6 h. ago The drug kingpin who made £2.5m a month: Gangland boss is hauled back to UK from Dubai after planning hit and being brought down by his own EncroChats

James Harding, 34, was arrested by counter terrorist specialist firearms officers at a London airport in May 2022 after being extradited from Switzerland on a private jet.

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6 h. ago Drug kingpin who plotted gangland murder from Dubai and smuggled £100m of cocaine into Britain is convicted after EncroChat probe

James Harding, 34, was arrested by counter terrorist specialist firearms officers at a London airport in May 2022 after being extradited from Switzerland on a private jet.

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22 h. ago Welcome back...good to see you! Moment counter terror cops arrested drug kingpin as he arrives back in Britain after he plotted gangland murder from his Dubai villa

James Harding, 34, was arrested by counter terrorist specialist firearms officers at a London airport in May 2022 after being extradited from Switzerland on a private jet.

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24 h. ago Drug kingpin who plotted gangland murder from Dubai and smuggled £100m of cocaine into the UK is convicted

James Harding, 34, and his 'loyal right-hand man' Jayes Kharouti, 39, ran a vast criminal empire from Dubai.

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24 h. ago Drug kingpin who plotted gangland murder of rival from his luxury Dubai villa and smuggled £5m worth of cocaine into the UK is convicted after one of the biggest EncroChat investigations in history

James Harding, 34, and his 'loyal right-hand man' Jayes Kharouti, 39, ran a vast criminal empire from Dubai.

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3 d. ago One million and counting: Russian casualties hit milestone in Ukraine war

As grim tally of its invasion is reached, expansive propaganda campaign and state payouts are keeping grieving relatives onsideOver the past few years, Nikolai has seen the ups and downs of the funeral trade in his native Ufa, a Russian city in the plains west of the Ural mountains.The coronavirus pandemic, which hit Russia with devastating force, brought an unexpected boom to his family-run business, forcing him to hire extra staff almost overnight to cope with the rise in funeral demand. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Close ally of drug kingpin 'El Mencho' gets 30 years in prison as US ramps up pressure on cartels

Two close associates of the fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” have been brought to justice in a U.S. courtroom as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the cartel it recently designated a foreign terrorist organization

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5 d. ago Lawyer who once defended drug kingpin 'El Chapo' questions critics of her judicial victory

Of the 2,600 judges elected for the first time by Mexicans earlier this month, Silvia Delgado García received more attention than almost any other, because she once helped represent drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán

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6 d. ago Lawyer who once represented drug kingpin El Chapo wins judge post in Mexico

A lawyer who once represented drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has won a judgeship in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua in Mexico’s historic judicial elections this month

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2 w. ago Drug kingpin executed in Costa del Sol bar was 'becoming more powerful than his boss... and rival cartels who viewed him as "top dog" put £250k bounty on his head'

Ross Monaghan, 43, long associated with Glasgow 's violent Lyons crime family, was assassinated alongside fellow mobster Eddie Lyons Jr, 46, in Spain.

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2 w. ago Drug kingpin gunned down in Costa del Sol bar with Scottish gangster was 'seen as top dog by rival cartels'

Ross Monaghan, 43, long associated with Glasgow 's violent Lyons crime family, was assassinated alongside fellow mobster Eddie Lyons Jr, 46, in Spain.

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2 w. ago Drug kingpin gunned down in Costa del Sol pub 'had £250k bounty placed on his head by Spanish cartel linked to English gang' as police reveal they know potential identity of double assassin

Ross Monaghan, 43, was shot dead alongside Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, in a planned hit on Saturday at Monaghans in Fuengirola.

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2 w. ago Family of drug kingpin gunned down in Costa Del Sol pub say notorious rival gang are NOT responsible for killings as fears grow over 'revenge' attacks

Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, were shot dead as they were watching Saturday's Champions League final at a pub on the Costa del Sol.

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3 w. ago Passengers left sweltering in British Airways plane on Dubai runway after AC malfunctioned

The passengers were stuck inside the sweltering cabin for two hours in Dubai

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3 w. ago Passengers left roasting on Dubai runway as ‘baking’ British Airways plane malfunctioned

The passengers were stuck inside the sweltering cabin for two hours in Dubai

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4 w. ago US prosecutors won't seek death penalty for son of Mexican drug cartel leader 'El Chapo'

Federal prosecutors say they won't seek the death penalty for the son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” if he's convicted of multiple charges in Chicago

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