27 h. ago Downfall of huge drug cartel as coke kingpin is caught trying to flee UK in taxi

A total of 15 people have been sentenced for their involvement in a British drug gang after its leader and his right-hand-man were caught trying to flee in a taxi

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69 h. 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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3 d. ago Moment police ram taxi carrying two British drug cartel kingpins as they attempted to flee county

Andrew Fitzgerald, 35, and Sean Richardson, 34, were chased as they sped along the A617 near Newark, Nottinghamshire, in July 2024.

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3 d. ago A law to remove Nevada’s ‘useless grass’ has killed 100,000 trees and caused $300 million worth of damage, lawsuit claims

The lawsuit alleges that the enactment of Bill 356 has caused the death of the trees throughout the Las Vegas Valley

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4 d. ago Complications from medical tourism costs the NHS £20,000 per patient, study says

Medical tourism industry is worth more than $400 billion (£300 billion) annually, with anticipated year on year growth of 25 per cent

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5 d. ago Pair who created cannabis factory inside old fancy dress shop jailed

Police discovered 300 cannabis plants worth £160,000 over three floors of the former U Need Us store in Portsmouth

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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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7 d. ago Buddhist monks and their dog captivate Americans while walking for peace

A group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. The monks say their aim is to promote mindfulness and healing and finding inner peace

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1 week ago DWP Winter Fuel Payment deadline this month to claim missing £300

The Winter Fuel Payment is worth up to £300 and is paid by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to people over state pension age

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1 week ago Woman pays £6 for charity shop bag and is gobsmacked by £2,300 value

A bargain hunter was left gobsmacked after discovering a designer Bottega Veneta bag worth £2,300 for just £6 in a charity shop and shared her incredible find on social media

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2 w. ago Brits escape death sentence after smuggling £300k worth of cocaine in Angel Delight

Drug mules Lisa Stocker and Jon Collyer have been freed from their Bali prison hellhole, getting back to the UK within months despite risking the firing squad over their cocaine-smuggling scheme

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2 w. ago Drug mule Brits check in at Business Class desk to fly home after dodging Bali execution

An exclusive photo obtained by the Mirror shows Lisa Stocker 40, and her partner, Jon Collyer, 39, at the priority counter in Bali - just four months after they were jailed for a £300,000 cocaine plot

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2 w. ago Jailed Brits who smuggled cocaine disguised as Angel Delight escape death sentence

The British couple told police that they did not know the packages contained £300,000 of cocaine, and believed they were delivering treats to a friend in Indonesia

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2 w. ago Demand for bungalows doubles in Scotland as property firm sells £300 million worth of homes

“We expect a steady increase in housing stock and a healthy demand for homes to help maintain property prices in Scotland” – Peter Ryder, Thorntons Property

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2 w. ago Inside murky world of British drug mules as Thai cannabis boom sparks sudden rise

A Mirror probe today reveals how a boom in Thai cannabis farms has led to a staggering number of drug mules snared by the UK authorities, with Thailand's "wild weed west" fuelling the fire

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2 w. ago DWP contact warning by January deadline over Winter Fuel Payment

Over nine million people should have received the automatic payment worth up to £300 to help with energy bills

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2 w. ago British drug mule trio who smuggled cocaine worth £300,000 into Bali 'have been spared the firing squad and will be deported to the UK'

Lisa Stocker was arrested with her partner in February after being stopped at Bali's international airport with nearly a kilogram of cocaine

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3 w. ago Brit 'Angel Delight drug smugglers who feared execution in Bali given 'lucky' update

Convicted smugglers Lisa Stocker, Jon Collyer and Phineas Float have been given an update on their prison sentence after they were spared the death penalty after they admitted to smuggling cocaine

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