"Scotland Yard today smashed a suspected multi-million pound cocaine smuggling racket based at Heathrow airport. In a series of co-ordinated dawn raids detectives swooped on 11 men - including at …
‘China White’ drug killing Estonia’s Russian speakers
"‘The sources of illegal fentanyl are mostly considered to be Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine,’ Vaher says. ‘One of the reasons why fentanyl made it to Estonia’s injecting addicts so fast after the …
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Money Transfer System Used to Arm Militants in Kenya
"Arms are being transferred from Somalia into Kenya through hawala, an unregulated and traditional Somali transfer system that works with a network of agents, according to immigration officials and …
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Africa Emerging As New Global Drug Trafficking Hub
"Parts of West and East Africa have emerged as new transit points for drug smuggling syndicates, an official of the African Union Commission (AUC) said Tuesday." Source: BERNAMA - Africa Emerging As …
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Somali pirate leader ‘Big Mouth’ nabbed
"One of Somalia's most notorious pirate leaders, known as 'Big Mouth', is under arrest facing charges of kidnapping and piracy after being tricked into travelling to Belgium, the prosecution said on …
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Iran Thwarts Smuggling of 300 Tons of Illegal Drugs
"Iranian efforts against drug trafficking have allowed for seizure of 300 tons of illegal drugs over the last seven months, the Chief of Police in the Islamic Republic, General Esmayeel Ahmadi …
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Oman police bust theft syndicate, arrest seven
"The Royal Oman Police (ROP) busted a gang of thieves in the southern region of Oman, according to a press release issued on Wednesday." Source: Oman police bust theft syndicate, arrest seven | …
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Caribbean drug trade rises under new generation of ‘Cocaine Cowboys’
"The Caribbean is becoming a hot spot again for drug smuggling into the United States as a new generation of ‘Cocaine Cowboys’ plows the seas in fast boats in search of easy entry points for illicit …
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Four arrested as 32kg gold found in plane toilet
"Authorities at India’s Chennai Airport seized 32kg of gold bars worth Rs95 million (Dh5.65 million) hidden in the toilet of a plane flying from Dubai early this week." Source: Four arrested as 32kg …
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Afghanistan risks becoming ‘narco-state’: U.N. official
"Afghanistan risks becoming a 'full-fledged narco-state' without international support to help create alternative jobs for its people, a senior United Nations official said on Wednesday." Source: …
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