Journalist Jan Meeus a senior reporter at NRC in Amsterdam didn’t start out as a crime hack but since he made the transition from his finance beat he’s become one of the best known in the Netherlands.His latest book 'De Schiedamse - Cocaine Mafia' tells the story of a corrupt customs officer, seasoned criminals and thousands of kilos of coke while his podcasts including Cocaine Fever follows the story of a young criminal who becomes the head of an international mafia and questions what it says about the Netherlands.So what does the changing underworld say about his native country and mine and are we equipped to deal with a new breed of gangster who has simply no regard for the structures that uphold our society.Today in her second dispatch from the Marengo trial Nicola is speaking to Jan about the growing threat of organised crime in a Europe that continues to party on a diet of cocaine and wealth.

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The Marengo trial is the largest ever held in the Netherlands and at the centre of it sits gang leader, Ridouan Taghi, a business partner and friend of Daniel Kinahan, who's reigned terror on Europe.A street dealer turned millionaire cocaine boss, he's the epitome of the new order of criminal, a frightening breed of gangster who has taken on a state.Today, in the first of a number of dispatches, we're going into the bunker in Amsterdam where Taghi is on trial for multiple gangland murders, and where we are going to meet Crime World regulars, the journalists Jan Meeus and Saskia Belleman for the first time as they work this very dangerous beat.

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The opinion of a psychiatric report prepared for the Coroner investigating the death of teenager Noah Donohoe is that he died from suicide while struggling with his sexuality and having built up an obsession with controversial psychologist Jordan Peterson.His mum Fiona Donohoe has rejected the conclusion but it does give a fascinating insight into what was going on in young Noah’s life in the run up to his death.Nicola is joined by Dublin based journalist Donal MacIntyre who is heading up an independent investigation into the case and who has seen the high level report.We discuss the bright and ambitious Noah, the last messages he sent to friends and his fascination with Peterson down to the last communication to the You Tube star on Instagram.If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, please reach out for support. You can contact Samaritans on 116 123 in the UK and Ireland.

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Trouble at RTE over the payment of Ryan Tubridy’s complete salary has led to calls in the Dail for the arrest of former Director General Dee Forbes and for the Gardai to be called in to probe the legality of what occurred.However, despite public fury and social media anger, the scandal is more about morality than law and order.While investigators will follow the money trail and focus on individuals who knew about the dodgy deal it is unlikely that RTE gate will ever see the inside of a court.Features Editor Daragh Keaney joins Nicola and Niall Donald to discuss why such outrage has followed the revelations around Tubridy’s pay and discuss the long term fallout for RTE.

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Gangsters moll Natasha McEnroe swapped her killer partner for a new man when he was locked up for murder.But later she and partner Paul Geraghty faced the wrath of mob boss heavy Brian Rattigan when he put a price on his love rivals head.But the peace lines were drawn and McEnroe managed to calm what once seemed like an impossible situation. This week, however, she faces life alone once after Geraghty was jailed for two years when he was caught collecting money for heroin deals.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about McEnroe and her curious taste in men.

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A Europol press conference has heard about the phenomenal on-going success of the EncroChat investigation with the release of updated figures showing that more than 6,500 suspects have now been arrested with cash and assets topping €1B seized.The success and robust nature of the investigation into the hack has been backed by the highest courts in France, the Netherlands and the UK while prisoners convicted on foot of the 120 million messages harvested are currently facing 7,134 years of jail time.So did the Gardai miss the greatest opportunity in the fight against organised crime this century? Or were decision makers right to remain as an outrider in Europe and simply store the information as intelligence?Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about EncroChat and what it says about the future of policing.

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A murderous couple who looked like ordinary newlyweds but who hid a dark secret. A series of shocking rapes and murders of teenage girls and finally a bust up between them which led to their capture.So who were the Ken and Barbie killers and why are they still making headlines almost 30 years after their crimes.Nicola speaks with Toronto Sun Crime Correspondent Brad Hunters about Paul Bernardo and his former wife Karla Homolka who encouraged his sadistic behaviour and even joined in his shocking spree of violence and death across Canada

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A murder trial in Amsterdam, business dealings in the diamond district of Antwerp and a secretive money launderer from a posh south county Dublin neighbourhood.This week on Crime World Nicola chats with colleagues Niall Donald and Eamon Dillon about the business of crime and how very European it really is.From the Marengo trial underway in the Bunker in Amsterdam where dangerous Ridouan Taghi appeared this week to a little known but highly trusted member of Christy Kinahan’s inner circle named during the CAB list we consider what is next for the criminal underworld and those who inhabit it.

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14-year-old Noah Donohoe snuck out of his Belfast home in the early hours of the morning he disappeared and took a secret 35 minute trip before returning without his shoes or headphones a team headed by investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre has found.The stunning new revelations which surround the morning of June 21st, 2020 around his Fitzroy Road home have shocked his family and supporters who seek justice for the teenagers.So what does the late night trip mean and why did the PSNI withhold the details from Noah’s family and the public?Nicola speaks with Donal MacIntyre about his independent investigation and what he has discovered about the strange circumstances around Noah’s tragic death.If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, please reach out for support. You can contact Samaritans on 116 123 in the UK and Ireland.

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State witness Jonathan Dowdall has been back in court appealing the length of a 4 year sentence he was handed down after he pled guilty to facilitating the Hutch gang by making a room at the Regency Hotel available to them.The former Sinn Fein councillor whose evidence against Gerry The Monk Hutch was not accepted by the Special Criminal Court complained to the appeals court that he was duped and put in the firing line for the Regency Hotel attack.Appealing the severity of the 4 year sentence for facilitating the Regency attack he is asking for his jail term to be cut so he can join his family who have been accepted onto the witness protection programme.So has Dowdall done ‘extraordinarily well’ as the Appeals Court President Mr Justice George Birmingham says or has he been too harshly treated?Nicola talks with Niall Donald about the Appeal and the on going denials of Jonathan Dowdall.

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