Darts legend Kyle Anderson dead at 33

Kyle Anderson, a decorated Australian darts player, has died.

The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) confirmed his death on Monday in a statement. Anderson was 33.

“We send our condolences and best wishes to Kyle’s family and friends at this terribly sad time, particularly his wife and children,” PDC president Barry Hearn said. “He was a popular player on the tour and his talent and dedication made him an inspiration to other players around the world.”

No cause of death has been confirmed.

Anderson, nicknamed “The Original,” competed in seven World Championships. The right-hander won the Auckland Darts Masters in 2017.

The darts world continues to share messages of condolences and memories with Anderson.

Fellow PDC athlete, Simon Whitlock tweeted, “Totally gutted to wake to the terrible news about Kyle. Not only a brilliant player but a very nice man. Many times I played against him and loved playing with him. You will be missed Kyle but never forgotten – tragic.”

Anderson was a father and husband, according to his Twitter bio. He would have celebrated his 34th birthday on Sept. 14.

https://nypost.com/2021/08/24/darts-player-kyle-anderson-dead-at-33/

Woman towing caravan 'speeds through WA border checkpoint, rams police car'

A 47-year-old woman has been remanded in custody to serve 14 days' quarantine after allegedly speeding through a checkpoint at Western Australia's border with South Australia and ramming a police car.

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Police say Brenda Elena Bleazard approached the Eucla quarantine checkpoint at the WA-SA border about 10:10am on Monday

The 47-year-old woman faced the Kalgoorlie Magistrate's Court today via audiolink from the Eucla police station lock-up

She has been charged with eight offences in total, including two counts of reckless driving to escape pursuit by police

Just after 10 o'clock Monday morning, Brenda Elena Bleazard allegedly led police on a dramatic high-speed chase while driving a Volvo wagon and towing a caravan.

Police said she reversed her caravan at speed into a police car, tried to run over an officer who was approaching her car on foot and threw a large jar full of petrol at an officer before trying to light it on fire.

Ms Bleazard, of no fixed address, appeared in the Kalgoorlie Magistrate's Court on Tuesday via audiolink from the lock-up at Eucla police station.

She declined help from Legal Aid WA and represented herself in court. She was not required to enter a plea.

In an exchange with the magistrate, Ms Bleazard requested an interpreter while speaking perfect English.

"I need an interpreter … I don't understand what you're talking about," she said.

"My problem is that I want to leave Australia, but no-one here is able to arrange it."

Magistrate Andrew Matthews explained she was facing eight charges, including two counts of reckless driving to escape pursuit by police.

She replied by asking: "Can I charge the police?"

While the charges were read to her, Ms Bleazard repeatedly interrupted Magistrate Matthews and told him she did not believe in the judicial system and demanded to be released so she could "immigrate overseas".

"I don't believe in the judicial system … I need to leave Australia," she said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-24/woman-charges-through-wa-border-rams-police/100401858

Report: Italian Mafia Exploits Cryptocurrency and the Deep Web

Italian Mafia groups, particularly ‘Ndrangheta, the country’s strongest and most powerful criminal syndicate, are growing more and more attuned to modern tools like cryptocurrency and the deep web, the Italian Anti-Mafia Directorate (DIA) said in their latest report covering the first half of 2020.

The anonymity offered by the online markets is particularly valuable to the criminals amids the pandemic as many of the regular smuggling and distribution networks were shut down due to social distancing measures.

“Particular attention should then be paid to the advent of synthetic drugs, the sale of which is also spreading through the "deep web,” a more agile tool to use in the current pandemic situation and, with which it is possible to pay through cryptocurrencies and deliver anonymously,” the report said.

The term deep or dark web refers to the stratum of the internet which is generally inaccessible through the regular search engines like google, yahoo or bing.

The Mafia groups have particularly made use of the crypto currencies Bitcoin and Monero, an unnamed official from the Anti-Mafia Department of the Italian police told the German media outlet Die Zeit.

"All criminal organizations, including those of the Mafia type, have an interest in using these instruments for their business," he reportedly said.

According to Die Zeit, in several cases, Italian authorities arrested suspects who were using untraceable cards loaded with Bitcoin to make drug purchases.

It’s not just drugs that people turn to the deep web for, authorities found earlier this year. In April, Italian police arrested a 40-years-old man who had attempted to hire a hitman to cause serious injury to his ex-girlfriend.

The man had also attempted to use cryptocurrency to pay off the would-be killer. In a similar case in 2019, a U.S woman paid 12,000 worth of Bitcoin to a deep web entity known as Sicilian Hitmen International to off the wife of an affair partner of hers.

While Sicilian Mafia groups such as Cosa Nostra are well acquainted with the deep web, it’s unlikely they offer assination services through it and the site was simply a scam.

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/15061-report-italian-mafia-exploits-cryptocurrency-and-the-deep-web

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