Pakistan authorities have claimed to have arrested an alleged prime suspect for the masterminding of the recent Mumbai terror attacks. Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi (UID 66811) is a founding member of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba group (UID 40613) and is reported to be the group’s supreme operational commander. Lakhvi has used a number of aliases in the past including the name Abdullah Azam .

Hassan el Haski (UID 266803) who was found guilty of involvement in the 2004 Madrid train bombings and sentenced to 15 years in jail, later reduced to 14 has been formally extradited to face terrorism charges in his native Morocco. According to reports Haski will now serve out his sentence for the Madrid bombings in Morocco.

Derrick Shareef (UID 376829) was handed down a sentence of 35 years behind bars for plotting an attack at a shopping mall in Illinois in December 2006. In 2004 Shareef reportedly lived with Hassan Abujihaad (UID 579832) who in March this year was convicted of providing material support to terrorists and disclosing national defence information. World-Check not only identifies the individuals, but also links their associates and reveals relationship networks.

Ruben Omar Pestano Lavilla Jr. (UID 376829) was taken into custody in Bahrain where he had reportedly been living for the past two years. Lavilla is the suspected mastermind behind the 2004 Superferry 14 bombing outside Manila. It was the world’s deadliest maritime terrorist attack, killing over 100 people. OFAC added Lavilla to its watchlist this June for belonging to the Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM) (UID 371027). He allegedly channelled funds and was a courier for the terrorist group. When he was arrested he was working for the Philippine Embassy in Manama as a part-time translator. The operation to capture Lavilla was coordinated by Bahraini and Philippine authorities with the assistance of Interpol. Lavilla was extradited to the Philippines.

Reports have surfaced concerning narcotics which have been seized by the British Navy in the Persian Gulf. UK authorities suspect that the narcotics, which amounted to more than 25 tons, and included cocaine, amphetamines, heroin and hashish could be linked to Taliban (UID 7257) associated terrorist networks. They suspect the proceeds of the sale of the illegal drugs were destined to be used for funding the Taliban's terror activities.

This month US authorities have announced their intention to charge Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri (UID 8646) with "organising and directing" the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole. Reportedly al-Nashiri who is also known as Bilal bin Marwan was the al-Qaida operations chief situated in the Arabian Peninsula. He is also suspected of involvement in the 2002 suicide bombing attack on the French oil tanker the Limburg. In 2002 al-Nashiri was arrested in the UAE and was transferred to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2006.

Reportedly Bosnian security sources have made it known that large quantities of weapons and explosives have been smuggled into Croatia from Bosnia in recent months. This reports indicate that Bosnian 'Wahabis' in co-operation with al-Qaida cells are responsible. Reports have named Vladimir Popilovski (UID 871208), Kemal Alagic (UID 871209), Semsudin Mehmedovic (UID 763362), Naser Panaslamovic (UID 871210)and Omer Murselovic (UID 871211) as being responsible or purportedly connected to the shipment. However, no arrests have yet been made.

Convicted for his key role in the 2004 terrorist attacks in Madrid, Syrian-born Eddin Barakat Yarkas (UID 45631), was charged by a Spanish court for terrorist financing while in prison. His accomplices, two suspected financial operatives for Spanish al-Qaida networks, Mohammed Kalaje Zouyadi (UID 45732) and Bassam Dalati Satut (UID 45635), allegedly transferred at least €51,000 to Yarkas for the purpose of financing terrorist cells, according to the indictment.

The Saudi Interior Ministry warned its citizens and residents about donating money to al-Qaida (UID 7246) last month after security services reportedly found a message from al-Zawahiri (UID 1144) on the memory card of a terror suspect's mobile phone.The message said "the bearer of this message is one of our trusted brothers: therefore, please give him your donations to help hundreds of families of captives and martyrs in Pakistan and Afghanistan." The men disseminating this message allegedly were in the process of rebuilding al-Qaida's network in the Kingdom.

In February Mohamed Hamid (UID 497456) was found guilty of training individuals in secret camps situated within Great Britain. Hamid is also accused of having trained four of the July 2005 failed suicide bombers. Hamid is reported to have been a key figure in the extremist network within the United Kingdom. He was also found guilty of soliciting murder and providing terrorism training. He was, however, cleared of a charge relating to speeches promoting terrorism and of possession of terrorist related articles. Seven other individuals have been convicted in parallel trials related to the training camps. He and the former leader of the Finsbury Park mosque Atlila Ahmet (UID 492394) will be sentenced at a later date.