Spanish police seize record cocaine haul in banana shipment from Ecuador

Partner in company due to receive shipment arrested after 13 tonnes of drug discovered at port of Algeciras. Spanish police and customs officers have intercepted the largest known consignment of ...

World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago

Police seize record cocaine haul in banana shipment in Spain

A ship carried crates of bananas that concealed identically designed boxes containing the cocaine, police said.

Spain seizes 13 tonnes of cocaine hidden behind bananas on a container from Ecuador

World - Yahoo News - 6 hours ago

Spain seizes 13 tonnes of cocaine hidden behind bananas on a container from Ecuador

Authorities in Spain seized 13 tonnes, or 13,000 kilograms, of cocaine in a cargo container apparently filled with bananas

World - ABC News - 5 hours ago

Record haul of drugs seized from "narco sub" and other boats in Pacific

The seizure "represents the largest amount of drugs seized in a maritime operation, unprecedented in history," the Mexican navy said

Spanish police seize Russia-bound chemicals, including possible weapons material

Police in Spain have seized 13 tons of banned chemicals, including “possible” chemical weapons precursors, that were bound for Russia.

Police 'aggressive' before man ate bag of cocaine

An inquest hears from a friend of Chad Allford, who died after trying to swallow a bag of cocaine.

Police force 'reasonable' before man's cocaine death

Chad Allford, 23, died after accidentally ingesting cocaine when a bag "exploded" in his mouth.

Cocaine use fuels record high in drug deaths

The number of drug-poisoning deaths registered in England and Wales has hit the highest level since 1993.

Desperation over gang violence fuels a surge of migration from Ecuador to the US

Across Ecuador, gangs have unleashed a wave of violence and extortion, upending lives and spurring an unprecedented exodus

World - ABC News - October 30

What’s actually worth buying from Amazon’s Holiday Beauty Haul event

Amazon’s Holiday Beauty Haul event runs for 2 weeks, during which you can save on skin care, hair tools, hair care and more from brands like Cosrx and Sunday Riley.

German police say pizza order No. 40 came with a side of cocaine

German police have busted a pizzeria in the western city of Düsseldorf that also delivered a side order of cocaine when customers asked for item number 40 on the menu

World - ABC News - October 22

Side of cocaine with that? German police raid pizzeria after finding secret ingredient

Authorities smash drugs gang in North Rhine-Westphalia after learning Düsseldorf pizzeria was delivering narcotics. Pizza No 40 was long one of the best-selling dishes at a restaurant in the German ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

German police raid pizzeria serving side order of cocaine

The number 40 pizza was one of the Düsseldorf restaurant's most popular pizzas, police said.

Mexican Navy seizes 3.6 tons of cocaine aboard boat off Pacific coast

The Mexican Navy says it has seized 3.6 tons of cocaine aboard a boat off the Pacific coast

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Cocaine-related fatalities surge as England and Wales report record drug deaths

Campaigners say falling prices and social acceptability have driven higher use

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Police in Haiti battle gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital

Police in Haiti are clashing with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in the capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs

Greek police seize large cache of explosives and arrest 5 in organized crime crackdown

Police in Greece have seized large quantities of explosives and firearms following multiple raids in Athens to dismantle an criminal weapons distribution network

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Candidates for Congress seize on comments stemming from Trump rally "garbage" joke

Since comedian Tony Hinchcliffe told a racist joke about Puerto Ricans at a rally for Donald Trump Sunday, congressional candidates have been trying to use the comment to their advantage.

Israel says commandos seized Hizbollah operative from coastal town

IDF raid is first operation of its kind inside Lebanon since hostilities erupted with militant group

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Mexico navy seizes more than eight tonnes of illicit cargo in record drugs bust

Six boats among impounded assets worth at least $100m off country’s south-west coast, navy says, after arresting 23 people. Mexico’s navy has said it arrested 23 people in its largest-ever drugs ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Death toll from Spanish floods rises to 205 as residents appeal for aid

Spanish emergency authorities raised the death toll of the historic flash floods in Spain to at least 205 victims, 202 of them in Valencia alone.

Death toll from Spanish floods rises to 205 as residents appeal for aid

Three days after historic flash floods swept through several towns in southern Valencia, in eastern Spain, the initial shock is giving way to anger, frustration and a wave of solidarity

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Spain deploys 5,000 more troops to boost flood rescue effort

Death toll reaches 211 with an unknown number missing as rescuers struggle to access cut-off areas

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Harris seizes on critical comments about Trump from his former chief of staff

Vice President Kamala Harris used reported comments about Donald Trump by John Kelly, his former chief of staff, to ramp up her claims that the former president is unfit to serve. In an interview ...

Politics - NBC News - October 23

New York state officials seize Instagram-famous squirrel named Peanut from owner

A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his beloved pet after they seized it during a raid that also yielded ...

British man dies in fall from Spanish bridge ‘while creating online content’

Unnamed 26-year-old fell while climbing 192-metre-high Castilla-La Mancha Bridge, authorities say. A 26-year-old British man has died after falling from a Spanish bridge while attempting to create ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Spanish officials elevate death toll from flash floods to at least 95, including 92 in eastern Valencia region

World - ABC News - October 30

Spanish state news agency EFE says the death toll from flash floods has reached 140

World - ABC News - October 31

Spanish authorities boost death toll from devastating flash floods to at least 155 victims

World - ABC News - October 31

Spanish authorities raise death toll from devastating flash floods to at least 205

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

A truck crashes in Ecuador's Amazon killing 10 people

Law enforcement authorities in Ecuador say 10 people were killed after the truck they were traveling in on the country's Amazon fell into a ravine

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

What is ‘Pink Cocaine’?

The drug cocktail can contain ketamine, Ecstasy and meth — but rarely cocaine itself.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Brazil federal police seek extradition of Bolsonaro supporters from Argentina

Brazil’s Federal Police has requested the extradition of dozens of people who had fled the country after being accused of storming top government offices last year, in an alleged bid to forcefully ...

World - ABC News - October 16

Singer Liam Payne dies after fall from hotel in Argentina: Police

Former One Direction star Liam Payne died after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina, according to state police.

Police rescue injured man from tracks seconds before an oncoming train

A police officer risked his life to carry out the daring rescue of a man suffering a "mental health crisis" from train tracks, seconds before a train rushed past.

The Papers: 'Call to shield police from trials' and Ofwat 'faces axe'

The issue of when police officers should be prosecuted and a review of the water industry lead the papers.

Burglar who tried to swim away from police jailed

Chad Lambert was followed by police after stealing a bottle of wine and the contents of a shop's till.

South Africa police force 540 illegal miners from abandoned shaft

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

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