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Baby gorilla wearing t-shirt found stuffed inside crate at Istanbul airport, rescued

Authorities in Turkey have rescued a smuggled baby gorilla that was found stuffed inside a small crate. A baby gorilla was rescued while being smuggled through Turkey Footage shared on social media by Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry shows the baby gorilla, wearing a t-shirt, being rescued from the crate in which it was being transported. Turkish authorities said …

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1 day, 19 hours ago

Gang who smuggled £42m of drugs into Britain in inflatable boat are jailed after being found with 500kg of cocaine in van outside hotel

Daily Mail

A gang who smuggled £42m worth of drugs into Britain in an inflatable boat have been jailed after they were found with 500kg of cocaine in a van outside a hotel. Daniel Livingstone, 25, was arrested in May this year with 524kg of cocaine in his van outside a hotel in Lelly, East Yorkshire, where he was staying with drug …

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2 days, 13 hours ago

Police arrest three men smuggling gun for 'IT guy' in Coimbatore

India Today

The Coimbatore police arrested three men with a smuggled country-made hand gun. The Anti-Terrorism Squad, which was tracking information about weapons being smuggled into Tamil Nadu, got a tip-off about two men trying to smuggle a country-made gun. The three men were identified as two locals Manikanda Prabhu and Harisri, and Kundan Rai from Patna, Bihar. Apart from the gun …

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3 weeks ago

Barter at the border: India's export curbs and price disparity fuel rising illegal trade at the Bangladesh border

New Indian Express

Since mid-2022, smuggling of gold in exchange for food items has surged along the India-Bangladesh border, driven by India's export restrictions and a significant price disparity between the two countries. India's Border Security Force actively tries to prevent such illegal activities, searching vehicles for smuggled goods like gold, drugs, and food staples, including sugar and onions. Despite India reducing its …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

4 kg of heroin smuggled from Pakistan seized in Amritsar, 3 held

Deccan Chronicle

Chandigarh: Amritsar police have apprehended three people in possession of 4 kg of heroin, which was allegedly smuggled via drone from Pakistan, an official said.In a major breakthrough against drug trafficking networks, Amritsar Rural Police apprehended three persons and recovered 4 kg of heroin, smuggled via drone from Pakistan, along with a 9mm pistol, Punjab's Director General of Police, Gaurav …

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4 weeks ago

Thailand to return nearly 1,000 trafficked lemurs, tortoises to Madagascar

Raw Story

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called their biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking. The repatriation of the 963 animals -- ring-tailed lemurs, brown lemurs, spider tortoises and radiated tortoises -- is a "significant step" in anti-trafficking operations, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Chalermchai Sri-on …

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1 month ago

Bengaluru drug bust: Police seize consignment with 318 kilograms of ganja worth ₹3.2 crore

Hindustan Times

In a massive drug haul, Bengaluru police on Friday caught a consignment and seized 318 kilograms of ganja valued at ₹3.2 crore. Authorities believe the cannabis was being smuggled into Bengaluru to cater to the increased demand for narcotics during New Year celebrations, a time when drug consumption in the city tends to surge. In October, Bengaluru’s Central Crime Branch …

Bengaluru Drug New Year New Year Celebrations

1 month ago

Bengaluru police bust 318 kg ganja smuggled from Kerala, arrest three individuals

India Today

The Bengaluru police intercepted a massive consignment of 318 kilograms of cannabis, also known as ganja, valued at Rs 3.25 crore. Authorities suspect that the ganja was being smuggled into Bengaluru in preparation for illegal sales during New Year celebrations, a time when demand for narcotics typically spikes in the city. Last month, the Central Crime Branch Narcotics Control Unit …

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1 month ago

Smuggled baby orangutan rescued in Dombivli to be repatriated to Indonesia

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: A week after forest officials made a jaw-dropping discovery of smuggled wildlife at a three-bedroom flat in Palava City, Dombivli, efforts are underway to send a rescued baby orangutan back to its natural habitat in Indonesia. Smuggled baby orangutan rescued in Dombivli to be repatriated to Indonesia The endangered orangutan, native to the lush jungles of Borneo and Sumatra, …

