The Gold Crime Desk
Gold Crime, Worldwide
How it was done. How much was taken. Where the gold went. Every story is written from the original reporting and credited to its source.
Case files
Latest stories • 6
November 6, 2026
Malaysia — RM28.4M Johor pawnshop break-in was staged to hide fraud, police say
A pawnshop in Kota Tinggi, Malaysia, reported a break-in on November 6.
Recovery unknownFraudFake gold
November 3, 2026
France — Gang hits two Besançon gold factories; all 54 kg recovered
Armed robbers hit two gold-jewellery factories in Besançon, France, on November 3, 2026.
54 KGGold recoveredArmed robberyOrganised crime
November 1, 2026
Ghana — Task force meets resistance, arrests illegal gold miners
Ghana's anti-illegal-mining task force raided a galamsey site at Subin Akwaaboso in the Central Region on November 1, 2026.
No seizure reportedIllegal miningGalamsey
October 1, 2026
Uganda — Six held for illegal riverbank gold mining in Kanungu
Police in Kanungu District, Uganda, arrested six people for illegal gold mining along local riverbanks on October 1, 2026.
No seizure reportedIllegal miningArrest
June 22, 2026
Netherlands — Newspaper ties €70M laundering fine to Brink's-Mat figure
Dutch prosecutors fined Rotterdam investment firm MCL Nederland €70 million for money laundering in 2024.
No seizure reportedLaunderingBrinks mat
March 2026
Singapore — Man jailed for S$34,897 gold theft from ex-colleagues' flat
A former restaurant worker broke into a Singapore flat shared by his ex-colleagues in March 2026.
Not recoveredTheftHousebreaking