2 d. ago 'I was framed': British mother facing death penalty in Bali for 'smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight' claims stitch

Lisa Stocker, Jonathan Collyer, and Phineas Float have appeared in court accused of drug trafficking

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3 d. ago From Gaza prisoner to ‘the Israeli agent’: how rise of Abu Shabab could ignite new phase of war

In email exchange, leader of clan that Israel acknowledges arming blames Hamas for war and for looting of aid trucksOn 7 October 2023, Yasser abu Shabab was languishing in a Hamas-run jail in Gaza on charges of drug trafficking. With the outbreak of the conflict, the Palestinian from Rafah managed to leave prison, though the circumstances of his release remain unclear to this day.For a while, Abu Shabab vanished from sight. That changed last week when Israeli defence officials acknowledged they had begun arming a clan that calls itself the Anti-Terror Service. It consists of about 100 armed men who operate in eastern Rafah under the command of Abu Shabab, whose nickname is “the Israeli agent” and who is described as a “traitor” on social media in the territory. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Another ex and alleged victim of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs testifies about ‘freak

‘Jane’ said Combs rebuffed her requests for condoms during drug-fueled sexual encounters with male escortsThe federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resumed on Friday with testimony from a former girlfriend and alleged victim, identified as “Jane”.The woman, described by prosecutors as a single mother who met Combs in 2020, testified on Friday that Combs denied requests that escorts wear condoms during the drug-fueled sexual encounters with male escorts at hotels known as “freak-offs” or “hotel nights”, which she claims Combs orchestrated and watched as she took part. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Drugs mule caught with £1m cannabis haul 'stuffed in suitcases' at Cairnryan port

Chace Cappellie tried to traffick the class B drug via his vehicle from a Stena Line ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan.

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8 d. ago Supreme court strikes down Mexican government’s suit against US gunmakers

Lawsuit alleged that Smith & Wesson and Interstate Arms aided the illegal trafficking of firearms to drug cartelsThe US supreme court on Thursday spared two American gun companies from a lawsuit by Mexico’s government accusing them of aiding illegal firearms trafficking to drug cartels and fueling gun violence on the south side of the US-Mexico border.The justices, in a unanimous ruling, overturned a lower court’s decision that had allowed the lawsuit to proceed against firearms maker Smith & Wesson and distributor Interstate Arms. The lower court had found that Mexico plausibly alleged that the companies aided and abetted illegal gun sales, harming its government. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Supreme court strikes down Mexico’s lawsuit against US gunmakers

Lawsuit alleged that Smith & Wesson and Interstate Arms aided the illegal trafficking of firearms to drug cartelsThe US supreme court on Thursday spared two American gun companies from a lawsuit by Mexico’s government accusing them of aiding illegal firearms trafficking to drug cartels and fueling gun violence on the south side of the US-Mexico border.The justices, in a unanimous ruling, overturned a lower court’s decision that had allowed the lawsuit to proceed against the firearms maker Smith & Wesson and distributor Interstate Arms. The lower court had found that Mexico plausibly alleged that the companies aided and abetted illegal gun sales, harming its government. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago British drug mules warned of "excellent technology" used to snare traffickers in Europe

The Foreign Office has issued a fresh warning to British criminals vying to smuggle drugs through Germany and said the crime carries "severe penalties"

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8 d. ago Fugitive Liverpool 'drug trafficker' wanted for 'smuggling cocaine and heroin' arrested in Holland after five

Francis Coggins, 60, was held outside a residential property in the coastal town of Zandvoort on Tuesday.

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9 d. ago Brit wanted for 'drug trafficking' arrested abroad after five year manhunt

Francis Coggins, 60, of Huyton, Liverpool, had been at the centre of a five year manhunt when he was held outside a residential property in the coastal town of Zandvoort on Tuesday

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9 d. ago 'Drug trafficker' Francis Coggins snared in the Netherlands amid National Crime Agency probe

The 60-year-old was detained in the Netherlands.

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9 d. ago Inside Scots Lyons family 'turf war' after gangland pair gunned down in Spanish bar

The Lyons are an infamous crime organisation who have been waging a bloody feud with the Daniels clan for the past two decades, from drug traffickings to shootings

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1 week ago Plans for jail staff to 'carry guns' behind bars blasted by prison guards

A call for armouries in Britain’s overcrowded jails has been slated as “headline-grabbing nonsense” by groups representing guards and staff

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1 week ago US citizen who joined Islamic State in Syria is sentenced to 10 years in prison

A naturalized U.S. citizen who pleaded guilty to receiving military training from the Islamic State group has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison

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1 week ago Three Florida men sentenced for torturing rival drug trafficker with hot sauce for 18 hours

The kidnapping was reportedly related to an old drug trafficking grudge

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2 w. ago Thousands of pounds in cash gave away his involvement in drug trafficking

Conor Holt, 26, has been jailed after a search of his home found thousands of pounds in cash as well as illegal drugs

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2 w. ago Police chiefs call for ‘serious investment’ amid early prison release plans

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has agreed to allow some criminals, including violent and sexual offenders, to be released early for good behaviour.

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2 w. ago They were shot by police at the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. ‘I came home a different person’

Blinded, beaten or jailed, some protesters are still recovering physically and financially from speaking outFive years ago, on 25 May 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer. During an attempted arrest, Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, cutting off his oxygen supply. The gruesome killing was captured on video.Floyd’s murder sparked global outcry, launching the largest protests seen in the US since the civil rights movement. During the summer of 2020, upwards of 26 million people protested nationwide to condemn police brutality and demand racial justice. Rallies also spread across the globe, with some 93 countries and territories participating in the uprisings. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Criminologist reveals 7 things she's learned talking to drug mules and their handlers

Dr Fleetwood, senior lecturer in criminology at City St George's, University of London, and author of Drug Mules: Women in the International Cocaine Trade on how traffickers pick drug mules and what they tell them

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2 w. ago Expert reveals how women are getting so easily embroiled in drug smuggling offences

With three drug trafficking cases making headlines in the past few months alone, it appears this is becoming a significant issue. With this in mind, we chat with an expert on how Brits are mixing with cartels so easily

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3 w. ago Dad never came back from Spain holiday after his true identity was revealed

Shaun Walker, 42, from Liverpool, has been jailed for 12 years after police busted his drug trafficking operation. He attempted to evade the police by refusing to come home from holiday

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