Russian Mercenaries African Drug Empire, Israel’s Sushi Mob war & the murdered Assassin: Stash House
Summary
Hosts Danny Gold and Sean Williams discuss a former Wagner mercenary faction running a tramadol opioid empire in the Central African Republic. They also cover a teenage Norwegian hitman recruited by the Iran-backed Foxtrot gang to commit murder in the UK, a bomb attack on a Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco, and a violent mob war in Israel involving grenade attacks on a sushi chain.
Topics discussed
Sponsorships and show introduction
Host banter and Central African Republic context
Wagner Group operations and the Prigozhin mutiny
Tramadol trafficking and breakaway militia economics
Wagner in Sudan and skepticism of documentaries
Teenage hitman Johannes Natland and Foxtrot gang
The failed assassination plot in Manchester and arrest
Monaco bombing of Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yurmaliev
Host anecdotes and transition to Israel
Israeli organized crime: Jerusushi vs Moste families
Sushi chain attacks and gang war dynamics in Israel
Liberia cocaine bust and West African drug routes
The rise of synthetic drug 'Kush' in West Africa
Update on Iraqi-Australian gang boss Kaz Ahad
US indictment of Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnu
Closing banter and final sponsorships
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