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1 month ago

Mamata Banerjee takes a swipe at Centre at review meet, asks how is FICN being smuggled in

Hindustan Times

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday flagged concerns over illegal arms and Fake Indian Currency Notes entering the state through various routes and asked the state police to step up checking along state and district boundaries. Mamata Banerjee takes a swipe at Centre at review meet, asks how is FICN being smuggled in “Our international borders are under …

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1 month ago

Unsafe fat bikes smuggled from China through Rotterdam port on large scale: report

NL Times

Tens of thousands of unsafe fat bikes are being smuggled from China to Rotterdam and other European ports, AD reports based on its own research. The newspaper spoke to multiple sellers on Bol.com and Makrtplaats, among others, offering no-name fat bikes at prices as low as 599 euros. Legal manufacturers and e-bike experts are dismayed, warning that these Chinese fat …

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Trial begins of US men who smuggled Indian family that froze to death. What is the case?

Firstpost

Jagdish Patel, his wife Vaishaliben and two young children Dharmik and Vihangi were among 11 immigrants waiting to make the crossing into America from Canada in January 2022. Now, two men — Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand — stand accused of being part of a sophisticated human smuggling operation Jury selection in the case of Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Indian family's chilling death in -38 degrees celsius on Canada-US border: Case trial begins

Hindustan Times

Trial was scheduled to start on Monday in the case pertaining to a criminal network spanning between India and Canada of smuggling families seeking to move to the United states, one such was an Indian family which froze to death in gusting snow and bone-chilling temperatures two years ago. Indian family that froze to death Jagdish Patel, 39, and his …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands

Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Dozens of soldiers and police fanned out across a neighborhood on a recent night in the Turks & Caicos Islands just days after the archipelago reported a record 40 killings this year. “American-made guns are flowing into Caribbean nations and communities and fueling violence, chaos, and senseless tragedies throughout the region,” wrote New York Attorney …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Portraits of pain: smuggled Palestinian art shows trauma of Gaza

Raw Story

When war erupted in Gaza, Palestinian artists had only one way to share their work expressing the harrowing reality of the conflict: having it smuggled out of the besieged territory. He is deputy director of Darat al-Funun, an art gallery in the Jordanian capital Amman exhibiting pieces that were smuggled out in a show entitled "Under Fire". The artworks "depict …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

DRI seizes smuggled gold, in paste form, worth ₹2.67 crore

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: 3.35kg of gold worth ₹2.67 crore was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence while it was allegedly smuggled from the United Arab Emirates, in an operation conducted in Mumbai airport. DRI seizes smuggled gold, in paste form, worth ₹ 2.67 crore A customer service executive at the airport and a member of a private ground-handling staff were arrested …

Mumbai Airport Gold Dri Paste Form Seizes Smuggled

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Spies, bikes and smuggled ink: Fighting pollution and the Stasi in the shadow of the Berlin Wall

BBC

Spies, bikes and smuggled ink: Fighting pollution and the Stasi in the shadow of the Berlin Wall The Stasi Records Archive A Stasi photo taken during a raid of activists in East Berlin printing the Umweltblätter environmental magazine Former dissidents, released secret service files and a zine in an East Berlin basement reveal a little-known chapter of Cold War history. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Madras HC tells centre to ensure ban of tobacco products across India

New Indian Express

MADURAI: Alarmed by the increasing addiction among school students for tobacco products like 'Cool Lip' that are allegedly being smuggled into Tamil Nadu from neighbouring states, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently directed the central government to issue necessary directions to all states to ensure that such products are banned across the country. Observing that at least …

Tobacco School Students Tobacco Products

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Smuggled Firearms from Pakistan: Major Clue in Baba Siddique Murder Case

ABP News

Authorities have revealed shocking details regarding the origin of the weapons used in the Baba Siddiqui murder case. Firearms were smuggled from Pakistan and supplied via drones, indicating cross-border crime and security concerns. The police are conducting a thorough investigation to trace the origins and logistics of this operation, with 15 arrests made so far. The revelation of five pistols …

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2 months ago

Weapons Used in Baba Siddique's Murder Were Transported from Rajasthan

India Today

Weapons used to kill Baba Siddique were smuggled from Rajasthan in July. The Mumbai Crime Branch found that two automatic pistols and one country-made firearm were handed over to the accused. The tenth accused, Bhagwat Singh Om Singh, played a key role in facilitating the transport of the weapons to Mumbai.

