A Taleban commander was freed from prison after paying $15,000 to an Afghan National Directorate of Security Official.
From the BBC:
Mullah Sorkh Naqaibullah told the BBC he paid $15,000 (£7,500) to the Afghan authorities to win his freedom.
It was the third time that the leader, known as the “Red Mullah”, had been captured [...]

The top official responsible for investigating corruption issues in Nigeria has been sent away for one year to undergo “training”.
From the International Herald Tribune:
Nigeria’s anti-corruption chief, whose investigations have ensnared some of the country’s wealthiest politicians and officials, will be sent to a year-long training course in a remote police academy, according to senior law [...]

The BBC is reporting that the entire police force in the town of Rosarito has been stripped of its weapons due to concerns that the police force has been working with drug trafficking organizations.
The Mexican army has confiscated guns from the entire police force of the town of Rosarito, near the Mexican border with the US.
Mexican [...]

Could this be a sign of the levels of corruption in China?
From the New York Times:
A Web site created by China’s anti-corruption bureau crashed after it began operating on Tuesday, overwhelmed by traffic from people wishing to file complaints, according to the Beijing Youth Daily newspaper.

A corruption scandal is hitting global electronics company Samsung and members of the South Korean Government as allegations of bribery are level across the board.
From Newsweek:
One of Asia’s pre-eminent family empires is under assault. Samsung (often called the Republic of Samsung, thanks to its dominant role in the South Korean economy) is at the vortex [...]

The International Herald Tribune is reporting on the trade in illegal logging in Indonesia.
Illegal logging is commonplace in Indonesia, and though the government has prosecuted dozens of cases in recent years, it admits it cannot be everywhere.

The article mentions that the illegal logging trade is able to continue in Indonesia due to the rampant corruption [...]

The Times reports on the corruption and drug trafficking situation in Afghanistan.
The lawmen say they categorise Afghanistan’s 34 provinces as A, B or C states. ‘A’ denotes those with the highest potential profits for drug-running; ‘C’ states are the least remunerative. The bribes to buy a position in an A-grade province can be vast, up [...]

YaleGlobal has an article up on their website highlighting the connection between Globalization, Corruption, and the illicit market.
The author, Branko Milanovic of the World Bank, writes about how organized crime, wealthy from the gains of the illicit market, “lobbies” the government as any other industry would do.
Once organized crime and its supporters become the largest [...]

Corrupt leaders in developing countries and transitioning countries skim up to $40 billion a year from the public.
The World Bank and the United Nations announced Monday that they were setting up a system to help developing nations recover assets stolen and sent abroad by corrupt leaders that amount to an estimated $40 billion a year.
According [...]