"Some drug traffickers have actually turned to the business of smuggling exotic animals because it is lucrative and less dangerous than the narcotics trade, Spanish Civil Guard Wildlife Protection …
Knights Templar drug gang corners Mexican iron ore trade with China
"The Knights Templar cartel, steadily diversifying into other businesses, became so successful at exporting iron ore to China that the Mexican navy in November had to move in and take over the port in …
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Tons of drugs seized in raids on southern Chinese village
"Police in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have seized nearly three metric tons (3.3 tons) of the drug crystal methamphetamine and arrested 182 people in raids on a village notorious for …
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Saudi Executes Pakistani Drug Trafficker
"Saudi authorities beheaded a Pakistani man on Tuesday after he was convicted of smuggling drugs into the ultra-conservative kingdom, the interior ministry announced. Zufar Iqbal Mohammed Khan was …
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Sudanese police seize shipment of illegal drugs en route to Khartoum
"Sudan’s General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) has busted a truck loaded with 21,203 cones of marijuana on its way to the capital Khartoum. The value of the seized narcotics was estimated at …
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U.S., Libyan forces capture Tunisian militant leader
"U.S. and Libyan forces captured Saifallah Benahssine, the leader of Tunisia's Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia, in the Libyan city of Misrata on Monday, Tunisia's state news agency TAP said, …
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Yemen jails nine al Qaeda members for plot to kill president
"A Yemeni court jailed nine al Qaeda members for between two and 10 years on Sunday for plotting to assassinate President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the country's news agency Saba reported." Source: …
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Gang war in Brazil’s Pedrinhas jail kills 59 in 2013
"Fifty-nine inmates have been killed in a single northern Brazilian prison this year, according to a judicial report. Video taken inside the Pedrinhas prison in Sao Luis also shows the torture of one …
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Colombia: 36 killed in Christmas-related violence
"Christmas eve in Colombia has resulted in the death of 36 people, 103 injured and 185 arrested, police said Thursday. According to a statement made by the boss of Colombia’s National Police, General …
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Sailor jailed 15 years over 258kgs hashish charges
"A sailor has been jailed for 15 years for smuggling 258 kilograms of hashish on board a boat and possessing the drugs for promotional purposes. The Dubai Court of First Instance jailed the …
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