53 h. ago Drone used in attempt to smuggle drugs and phones into prison

Benjamin Coleman, 37, and Ibrahim Hussain, 43, travelled from Coventry to HMP Parc in Bridgend in order to attempt to fly a package over the prison walls

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3 d. ago Spanish police break up gang that used swimmers to hide cocaine on ships

Almost 2.5 tonnes of narcotic seized and 30 people arrested after 15-month investigation into drug-smuggling network Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish policeSpanish police have arrested 30 people and seized almost 2.5 tonnes of cocaine after breaking up a criminal network that used teams of young swimmers to hide the drugs on moving, Europe-bound ships which were then attacked and relieved of their unwitting cargo before reaching port.The 15-month investigation began in October 2024 when Policía Nacional officers found 88kg of cocaine in a vehicle in the southern Spanish town of Mijas. The drugs led them to three gangs, including a Balkan cartel, who were working together to bring huge quantities of cocaine into Spain from Colombia. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Plane used in boat strike off Venezuela was painted to look like a civilian aircraft, AP sources say

The plane used by the U.S. military to strike an alleged drug-smuggling boat off Venezuela last fall was painted to look like a civilian aircraft

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5 d. ago Moment Polish drug smuggler who flooded Home Counties with cocaine is arrested getting off plane in London

Blazej Holub, 43, was placed in handcuffs when he got off a flight from Warsaw at London Luton Airport after police worked out his identity from EncroChat messages about a drugs shipment.

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6 d. ago Five people in court accused of smuggling drugs and phones into Strangeways with drones

They deny smuggling drugs into HMP Manchester

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7 d. ago The narco queen next door: How beauty therapist ran £8.5m heroin ring from her VERY ordinary semi

On the surface, Sidrah Nosheen lived a very ordinary and 'unremarkable' life at her rented four-bed semi in the village of Wyke.

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9 d. ago Robots used to 'smuggle drugs and explosives' by criminals exploiting AI

The European Union Agency for law enforcement, Europol, predicts a bleak dystopia where robots are used to carry drugs and explosives across borders by evil terrorist groups

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1 week ago Mum offered £500 to smuggle drugs but ended up in tears before judge

Lisa Haughey was offered £500 to complete a quick job before she was rumbled and ended up in tears in court

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1 week ago Prison officer 'had intimate relationships with prisoners and smuggled drugs into jail'

Kayleigh Robson, 29, allegedly struck up inappropriate romances with prisoners at HMP Peterborough over a nine-month period, before getting involved in an alleged money laundering plot

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1 week ago Female prison officer accused of 'intimate relationships' with prisoners

A prison officer accused of smuggling drugs, laundering money, and having "intimate relationships with prisoners" could soon trade her badge for a cell as she faces explosive misconduct charges

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1 week ago Female prison officer, 29, had intimate relationships with inmates and smuggled drugs and tobacco into jail, court hears

Kayleigh Robson, 29, struck up inappropriate romances with prisoners at HMP Peterborough over a nine-month period, it is alleged.

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1 week ago US spy jet mysteriously circles drug smuggling hotspot off Mexico's coast as Trump threatens military action

The flight comes just days after President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Mexico about its drug smuggling into the US.

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1 week ago US spy jet mysteriously circles drug smuggling hotspot off Mexico's coast as Trump threatens military attack

The flight comes just days after President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Mexico about its drug smuggling into the US.

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1 week ago Trump's spy jet mysteriously circles drug smuggling hotspot off Mexico's coast for hours

The flight comes just days after President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Mexico about its drug smuggling into the US.

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1 week ago Shock as Spanish beaches ruined by mountains of drug smuggler's filthy fuel cans

Shocked environmentalists say it is causing untold damage, not only to the flora and fauna but to wildlife as well, in addition to creating an unsightly mess for tourists.

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2 w. ago US Coast Guard searches for survivors of boat strikes as odds diminish days later

The Coast Guard said it's still searching for people who had jumped off alleged drug-smuggling boats when the U.S. military attacked them days earlier

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2 w. ago The Traitors star Hugo Lodge is a 'big time' barrister who has represented murderers and drug

The Traitors star Hugo Lodge is a 'big time' barrister who has represented murderers and drug-smugglers and has even written a book about financial sanctions

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2 w. ago US military strikes three more alleged drug boats, killing 3 and possibly leaving survivors

The U.S. military says it struck three more boats that were allegedly smuggling drugs

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2 w. ago Wreckage from Trump's Venezuela boat strike reveals it was smuggling drugs the president calls 'tremendously positive'

Wreckage from US strikes on drug boats in the Caribbean have allegedly washed up on shore and reveal contents of the vessel may not have been as deadly as Trump's team has said.

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2 w. ago US military says two were killed in strike on suspected drug vessel in Pacific

Two men killed in Hegseth-led attack on boat suspected of carrying drugs in international waters, Pentagon saysThe US military announced the killing of another two men in “a lethal kinetic strike”on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday.The Pentagon released video of the strike, which brings the total number of known naval attacks on suspected drug smugglers to 30 since September, and raises the death toll to at least 107 people, according to US military figures. Continue reading...

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