and Conspiracy.
COL 5 / Apocalipsis Operation. / Homicide, terrorism, aggravated theft, kidnapping, extortion and personal injury.
COL 6 / Alberto Martínez Case / Financing of terrorism, management of resources related to terrorist activities, conspiracy.
COL 7 / Fenix II Operation. / Financing of terrorism and management of resources related to terrorist activities.
COL 8 / Cuchillo Case / Drug trafficking, manufacture and/or possession of drugs, conspiracy, murder, aggravated murder, manufacture and trafficking of firearms or ammunition, extortion, forced displacement, aggravated robbery, disturbance of possession of property, damage to resources, environmental pollution, resource management for terrorism and kidnapping.
COL 9 / Garra Case. / Conspiracy to import, distribute and possess cocaine and heroin and money laundering charges.
COL 10 / Chely Case. / Conspiracy, aggravated murder, extortion, drug trafficking, forced displacement, kidnapping, disappearance and escape of prisoners.
COL 11 / Domingo Biohó Case. / Terrorism, extortion and personal injury.
5 / El Salvador / ELS 1 / Elena Operation. / Drug Trafficking and participation in Organized Criminal Group.
ELS 2 / Hurricane Operation. / Organized criminal group participation.
6 / France / FRA 1 / Stihl Operation. / Drug Trafficking.
FRA 2 / Venture Operation. / Drug Trafficking.
7 / Hungary / HUN 1 / Prosecution vs. Baksa Tímea and others. / Organized criminal group participation, money laundering and cybercrime.
HUN 2 / Prosecution vs. Dénes Güray Dicle and others. / Drug Trafficking and participation in criminal organization.
HUN 3 / Lotus Operation / Smuggling in Migrants.
HUN 4 / THB Operation / Trafficking in Persons.
8 / Italy / ITA 1 / Prosecution vs. Giacomo Medici and Gianfranco Becchina – Italy. / Trafficking in cultural property and participation inorganized criminal group.
ITA 2 / Sesterzio Operation. / Trafficking in cultural property.
ITA 3 / Plotter Operation. / Trafficking of cultural property, counterfeiting, laundering of proceeds of crime and organized criminal group.
ITA 4 / Red Skorpion Operation. / Trafficking in firearms and organized criminal group.
ITA 5 / Augusto Imperatore Operation. / Trafficking in cultural property.
ITA 6 / Morgan Operation. / Drug Trafficking, organized criminal group and illegal assets.
ITA 7 / Alfabeto Operation. / Smuggling of foreign tobacco, illegal assets and organized criminal group.
ITA 8 / Accord Operation. / Drug Trafficking, organized criminal group and illegal assets.
ITA 9 / Boucher Operation. / Trafficking of cultural property, laundering of proceeds of crime and organized criminal group.
ITA 10 / Viola Operation. / Drug Trafficking, organized criminal group, trafficking in persons and smuggling in migrants.
ITA 11 / Broker Operation. / Laundering of proceeds of crime, organized criminal group, corruption and other serious crimes.
ITA 12 / Not Specified - Smuggling case 2009/2011. / Smuggling of Migrants.
ITA 13 / Ulisse Operation. / Trafficking in cultural property.
ITA 14 / Ultimo Imperatore e Grande Muralha Operation. / Laundering of proceeds of crime, organized criminal group, counterfeiting andother crimes.
ITA 15 / Gomorrah Operation. / Counterfeiting, organized criminal group and other serious crimes.
ITA 16 / Milan Operation. / Counterfeiting and organized criminal group.
ITA 17 / Most Operation. / Counterfeiting.
ITA 18 / Giotto Operation. / Counterfeiting.
ITA 19 / Andromeda Operation. / Drug Trafficking and Laundering of proceeds of crime.
ITA 20 / Ticket to Ride Operation. / Smuggling of Migrants.
ITA 21 / Loptice Operation. / Drug Trafficking and Laundering of proceeds of crime.
ITA 22 / Stop Intrusion Operation / Cybercrime.
ITA23 / Ropax / Smuggling of Migrants.
9 / Jamaica / JAM 1 / Prosecution vs. Kerry-Ann Graham. / Money Laundry and participation inorganized criminal group.
JAM 2 / Prosecution vs. Norman Ramcharan Etal. / Drug Trafficking, Money Laundry and participation in organized criminal group.
10 / Kenya / KEN 1 / Criminal case No 1365 of 2004. / Drug Trafficking.
