Tag: Smuggling
Spain: Police bust major drug distribution network in Madrid
MADRID — Police in Spain have arrested 12 people and seized about six tons of cocaine in an operation that dismantled what investigators describe...
Report: Crowd attacks Iran coast guard after smuggler shot
TEHRAN, Iran — Protesters attacked a coast guard station in southern Iran after a patrol from the force shot and killed a fuel smuggler,...
Drug trafficker says he bribed Honduras president
NEW YORK — A convicted Honduran drug trafficker and former leader of a cartel testified in United States federal court Thursday that he paid...
Florida sues to stop Biden’s immigration directives
MIAMI — The state of Florida is suing President Joe Biden’s administration over new directives that have halted detentions of some immigrants who have...
North Macedonia police make big marijuana seizure, arrest 3
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Police in North Macedonia said Sunday they have cracked down on an international drug smugglers’ ring in two separate operations...
Oklahoma man gets over 3 years for smuggling guns to UAE
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for illegally smuggling firearms to the Middle East to...
Honduras leader warns drug cooperation with US endangered
TEGUCIGALPÁ, Honduras — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández says that antinarcotics cooperation with the United States could “collapse” if U.S. authorities believe “false testimony”...
Mexican national extradited to NY on sex trafficking charges
NEW YORK — A Mexican national accused of coercing women into working as prostitutes around the United States has been extradited to New York...
Jordan says troops kill 2 drug smugglers near Syria border
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordanian troops clashed with drug smugglers on the border with Syria on Friday, killing two people and seizing a shipment of...
US Navy seizes large cache of smuggled weapons off Somalia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy seized a large cache of weapons being smuggled by two small ships off the coast of...