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An Australian on trial for drugs in Japan says she's the victim of a romance scam
An Australian accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase has appeared in a Japanese court nearly two years after her arrest and said she was tricked into carrying them as part of an online ...World - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Dozens jailed in drug smuggling mega-trial: "Your honor, I played, I lost."
The multinational cocaine and cannabis trafficking enterprise was busted after investigators cracked encrypted messaging apps.Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Footballer denies plot to smuggle £600k cannabis
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and two women are told they will stand trial in May during a court hearing.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
'Merchants of death' people-smuggling gang jailed
The conviction of members of the prolific smuggling gang is the culmination of a Europe-wide operation.Top stories - BBC News - November 5 -
Smuggled out in suitcases, potato sacks and coffins
Polish aid worker Irena Sendler saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto in WW2Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
Turkish man accused of being major supplier of Channel smuggling boats arrested
The man was held in Amsterdam after an operation by the National Crime Agency and Dutch and Belgian police.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Rats trained to sniff out smuggled rhino horn and pangolin scales
African giant pouched rats trained to alert their handlers when they find illegally trafficked wildlife products. Rats could be the latest weapon deployed in the fight against endangered wildlife ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Brazilian police raid criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the US
Brazil’s Federal Police have conducted raids in six states targeting a criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the United StatesWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
We must stop smuggling gangs before they act - Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer announces an extra £75m to police the UK's borders as he vows to "smash" criminal gangs.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands
Officials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing number of Caribbean islands this yearWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
South African tiger farms illegally smuggling body parts, says charity
Biggest tiger farms outside Asia are operating freely in South Africa, Four Paws animal charity says. The largest tiger farms outside Asia are operating freely in South Africa , facilitating the ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Greek and Turkish coast guards aim to boost cooperation against migrant smuggling
Senior Greek and Turkish coast guard officials have agreed to boost cooperation in restricting one of the main illegal migration routes into EuropeWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
Man arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle hundreds of tarantulas and centipedes on flight
A South Korean man was arrested in Peru for allegedly attempting to smuggle hundreds of tarantulas and centipedes on a flight back to Korea. The 28-year-old Korean citizen, who was not named by ...Politics - The Hill - November 16 -
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2 men convicted of charges tied to human smuggling, Indian family's death
A jury has reached verdicts for two men facing charges in a human smuggling case after an Indian family froze to death at the Canada-U.S. border.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Drug Overdose Deaths Are Declining Due to Changes in the Drug Supply
Experts are puzzling over which interventions are saving lives. The evolving illicit supply itself may hold important clues.Health - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
You be the judge: should my husband stop smuggling his hip flask into the theatre where I work?
Ellen’s husband Rog loves a crafty swig; she worries he’ll be spotted and embarrass her. Should he put a lid on it or should she enter into the spirit of things? You decide Find out how to get a ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
New Jersey man pleads guilty in smuggling scheme intended to aid Russia's war effort
A New Jersey man who was among seven people charged with smuggling electronic components to aid Russia’s war effort has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and other chargesTech - ABC News - November 1 -
UK leader tells Interpol meeting world must 'wake up' to threat from people-smugglers
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will double funding for Britain’s border security agency and treat people-smuggling gangs like terror networksWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
Mexico's National Guard kills 2 Colombians and wounds 4 on a migrant smuggling route near the US
Mexico’s Defense Department claims the National Guard has killed two Colombians and wounded four others in a confrontation near the U.S. borderWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
French court convicts 18 people over involvement in human smuggling network, jailing 1 for 15 years
French court convicts 18 people over involvement in human smuggling network, jailing 1 for 15 yearsWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
French court convicts 18 in a major trial that casts light on the deadly migrant-smuggling trade
A French court has found 18 defendants guilty in a migrant-smuggling trial linked to the perilous English Channel route from France to the U.K. One of the ringleaders, from Iraq, was sentenced ...World - ABC News - November 5 -
Trial begins in human smuggling case after family froze to death trying to cross border
Nearly three years after a couple from India and their two young children froze to death while trying to cross the border from Canada into the U.S., two men on Monday will face trial on human ...Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Smugglers convicted after Indian family froze to death on US-Canada border
Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand were part of operation bringing increasing numbers of Indians into US. A jury has convicted two men of human smuggling charges after an Indian family ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
2 convicted in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death while crossing U.S.-Canada border
A jury convicted two men on Friday of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying ...Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
Fatal Drug Overdoses Are Dropping. Not Everyone Is Spared.
Federal officials have celebrated a striking drop in drug overdoses across the country. But state-level data shows that Black people are suffering significantly worse outcomes than white people.Health - The New York Times - October 27 -
Deadly drugs found in fake anxiety medicines being bought online in UK
A mother says she remains in "disbelief" at the lack of testing for the drugs when someone has died.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Philippines' Duterte admits to drug war 'death squad'
The former president says he offers "no apologies, no excuses" for his anti-crime campaign.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Medic assumed drug overdose, Russian spy poisoning inquiry hears
Paramedics found Sergei and Yulia Skrippal in an area known to be frequented by drug abusers.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Brother died waiting for lung transplant, says campaigner
A man whose brother died waiting on a double lung transplant says more work is needed to make Cystic Fibrosis drugs available.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
'Drug pollution in water poses risk to my health'
Jo Broughton says she stopped swimming in her local brook over "pharmaceutical pollution" concerns.Top stories - BBC News - November 1 -
Largest drug "super lab" in Canada's history is busted
Police also found dozens of handguns, AR-15-style rifles and submachine-guns -- "many of which were loaded and ready to be used."Top stories - CBS News - November 1
