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The Canadian Press: Venezuelan, French authorities seize 3.6 tons of cocaine in joint raid on vessel in Caribbean: "Venezuelan and French authorities have seized 3.6 metric tons of cocaine aboard a vessel in the Caribbean Sea.
Venezuelan Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami says seven suspects were arrested during the anti-drug operation off Venezuela's coast.
Venezuela is a major hub for gangs that smuggle Colombian cocaine to the United States and...
Airplane Trolley Used to Smuggle Cocaine Off United Plane - AOL Travel News: "Details of a food trolley used to smuggle cocaine off an United Airlines plane at Sydney International Airport in Australia came out at a drug import conspiracy trial today.
Reports from news outlet AAP detail how packages had been planted in a toilet cubicle trash can by a passenger during a flight from Los Angeles for a catering employee to retrieve.
The Australian...
DARTFORD: Mother of backpacker jailed for drug smuggling in India tells of ordeal (From News Shopper): "THE mother of a backpacker who was recently transferred to a UK jail from India has spoken of her lowest points in her seven year fight to get her son released.
Teresa Malluzzo, of Upper Heath Lane, Dartford, told News Shopper she and her husband, Salvatore, are thrilled Patrick is back on British soil but they have still not come to terms with the ordeal.
Mr Malluzzo arrived in the UK on February 1 after being transferred from Prison Kota...
York firearms dealer denies smuggling AK-47 magazines (From York Press): "YORK gun dealer accused of illegally smuggling AK-47 magazines into the United States will be free on bail as he awaits trial.
For now firearms dealer, Gary Hyde, managing director of York Guns in Dunnington, must remain in Western New York on GPS monitoring.
He pleaded not guilty and posted $50,000 cash bail yesterday.
However, U.S. District Judge Charles Siragusa is expected...
Smuggling dirty money high-stakes game of hide-and-seek | kens5.com | San Antonio News, Weather, Sports, Traffic, Entertainment, Video and Photos: "The U.S. government wants to cripple powerful drug cartels by going after their cash. Billions of drug dollars smuggled out of this country pay for weapons, bribes and other criminal expenses.
It's high stakes game of hide and seek.
Victor Torres Cruz and his canine partner Akim search for bundles...
Tale of failing fortunes: New Westminster senior's guilty plea for drug smuggling: "New Westminster senior Silvano Cicuto may have already spent a year behind bars in New York on drug smuggling charges, but the 72-year-old has no shortage of passionate defenders.
'Silvano Cicuto was a respected and hard-working business leader in his community, recognized for his honesty, integrity, industry and generosity,' Vancouver lawyer Mark Cacchioni says in a letter of support. 'It came as a complete shock that Silvano had been charged with a drug offence...
It's a crime that costs California taxpayers $182 million every year- the illegal sales of counterfeit cigarettes. And it affects everyone, even non-smokers.
Stacks upon stacks of counterfeit cigarettes. Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's "Cops Bureau" raided two downtown L.A. locations. Four people were arrested, including a man who says he got the black market smokes in Mexico.
Counterfeit cigarettes are a multi-billion dollar a year worldwide criminal enterprise, and one that's costing California big.
"It puts a strain...
