7 h. ago Moment US strikes another drug smuggling vessel, killing 3, as narco war ramps up

THREE suspected narco-terrorists are the latest to die in Donald Trump's continued strikes against illegal boats trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific. Dramatic footage shows the moment a boat was lined up by a target, before missiles were deployed to take them out. Viewers can see the haunting moment the missiles connect with the ship,...

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8 h. ago Drug smugglers banned from getting on a boat as part of clampdown orders to prevent further offending

Terry Willis and Alex Fowlie, pictured, are among the criminals to have been served with ancillary orders from the National Crime Agency, which include so-called 'boat bans'

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67 h. ago Hegseth announces military’s Operation Southern Spear against ‘narco

President met with top generals earlier this week to discuss best means of tackling drug smugglers in Latin America, according to a report

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4 d. ago US strikes against boats in Caribbean ‘disregard international law’, French minister says

G7 foreign ministers questioned Marco Rubio about the attacks on what the Trump administration claims are drug smugglersStakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the CaribbeanIs US preparing to attack Venezuela and how has Maduro regime responded?The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is facing questions from his fellow G7 foreign ministers about the legality of the US strikes in the Caribbean on ships it says it suspects of carrying drugs.The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, criticised the military operations, saying they could contribute to instability in the region, but his suggestion that the attacks were unlawful was also a rare criticism of the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The British drug smugglers back in the UK after prison time abroad

Bella May Culley and Lindsay Sandiford have been released from prisons in Georgia and Indonesia respectively

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9 d. ago The curious case of Dutch international turned drug smuggler Quincy Promes

The likes of Liverpool, Man United and Arsenal all once pursued Quincy Promes – but their efforts were never as intense as those of Dutch police. Will Castle explores his criminal history following his long-awaited extradition

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1 week ago What a reporter found when she investigated US military strikes on Venezuelan drug boats

Regina Garcia Cano was the reporter behind The Associated Press’ story that provided the first comprehensive account and identifies of some of the men killed in recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats

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1 week ago Brit drug mule gran Lindsay Sandiford set to fly back to UK after 12 years on Death Row

Lindsay Sandiford, a British woman, has been in a brutal legal battle with Jakarta in a bid to fight her drug smuggling sentence – where she was placed on Death Row

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1 week ago BREAKING: Pregnant Bella Culley set to fly home today just 24 hours after shock jail release

Bella Culley, 19, was held in Georgia over drug smuggling charges but has since been freed - and is travelling back home tonight with her mum Lyanne Kennedy, 44, on an easyJet flight into London

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1 week ago Fishing boat used in £100m drug smuggling operation goes up for auction

A fishing boat linked with plans to smuggle over £100 million worth of cocaine into the UK is up for auction.

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1 week ago Pregnant British teen arrested for drug smuggling in Georgia released after guilty verdict

A pregnant British teen arrested in Georgia on drug smuggling charges has been released from prison on Monday

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1 week ago Bella Culley walks free: Pregnant teen accused of drug smuggling is released from Georgia prison

Bella May Culley, 19, who is eight months pregnant, looked overwhelmed as she was released from custody on Monday

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1 week ago Pregnant British teenager Bella Culley speaks for first time after being freed from Georgia prison

Bella Culley, a pregnant British teenager who was held in Georgia over drug smuggling charges, has spoken out for the first time after being freed from prison.

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1 week ago Pregnant teenager accused of drug smuggling in Georgia ‘happy’ to be freed

Bella May Culley, 19, was arrested at Tbilisi Airport in May.

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1 week ago Pregnant UK teenager Bella May Culley freed from Georgian jail

Culley, 19, who was arrested on drug-smuggling charges in May, is released after plea dealThe pregnant British teenager Bella Culley has been released from a Georgian prison, where she had been held for six months on drug-smuggling charges after a plea deal.Culley, 19, who is pregnant, was arrested in May at Tbilisi airport and accused of attempting to smuggle 12kg (26.5lbs) of marijuana and 2kg (4.4lbs) of hashish into the country. She was found guilty by a Georgian court on Monday and sentenced to five months and 25 days in prison, the total time she had already spent in custody. Her family also paid a 500,000 lari (about £137,000) fine as part of a plea deal. Culley and her mother, Lyanne Kennedy, both cried as the verdict was read out. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Watch live: Pregnant British teenager Bella Culley to be sentenced as Georgia court delivers verdict

Watch live outside a Georgian court as the verdict for pregnant British teenager Bella Culley, who is accused of drug smuggling, is delivered in Tbilisi on Monday (3 November).

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2 w. ago Pregnant teenager accused of drug smuggling in Georgia moved to special prison unit

The 19-year-old, who is reportedly due to give birth in December, will be formally sentenced next week

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2 w. ago Pregnant teenager accused of drug smuggling in Georgia moved to special unit

Bella May Culley, 19, from Teesside, is reported to be eight months pregnant.

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2 w. ago Pregnant British teen finally transferred from Georgia jail where she was forced to ‘toast bread with candle’

Bella Culley - who is being held in Georgia over drug smuggling charges - is due to give birth before Christmas

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2 w. ago Pregnant teen 'drug mule' Bella Culley forced to 'toast bread over candle' to eat in prison

Bella Culley, 19, who is due to give birth in December, has been transferred to a prison "mother and baby" unit in Georgia, her mum has said, after she was charged with drug smuggling

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