KEN 2 / Hassan M Ahmed & 9 others - vs. - Republic. / Piracy.
11 / Mexico / MEX 1 / Asociación religiosa – Colombia Operation. / Trafficking in Persons.
MEX 2 / Canadiense-Tijuana Operation. / Cybercrime and money-laundering.
MEX 3 / Globeritos – Tapachula Operation. / Trafficking in Minors.
MEX 4 / Coliseo Operation. / Drug Trafficking and Laundering of proceeds of crime.
MEX 5 / Operation: 17-mar-2004. / Smuggling of Migrants and Laundering of Proceeds of crime.
MEX 6 / Argentum Operation. / Drug Trafficking and Laundering of proceeds of crime.
MEX 7 / Operation: 14-ago-2004. / Participation in Organized Criminal Group.
MEX 8 / Fiji Operation. / Drug Trafficking and Laundering of proceeds of crime.
12 / Morocco / MOR 1 / Not Specified. / Drug Trafficking and Smuggling of migrants.
MOR 2 / Not specified. / Conspiracy.
MOR 3 / Not specified. / Cybercrime.
13 / Nigeria / NIG 1 / Federal Republic of Nigeria vs. Harrison Odiawa. / Participation inorganized criminal group, counterfeiting, cyber crime and 'black money' scam.
NIG 2 / Federal Republic of Nigeria vs. Emmanuel Nwude and others. / Participation inorganized criminal group.
NIG 3 / James Nnamdi Operation / Drug Trafficking and laundering of proceeds of crime.
14 / Philippines / PHI 1 / People of Philippines vs. Alice Tongco y Terrado. / Trafficking in person.
PHI 2 / People of Philippines vs. Nelia Ogalesco y Torio. / Trafficking in minors.
PHI 3 / People of Philippines vs. Glendyl Micabalo and others. / Trafficking in minors.
PHI 4 / People of Philippines vs. Flora Cabral y Aldenese. / Trafficking in persons.
PHI 5 / People of Philippines vs. Roselyn Estrada and others. / Trafficking in persons and participation inorganized criminal group.
PHI 6 / People of Philippines vs. Lito Manalo y Tapiculin and others. / Trafficking in minors.
PHI 7 / People of Philippines vs. Gregorio Garcia y Felix and others. / Trafficking in minors.
PHI 8 / People of Philippines vs. Denis Reci and others. / Trafficking in person.
PHI 9 / People of Philippines vs. Rosie T. Ociel and others. / Trafficking in persons and participation inorganized criminal group.
PHI 10 / People of the Philippines vs. Lo Ho Wing and others (Operation: OPLAN SHARON 887). / Drug Trafficking.
PHI 11 / People of the Philippines vs. Lin Zian Tian. / Drug Trafficking.
PHI 12 / People of the Philippines vs. Li Yu Xuan. / Drug Trafficking.
PHI 13 / People of the Philippines vs. Hadja Jarma Lalli y Purih. / Trafficking in Persons.
15 / Romania / ROM 1 / Europa Operation. / Trafficking in minors, money laundering, participation in organized criminal group and illegal possession of firearms and ammunitions.
ROM 2 / Not specified – Indictment dating from 2007. / Cybercrime and Forgery Offences.
ROM 3 / Not specified – Indictment dating from 2008. / Money-laundering.
ROM 4 / Not specified – Indictment dating 2010. / Cybercrime, swindling and organized criminal group.
ROM 5 / Not specified – Public Session 2011. / Drug trafficking, smuggling of precious metals and organized criminal group.
16 / Russia / RUS 1 / Not specified. / Drug trafficking.
RUS 2 / Not specified. / Trafficking in persons.
RUS 3 / Not specified. / Illegal migration.
RUS 4 / Not specified. / Money-laundering/legalization of the proceeds of crime.
RUS 5 / Not specified. / Cybercrime.
RUS 6 / Not specified. / Corruption.
17 / Serbia / SER 1 / Valter Operation. / Drug Trafficking, Organized criminal group, Extortion, Illegal Possession of Firearms and Explosives, Instigation to a Murder, Accessory after the Fact, Counterfeiting Documents
18 / South Africa / SAF 1 / Project Yield Operation. / Laundering of proceeds of crime, corruption,organized criminal group and other crimes.
SAF 2 / The Ranch Operation. / Laundering of proceeds of crime, trafficking in persons, corruption,organized criminal group, other serious crimes and other crimes.
