41 h. ago The 13 Brits banged up abroad amid alarm over 'drug mule' explosion

There's mounting concern among police and border force officials about the rise in Britons being detained over drugs trafficking

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69 h. ago Illegal migrant criminals are now paying $2,000 to be smuggled OUT of the US by Mexican gangs

Romanian gang members now face losing everything if they are caught by enforcement agents, with increasing numbers of migrants being picked off the street and deported.

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2 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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2 d. ago Netanyahu defends arming Palestinian clans accused of ties with jihadist groups

PM says it ‘saves lives of Israeli soldiers’ despite accusations government is giving weapons to ‘criminals and felons’The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has admitted arming clans in Gaza that he says are opposed to Hamas, following accusations that members of these criminal gangs allegedly looted humanitarian aid and have ties to jihadist groups.Netanyahu’s comments came after Israeli media reports quoted defence sources as saying Netanyahu had authorised giving weapons to a clan reportedly led by a man known as Yasser Abu Shabab, a Rafah resident from a Bedouin family, known locally for his involvement in criminal activity. Israel allegedly provided Abu Shabab’s group, which calls itself the “Anti-Terror Service”, with Kalashnikov assault rifles, including weapons seized from Hamas. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Israel accused of arming Palestinian gang who allegedly looted aid in Gaza

Gang ‘of about 100 armed men’ operate in eastern Rafah with tacit approval of IDF in apparent attempt to counter HamasIsrael’s government has been accused of arming a Palestinian criminal gang whose members have allegedly looted humanitarian aid, in an apparent attempt to counter Hamas in Gaza.Satellite images and videos verified by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz showed on Thursday that a new Palestinian militia has expanded its presence in southern Gaza, and is operating inside an area under the direct control of the Israel Defense Forces. Continue reading...

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3 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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4 d. ago Student who fled to Britain to escape El Salvador gang wars gets criminal conviction after birthday bust

College student Nataly Cruz, 20, was arrested after she seen repeatedly pushing her boyfriend n the street when the pair became involved in a late night argument

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4 d. ago Reason Brit 'drug mules' are 'flavour of the month' for criminal gangs is exposed

Recently, Bella Culley, from Billingham, County Durham, was arrested in Georgia and Charlotte May Lee, from Coulsdon in London, allegedly had a synthetic strain of cannabis in her luggage in Sri Lanka

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4 d. ago Why Brits are 'flavour of the month' for drug smuggler gangs: The pensioners and glam influencers recruited as drug mules on promise of fast cash and luxury holidays

Several Brits, mostly glamorous young women, are being recruited into the murky world of drug smuggling which has left them facing lengthy sentences or even the death penalty.

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4 d. ago Mystery of Brit 'drug mule' explosion as 13 in hellhole jails with some facing death

A dramatic surge in the number of Brits arrested for drug smuggling around the world has triggered mounting alarm among police and border force officials as 13 languish in hellhole jails

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4 d. ago Bizarre 'drug mule' explosion as 13 Brits in hellhole prisons and facing death

The arrests of a number of Brits abroad in recent months has shone a spotlight on the worrying trend of criminal networks targeting ordinary UK citizens to act as drug mules.

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4 d. ago Peru Two's Michaella McCollum says Brit 'drug mules' won't survive prison

Michaella McCollum, who served three years in a Peruvian jail on drug smuggling charges, has extended her sympathies to Bella May Culley and Charlotte May Lee, both of whom face lengthy sentences she says would be far beyond her own limit

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4 d. ago Alarm at soaring number of 'smuggling' Brits arrested abroad in 'drug mule crisis'

An alarming explosion in the number of Brits arrested for drug smuggling abroad has raised fresh concerns about the growing use of UK citizens as international drug mules

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6 d. ago 'One Punch' Paul Doyle and Billy Webb clashed in nightclub door wars

The gang war that rocked Manchester in the early 90s saw notorious criminals face off in a bloody turf war, with violence erupting on the streets and in the city's nightclubs

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7 d. ago Code of Silence ending explained: What happened to Liam and Braden?

Code of Silence saw Liam Barlow choose between the criminal gang and his relationship with Alison Brooks.

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7 d. ago British pensioner 'drug mule', 79, arrested in Chile claims Mexican gang promised him £3.7million to carry suitcase with 5kg of crystal meth

A British pensioner has been arrested in Chile after a Mexican gang allegedly promised him £3.7million to smuggle a suitcase of crystal meth.

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7 d. ago Brit pensioner 'drug mule' claims Mexican gang promised him £3.7m to carry case

The 79-year-old was stopped by custom officers at Santiago International Airport after landing on a flight from Cancun, Mexico - police say claimed he had no idea how the crystal meth ended up in his luggage

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7 d. ago Brazil: outcry after funk singer arrested for allegedly inciting crime in lyrics

Artists and legal experts are outraged over MC Poze do Rodo’s detention over supposed non-violent offencesThe arrest of a well-known Brazilian funk singer on charges of allegedly inciting crime in his lyrics and an alleged connection to a major criminal gang has sparked outrage among artists, intellectuals and legal experts.MC Poze do Rodo, 26, who has 5.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify, was arrested early on Thursday at his home in a luxury condominium in Rio de Janeiro’s west zone. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘Mischief before money’: inside the M&S hackers’ hunt for new targets

The English-speaking, trash-talking Scattered Spider gang is a leader in the growing criminal ransomware industry

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9 d. ago London 'drug mule' tears up as she appears in court in Sri Lanka accused of smuggling £1.2 million of super

Charlotte May Lee, 21, was arrested at Bandaranaike Airport on May 11

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