8 d. ago Ecuador recaptures gang leader wanted in U.S. more than a year after his prison escape

QUITO, Ecuador — A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Wednesday. Jose Adolfo Macias, alias “Fito,” who led a gang called “Los Choneros” in Ecuador and has been indicted […]

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1 week ago Convicted killer, 62, escapes from minimum security prison in Quebec

Staff discovered Richard Plourde was missing from his minimum security unit at about 11 p.m. Sunday

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1 week ago Police, corrections officials investigate inmate’s escape from Stony Mountain

Jason David Vanwyck, corrections officials said, was unaccounted for Monday morning at the federal prison, and a warrant for his arrest has been issued.

Economics

2 w. ago 38kg de coke et 18kg de crystal meth saisis: une trafiquante de Terrebonne vendait son stock en télétravail

Une femme de Terrebonne proche d’un leader de gang de rue s’est fait pincer avec 38 kilogrammes de cocaïne et 18 autres de crystal meth.

Economics

3 w. ago Recaptured prison escapee ’Devil in the Ozarks’ sent to SuperMax prison

Convicted killer and recaptured prison escapee Grant Hardin, known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” has been transferred to the Varner SuperMax prison southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas prison authorities announced Saturday. After a nearly two-week-long search in the rugged mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities recaptured Hardin on Friday 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) northwest of […]

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3 w. ago ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ who escaped from Arkansas jail captured

A former police chief and convicted killer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” was captured by law enforcement 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) northwest of the prison he escaped from following a massive manhunt in the mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities announced on Friday. Grant Hardin’s identity was confirmed through fingerprinting, the Izard County Sheriff’s […]

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