7 h. ago Chilling rise of Xmas ‘fast parcels’ racket which sees ruthless gangs forcing desperate mums to pass on drugs and GUNS

IT was supposed to be a one off - taking in a package sent from abroad in return for a quick cash payment to help cover the costs of Christmas. But for the desperate mum, one parcel turned into another, and another, and the payments dropped off as the packages kept arriving - each one believed to be stuffed...

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13 h. ago Police find drug dealer carrying machine gun bullets during raid

Kareem Abdo, 30, later told police he had learning difficulties and people "took advantage of him".

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8 d. ago Turkish police officer dies from gunshot wounds suffered in Istanbul drug raid

Turkish officials say a police officer has died after being shot during a drug raid in Istanbul

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2 w. ago Major law update to stop migrants, guns and drugs being smuggled into UK

Criminals who modify vehicles to smuggle people, drugs and weapons into the UK will face five years behind bars following a string of 'sickening' cases, the Home Office said

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2 w. ago Drugs, guns and blackouts I was so addicted to alcohol I downed half pints of gin – then 10 words changed everything 

SEEING guns waved around and drugs changing hands, rather than panic, Kit took another swig from the bottle of rum she was holding.  The now-41-year-old, from Bristol, recalls the horrifying moment in the Caribbean as something she’s fortunate to have survived. An alcoholic for more than a decade, Kit has spent the last five years...

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3 w. ago Guns seized and federal drug arrests drop dramatically as Trump team turns agents attention to deportations

Homeland Security hails record high numbers of civil immigration arrests while certain criminal arrests plummet

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3 w. ago Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say

Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the KremlinA cryptocurrency backed by one of Nigel Farage’s biggest donors has been used to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine, British investigators say.The National Crime Agency has spent four years trying to crack a multibillion-dollar scheme that exchanges cash from drug and gun sales in the UK for crypto, digital tokens that are designed to hide their users’ identities. Continue reading...

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