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Polish aid worker Irena Sendler saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto in WW2Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Florida woman accused of leaving boyfriend to suffocate in suitcase found guilty of murder
A Florida woman accused of zipping her boyfriend in a suitcase and leaving him in there to suffocate was found guilty of murder on Friday, four years after what she had initially described to ...Top stories - NBC News - October 26 -
Woman Who Left Boyfriend Zipped in a Suitcase Is Convicted of Murder
The woman, Sarah Boone, said the two were drinking and playing hide-and-seek when she zipped him inside the suitcase and then left him overnight.Top stories - The New York Times - October 27 -
Ryanair repays 'potentially oversize' bag charge over woman's expandable suitcase
Catherine Warrilow says an airline worker feared her case might be hard to fit into a plane locker.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Risking death to smuggle alcohol past Somali bandits and Islamist fighters
Despite the dangers, the transporters of the illicit brew see it as a way out of poverty.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
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Arizona border towns grappling with drug smuggling
CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca is continuing his road trip along the U.S.-Mexico border with a stop in Yuma, Arizona, where border security is a top concern. Customs and Border Protection ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
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 - 2 days ago -
Woman pleads guilty over attempt to smuggle turtles by kayak into Canada
Wan Yee Ng was arrested in June with a bag of 29 turtles as she prepared to paddle across Lake Wallace, affidavit says. A woman who wanted to smuggle turtles across a lake and into Canada by hiding ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
China says it is beefing up efforts with U.S. to combat smuggling
China is strengthening enforcement with nations such as the United States to combat smuggling and other serious crimes, state media reported Friday.Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
6 million pills seized, 47 arrested in major drug smuggling bust
The pills seized had an estimated street value of $13.6 million, officials said.Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
Arizona towns along southern border dealing with drug smuggling
CBS News' Omar Villafranca has been traveling all week from Texas to California along the U.S.-Mexico border to speak with local officials and residents about immigration. On Wednesday, he made ...Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
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 -
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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 - 3 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 -
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 - 6 days ago -
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 - 3 days ago -
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 - 3 days ago -
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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 - 2 days ago -
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 - 2 days ago -
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 - 6 days ago