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3 months, 1 week ago

Smuggled out of a Santa Monica safe, the top-secret documents that changed American history

LA Times

Hunkered over a Xerox machine at an ad agency above a flower shop on Melrose Avenue, Daniel Ellsberg began the laborious process of photocopying the smuggled documents that he hoped would end the Vietnam War. To the president’s advisers, Ellsberg was a traitor responsible for “an attack on the whole integrity of government” and “a devastating security breach of the …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Gang which smuggled drugs in Gurugram through postal service busted, one held

Hindustan Times

Gurugram: A gang which used the central government’s postal service to smuggle drugs from different parts of the country to Gurugram has been busted, police said, adding that they had arrested one of its members on Thursday. The Gurugram Police said that the arrested suspect was identified as 34-year-old Pankaj Kumar of Eta, Uttar Pradesh. Senior police officials said that …

Gurugram Kumar Suspect

3 months, 1 week ago

Andaman Police seize 2 kg heroin worth ₹14 crore; seven held

The Hindu

The Andaman Police cracked the whip against the heroin trafficking network and seized drugs weighing 2.075 kg, worth ₹14 crore in the international market on Thursday. Superintendent of Police of South Andaman, IPS Niharika Bhat, said in a press conference that secret information was received on August 24, 2024, regarding the heroin. On the increasing cases of drug abuse in …

Kolkata Drugs Kg Heroin

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Crack down on smuggled cigarettes, Tobacco Board officials urge Centre

The Hindu

Tobacco Board of India chairman Yashwant Kumar Chidipothu and vice-chairman G. Vasu Babu urged the Centre to crack down on the menace of illegal cigarettes, alleging that they comprise 26% of India’s cigarette market. Mr. Yashwanth told The Hindu over phone that the sale of illegal cigarettes which are smuggled into the country pose a severe risk to the local …

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Baby gorilla wearing t-shirt found stuffed inside crate at Istanbul airport, rescued

Gang who smuggled £42m of drugs into Britain in inflatable boat are jailed after being found with 500kg of cocaine in van outside hotel

Police arrest three men smuggling gun for 'IT guy' in Coimbatore

Barter at the border: India's export curbs and price disparity fuel rising illegal trade at the Bangladesh border

4 kg of heroin smuggled from Pakistan seized in Amritsar, 3 held

Thailand to return nearly 1,000 trafficked lemurs, tortoises to Madagascar

Bengaluru drug bust: Police seize consignment with 318 kilograms of ganja worth ₹3.2 crore

Bengaluru police bust 318 kg ganja smuggled from Kerala, arrest three individuals

Smuggled baby orangutan rescued in Dombivli to be repatriated to Indonesia

Mamata Banerjee takes a swipe at Centre at review meet, asks how is FICN being smuggled in

Unsafe fat bikes smuggled from China through Rotterdam port on large scale: report

Trial begins of US men who smuggled Indian family that froze to death. What is the case?

Indian family's chilling death in -38 degrees celsius on Canada-US border: Case trial begins

Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands

Portraits of pain: smuggled Palestinian art shows trauma of Gaza

DRI seizes smuggled gold, in paste form, worth ₹2.67 crore

Spies, bikes and smuggled ink: Fighting pollution and the Stasi in the shadow of the Berlin Wall

Madras HC tells centre to ensure ban of tobacco products across India

Smuggled Firearms from Pakistan: Major Clue in Baba Siddique Murder Case

Weapons Used in Baba Siddique's Murder Were Transported from Rajasthan

Smuggled out of a Santa Monica safe, the top-secret documents that changed American history

Gang which smuggled drugs in Gurugram through postal service busted, one held

Andaman Police seize 2 kg heroin worth ₹14 crore; seven held

Crack down on smuggled cigarettes, Tobacco Board officials urge Centre