SAF 3 / Project Deer. / Drug Trafficking.
SAF4 / Simon Prophet v National Director of Public Prosecutions. / Drug Trafficking.
19 / Spain / SPA 1 / Guadana Operation. / Drug Trafficking and participation inorganized criminal group.
SPA 2 / Destello Operation. / Drug Trafficking and participation inorganized criminal group.
SPA 3 / Petrolero Operation. / Smuggling of migrants.
SPA 4 / Trufas Operation. / Trafficking in persons.
SPA 5 / Chicago Operation. / Drug Trafficking and participation inorganized criminal group.
SPA 6 / Shovel Operation. / Family Organized Criminal Group setting a corporate structure dedicated to Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking and Trafficking of Firearms and Ammunitions.
SPA 7 / Clubs Operation. / Trafficking in Persons, Smuggling of Migrants and Prostitution.
20 / Switzerland / SWI 1 / Drug Trafficking Case. / Laundering of proceeds of crime, drug trafficking and organized criminal group.
SWI 2 / Drug Trafficking Case 2. / Drug Trafficking, Laundering of Proceeds of Crime and Organized Criminal Group.
SWI 3 / Organized Criminal Group Case. / Organized Criminal Group.
21 / Ukraine / UKR 1 / Not Specified. / Not a specific case. It's a report on organized crime in Ukraine.
22 / United Kingdom / UKG 1 / Clostern Operation. / Drug Trafficking and participation inorganized criminal group.
UKG 2 / Chappel Operation. / Drug Trafficking and participation inorganized criminal group.
23 / United States / USA 1 / United States v. Pavel Ivanovich Lazarenko. / Laundering of proceeds of crime, conspiracy to commit money laundering, fraud and transportation of stolen property.
USA 2 / Smoking Dragon and Royal Charm Operations. / Participation in an organized criminal group, laundering of proceeds of crime, Trafficking of firearms and ammunition and Currency counterfeiting.
USA 3 / Pletnyov Operation. / Cybercrime and laundering of proceeds of crime.
USA 4 / Victor Bout Case. / Terrorism.
USA 5 / Not specified. / Terrorism.
24 / Venezuela / VEN 1 / Seizure Case. / Laundering of proceeds of crime and participation in a criminal organization.
VEN 2 / Ana Mercedes Ocanto Case / Laundering of proceeds of crime and participation in a criminal organization.
Cases from Secondary Sources
1 / France / 1 / CA Douai 12/10/2007 / Smuggling of highly taxed products in organized band.
2 / CA Aix en Provence 23/02/2006 / Money laundering related to drug trafficking.
3 / Cassation, 26/05/2010 / Aggravated money laundering of the proceeds of drug trafficking in “bande organisée”, and “association de malfaiteurs”.
4 / Cassation, 8/04/2010 / Organized drug trafficking, money laundering and criminal conspiracy.
5 / Cassation 7/02/2001 / Drug trafficking.
6 / Cassation 1/03/2006 / Arrest following a European Arrest Warrant delivered by a Belgian judge.
7 / 25/03/2005 / Swindle.
8 / Cassation, 9/06/201 / Organized drug trafficking, importation and exportation, criminal conspiracy, falsification of official documents.
9 / Cassation, 8/04/2010 / Organized drug trafficking, money laundering and criminal conspiracy.
10 / Cassation, 8/10/2008 / Transnational Art Fraud.
2 / UK / 1 / High Court / Human trafficking.
2 / Queen's Bench Division (Divisional Court) 12 July 2007 / Extradition.
3 / Queen's Bench Division 2 March 2010 / Recovery of the proceeds of crime.
3 / TIP Database / 1 / Case nº 87/2007 / Human Trafficking – Spain.
2 / Case nº 606/2007 / Crimes against the rights of foreigners – Spain.
3 / A.Z. Thailand v. Secretary of State for the Home Department. / Human Trafficking – UK.
4 / State of Israel v. Aldenko et al. / Human Trafficking – Israel.
5 / Case nº B4388-03 / Human Trafficking – Sweden.
6 / DPP Cth v. Ho &Anor 2009 VSC 437 / Human Trafficking – Australia.
7 / R v DS 2005 153 A Crim R 194, 2005 191 FLR 337, 2005 VSCA. / Human Trafficking – Australia.
8 / DPP Cth & Leech 2009 VSC 495. / Human Trafficking – Australia.
9 / R v K, R v O, R v T, R vY. / Human Trafficking – Australia.
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