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Cartels plan to smuggle cocaine into Europe inside booby-trapped drone submarines that will explode if police try to intercept them
The unmanned craft will either detonate automatically or be blown up by a remote operator, according to an intelligence report from the Colombian navy.
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MARITIME
Cartels plan to smuggle cocaine into Europe inside booby-trapped drone submarines that will explode if police try to intercept them
The unmanned craft will either detonate automatically or be blown up by a remote operator, according to an intelligence report from the Colombian navy.
Global
Dailymail.com
19d ago
MARITIME
HIGH IMPACT
Five Pakistanis held as Coast Guard seizes 526 kg drugs in Arabian Sea
Five Pakistani nationals were apprehended after a sea-air surveillance operation west of Lakshadweep; the contraband is estimated to be worth over ₹3,000 crore
Global
Business Standard
27d ago
MARITIME
HIGH IMPACT
Indian Coast Guard catches Pakistanis in Iranian dhow with 526 kg drugs: How maritime border agency busted a Rs 3,000 crore narcotics haul in Arabian Sea
The Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS seized around 526 kg of heroin and methamphetamine worth over Rs 3,000 crore in the international market after intercepti
Global
The Times of India
28d ago
NARCOTICS
Indonesia Seizes More Than 2 Tons of Narcotics in Major Anti-drug Operations
In recent years Indonesian waters have become an important route for the trafficking of Golden Triangle drugs to Asian and global markets.
Global
The Diplomat
2d ago
LAND BORDER
Previously Deported Guatemalan: ‘If It Weren’t for the Border Patrol, I Would Have Died’
During a sentencing hearing before a federal judge in McAllen, Texas, on Tuesday morning, Jacob Lix-Par credited the Border Patrol for saving his life. In June,
Global
Breitbart News
12d ago
GEOPOLITICS
As Trump’s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and Drones
For decades, the Tohono O’odham Nation collaborated with DHS to stave off a border wall. Despite their cooperation, the Trump administration is barreling forwar
Global
ProPublica
17d ago
LAND BORDER
The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
Global
The Atlantic
29d ago
WEAPONS
Nordic Monitor: Turkish intelligence linked to counterfeit Glock distribution networks - Greece is the destination and the transit corridor
Abdullah Bozkurt/StockholmA growing series of weapons seizures across Europe, along with Turkey-linked Glock cases extending into the Americas, has raised conce
Global
Blogspot.com
21d ago
Blogspot.com
21d ago
CARGO
Customs seize N3.6bn drug-laced cookies
The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted two containers of cannabis-infused cookies and gummies worth N3.67bn at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. Read More:
Global
The Punch
18d ago
CARGO
Customs intercept ₦3.67bn drugs hidden in imported cars, spare parts
The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted two containers of illicit drugs worth ₦3.67bn concealed among imported cars and spare parts at Tin Can Island P Read
Global
The Punch
18d ago
NARCOTICS
HIGH IMPACT
DMK's Stalin calls TVK 'Breaking Bad' party after functionary's arrest in meth seizure case
MK Stalin criticized the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party after a functionary was arrested for methamphetamine possession. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
Global
The Times of India
11d ago
NARCOTICS
HIGH IMPACT
Police arrest Brazilian offered US$50,000 to smuggle cocaine to Bali
A 36-year-old Brazilian woman was arrested in Bali on suspicion of smuggling 3.6 kilograms of liquid cocaine disguised as beauty products, with police ...
Global
Antaranews.com
15d ago
NARCOTICS
Mexican woman arrested for trying to smuggle $628K worth of cocaine into the US, CBP says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Blaze News exclusively that a 35-year-old woman from Mexico was caught smuggling cocaine into the U.S. Tuesday.The disco
Global
TheBlaze
22d ago
NARCOTICS
Bloodshed on the Costa del Sol: How holiday hotspot is turning into underworld battleground with torture chambers and drive-by shootings as Spain sends in reinforcements
It was meant to be a peaceful evening on Malaga's seafront.
Global
Dailymail.com
23d ago
NARCOTICS
HIGH IMPACT
Indonesian police seize46.6 kg of meth, arrest suspected courier
Indonesian authorities seized 46.6 kilograms of methamphetamine and arrested a suspected courier in a recent joint operation, Langsa Police Chief Adjunct ...
Global
Antaranews.com
29d ago
HUMAN SMUGGLING
US jails Guatemalan man for 30 years over deadly smuggling operation
The 2022 incident resulted in the deaths of 53 immigrants trapped inside a tractor-trailer in dangerously high heat.
Global
Al Jazeera English
7d ago
GEOPOLITICS
Yes, Congress Can Charge Donald Trump With Murder
Donald Trump famously said that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue in New York and not lose political support.
Global
Slate Magazine
8d ago
GEOPOLITICS
Trump Admin has Arrested 1,296 Tren de Aragua Gang Members
The admin has charged almost 350 members and associates with federal crimes. The post Trump Admin has Arrested 1,296 Tren de Aragua Gang Members first appeared
Global
Legalinsurrection.com
12d ago
HUMAN SMUGGLING
‘Tell that to the Mother of Sarah Root’: Ashley Hinson to Josh Turek over Support for Amnesty for Illegal Aliens
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) invoked the killing of 21-year-old Sarah Root while criticizing Democrat Senate nominee Josh Turek’s immigration record during their I
Global
Breitbart News
13d ago
HUMAN SMUGGLING
The highway through France's Champagne region used by middle-class Brits to reach their holiday homes is now a people trafficker rat run bringing thousands of migrants to Britain. Welcome to 'Autoroute vers l'Angleterre', the motorway to England
The A26 motorway that is used by Brit holidaymakers is also being used by people traffickers to bring thousands of migrants to France's northern beaches to take
Global
Dailymail.com
13d ago
HUMAN SMUGGLING
Air strikes kill dozens of gold miners on Sudan-Egypt border
A Sudan-based rights group said 72 people were killed in a remote, disputed area known for illegal gold mining.
Global
DW (English)
16d ago
WEAPONS
2027 polls: Customs chief seeks tighter arms control
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, has called for tighter arms control to prevent electoral violence in the 2027 poll Read
Global
The Punch
7d ago
WEAPONS
2027: Customs CG urges vigilance against arms smuggling ahead of election
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, on Tuesday said the use of intelligence, data and joint patrols with neighbouring count
Global
The Punch
7d ago
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