15 h. ago Judge says she'll hold a limited hearing on seizure of Luigi Mangione’s backpack

A federal judge says she will hold a short hearing in the next two weeks on procedures that police said allowed them to seize and look through Luigi Mangione’s backpack when he was arrested in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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15 h. ago Spanish police seize 10 tonnes of cocaine hidden in ship off Canary Islands

Haul represents country’s largest seizure at sea, with officers digging bales out from vast amount of saltSpanish police have made their largest-ever seizure of cocaine at sea after finding almost 10 tonnes of the drug hidden among a cargo of salt on a merchant ship off the Canary Islands.Detectives and anti-drug prosecutors investigating a multinational criminal group alleged to be exporting “enormous quantities” of cocaine from South America to Europe had identified a suspect ship that had set off from Brazil, the Policía Nacional said in a statement on Monday. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Police seize record 10 tonnes of cocaine hidden in salt shipment

Spanish police have made their largest-ever cocaine seizure on the high seas

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3 d. ago Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?

Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisyThe attack on Venezuela and the seizure of its president was a shocking enough start to 2026, but it was only the next day, when the smoke had dispersed and Donald Trump was flying from Florida to Washington DC in triumph, that it became clear the world had entered a new era.The US president was leaning on a bulkhead on Air Force One, in a charcoal suit and gold tie, regaling reporters with inside details of the abduction of Nicolás Maduro. He claimed his government was “in charge” of Venezuela and that US companies were poised to extract the country’s oil wealth. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunite for Netflix true crime thriller The Rip

The pair will star as Miami police officers involved in a million-dollar cash seizure in the upcoming film.

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1 week ago Finnish police seize vessel suspected of damaging undersea telecoms cable in Baltic Sea

The cable was damaged in the Gulf of Finland between the capital cities of Helsinki and Tallin in Estonia early this morning.

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1 week ago Finnish police seize vessel suspected of damaging underwater cable

Border guards find boat with its anchor down after telecoms link between Helsinki and Tallinn targeted A ship suspected of damaging an underwater cable running between Helsinki and Tallinn has been seized by police.Finnish officials say the vessel is suspected of being “responsible for the damage to the cable” owned by the telecoms group Elisa and located in Estonia’s exclusive economic zone. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Court acquits man after police claim rats ate 200kg of marijuana

Police told court seized drugs could not be produced as evidence because they had been destroyed by rodents while in storeroom

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2 w. ago British man’s Australian visa cancelled after being charged with displaying Nazi symbols

Home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said the government had ‘no time for hatred when it came to cancelling visas’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has cancelled the visa of a British man charged with displaying prohibited Nazi symbols, after police seized swords bearing “swastika symbology” from his Queensland home last month.Federal police announced earlier this month that a 43-year-old United Kingdom citizen living in Queensland had been charged with three counts of allegedly displaying prohibited Nazi symbols, and one count of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Venezuela rushes to criminalize tanker seizures after Trump targets ‘shadow fleet’

Venezuela's political opposition, including Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado, has expressed support for Trump's Venezuela policy, including the seizure of tankers

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3 w. ago Video: £80k of ‘stolen’ power tools seized at London car boot sale

Eighty thousand pounds of suspected stolen power tools have been seized by police at a car boot sale in Hounslow, west London.

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3 w. ago More than 70 cars searched and hundreds of phones seized in police prisons crackdown

A man visiting Forest Bank was found carrying a knuckle duster

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3 w. ago Police seize £80,000 worth of stolen tools at west London car boot sale

Four people were arrested and bailed on suspicion of handling stolen goods

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3 w. ago Dog seized after man suffers significant facial injury in Blackpool shopping centre attack

A man was taken to hospital after being bitten by a dog at the Hounds Hill Centre in Blackpool on Saturday December 13, with police seizing the animal as enquiries continue

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3 w. ago Two New London residents arrested after crack cocaine, other drugs seized from apartment, police say

Two New London residents arrested after crack cocaine, other drugs seized from apartment, police say  CT Insider

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3 w. ago Met Police to restrict knife images on its social media over fears they cause serious harm

Under the updated policy, images of seized knives will only be published when ‘absolutely necessary’ to inform the public

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