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Asian drug lords likely producing precursor chemicals in Golden Triangle
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Crime syndicates in Asia’s drug-producing Golden Triangle region have likely begun producing ingredients to manufacture methamphetamine, enabling them to avoid restrictions on…
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New Zealand Sentences Woman Caught With Cacti Tied to Her Body
A woman who tied nearly 1,000 cacti and succulent plants to her body in an attempt to smuggle them into New Zealand in 2019 has…
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Man caught with 2,300 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes in boxes labelled 'dried noodles'
SINGAPORE – A 33-year-old Chinese national was arrested on Jan 29 with 2,300 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden in boxes labelled “dried noodles”, said Singapore…
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Smuggling gang jailed over deaths of 39 migrants in Essex lorry
Members of a smuggling gang have been jailed for their role in causing the deaths of 39 migrants in the back of a lorry in…
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Italy arrests ship's captain over alleged Libya arms trafficking
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian authorities have arrested the captain of a Lebanese-flagged cargo ship which was seized in the port of Genoa on suspicion of…
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412 cartons of contraband cigarettes seized at Woodlands Checkpoint
SINGAPORE – Officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) seized contraband cigarettes from a driver at the Woodlands Checkpoint on Sunday (Sept 8). A…
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Costa Rica and Panama Arrest Dozens on Suspicion of People Smuggling
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rican and Panamanian officials on Tuesday arrested nearly 50 people linked to an international network suspected of smuggling migrants…
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Primary Election in New York: A Six-Way Contest for Queens D.A.
[Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Tuesday, and the birthday of the Supreme Court justice and Bronx native Sonia…
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Pensioner ‘who signed for cocaine package’ cleared of smuggling charge
Colombian pensioner, 74, ‘who signed for package at his London home that had contained £70,000 of cocaine having sent £80,000 to south America to fund…
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Indonesia to close island to prevent komodo dragon smuggling
JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – Indonesia will close an island inhabited by endangered komodo dragons following reports of rampant smuggling of the giant lizards, the Tempo reported.…
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5 cases of contraband cigarette smuggling detected at Woodlands Checkpoint in a week
SINGAPORE – More than 700 cartons of contraband cigarettes were seized by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers at Woodlands Checkpoint between Feb 28 and…
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Hong Kong, crossroads of the criminal wildlife trade from pangolin scales to ivory
HONG KONG (NYTIMES) – It was after dark on a Tuesday evening in December 2017 when the vans pulled onto Island House Lane, a placid…
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ICA seizes 7,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden in truck container
SINGAPORE – A truck driver tried to smuggle almost 7,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore by declaring the contraband consignment to be “rockwool”. However,…
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