Zhivko Rusev, a Bulgarian national who was arrested in Iran over allegations of drug trafficking is going to go to trial

Zhivko Rusev, a Bulgarian national who was arrested in Iran over allegations of drug trafficking is going to go to trial in the Islamic Republic as the process begins on Monday.If the Iranian prosecution proves that he had been a part of a drug trafficking network, Rusev will be sentenced to death by hanging, which is the punishment for such an act in Iran, even for the smallest quantities.The Bulgarian was arrested in September 2008 near the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz by the local anti-drug police services. A package of 135 kilograms...

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Ahmed Hameed Sakhizada, 33, of Northampton,"I am Europe's agent, I am the smuggler of Europe."

Ahmed Hameed Sakhizada, 33, of Northampton, was jailed at Kingston Crown Court.He boasted: "I am Europe's agent, I am the smuggler of Europe." after he admitted a charge of conspiracy to contravene the Immigration Act.A charge of conspiracy to transfer criminal property was allowed to lie on file, while two other members of his gang were also jailed.Abdul Wakil Niazi, 35, of Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was found guilty of conspiracy to contravene the Immigration Act and conspiracy to transfer...

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