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# Drug smuggling

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# Drug smuggling
Revenue seizes €194,000 worth of drugs in parcels from the US and Spain
Revenue detector dog Sam also discovered 600g of drugs in a parcel from Spain which was destined for Belfast.
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Jan 6th 2020, 3:25 PM
# Jailed
Belgian man jailed for 17 years for importing £7 million of cocaine into UK on helicopter
It was estimated that Frederic Fagnoul was importing an estimated 50kg of cocaine on each flight from France.
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Apr 23rd 2018, 6:26 PM
# Gangs
'A game of cat and mouse': The struggle to stop drug smuggling in a neglected Spanish town
Members of the drug trafficking ring pointed to the unemployment rate in the province as a fuel for their criminal activity.
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Apr 8th 2018, 6:15 AM
# Caught Out
Australian granny tricked into smuggling crystal meth escapes death penalty in Malaysia
The woman travelled to China to meet a man she met online, who then asked her to carry the drugs.
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Dec 27th 2017, 9:10 AM
# Mexico
Drug probe after eight shark fishermen from the same family are massacred
Last week, the navy recovered 900 kg of cocaine floating off the coast.
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Jul 19th 2016, 9:56 PM
# Narconomics
The reason some gang members are covered in tattoos - it makes perfect business sense
It’s much easier for cartel leaders to hang on to employees when they’re covered in ink.
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Apr 16th 2016, 9:00 AM
# peru 2
"I'm not a bad person" - Michaella McCollum's first interview to air tonight
“I’ve forgotten the things that everybody takes for granted in life.”
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Apr 3rd 2016, 7:54 PM
# Biopic
Recaptured Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' wanted to make a film about himself
Joaquin Guzman had even contacted actresses and producers.
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Jan 9th 2016, 8:38 AM
# Gatwick
Drug-smuggling baggage handler switched labels on innocent passengers' suitcases
The airport worker – along with three others – was jailed for smuggling almost a million euro worth of drugs.
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Dec 12th 2015, 8:00 AM
# Netherlands
Gang used fake ambulances to smuggle heroin and cocaine worth €2.3 BILLION into UK
The elaborate 14-month scheme involved bogus “patients” and fake paramedic costumes.
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Nov 27th 2015, 9:15 PM
# United States
The strange tale of the scuba diver and the underwater drug tunnel
US official: “Drug smugglers will try anything to move their product — even scuba diving in an underwater tunnel.”
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Aug 21st 2015, 8:55 AM
# Bali Nine
Two Australian drug smugglers are to be executed by firing squad
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the ringleaders of the so-called “Bali Nine” drug smuggling gang, were woken and given a few minutes to get ready.
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Mar 4th 2015, 7:30 AM
# Smuggling
Kildare man's privacy was not violated when he signed for cocaine addressed to fake diplomat
The package was sent to “Tony Tuto, Honorary Consul of the Republic of South Africa”.
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Oct 29th 2014, 6:00 PM
# hang sangwidges
Man caught trying to smuggle drugs in a ham and cheese sandwich
Are you sure you don’t want this sandwich, Father? There’s cocaine in it!
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May 9th 2014, 11:50 AM
# Drug smuggling
'Peru 2' may soon be one as Reid's parents pay to bring her home
Reid’s parents have reportedly paid £3,500 so she can apply for a prison transfer and serve her sentence in Scotland, leaving her Northern Irish friend behind in Peru.
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Feb 10th 2014, 9:45 PM
# Michaella McCollum Connolly
Michaella co-accused to plead guilty - reports
A guilty plea would ensure Melissa Reid a shorter sentence.
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Sep 15th 2013, 9:00 PM
# Drugs
Over €240,000 worth of drugs seized at Dublin Airport
In three separate seizures, large quantities of cocaine and Methamphetamine were seized and two people were arrested.
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Apr 8th 2013, 5:19 PM
# Drugs
Ireland has one of highest rates of cocaine use in Europe - report
The report also suggests Ireland is an entry point for Moroccan cannabis resin into Europe.
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Feb 1st 2013, 9:06 AM
# Death Sentence
British grandmother gets death sentence for drugs in Indonesia
An Indonesian court has sentenced Lindsay Sandiford, 56, to death for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million into the resort island of Bali.
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Jan 22nd 2013, 8:04 AM
# Jay Z
Jay Z's "99 Problems" broken down by law professor
The law professor uses the song to illustrate the legal dos and don’ts of drug smuggling.
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Jul 12th 2012, 1:46 PM
# Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia beheads five people for murder, drug smuggling
Four Saudi citizens and one Syrian national have been executed, according to Saudi authorities.
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Jun 26th 2012, 2:40 PM
# Cannabis
Cannabis swallowers arrested at Dublin Airport
Five people have been arrested for ingesting €60,000 worth of cannabis resin and bringing it into the country.
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Dec 16th 2011, 3:30 PM
# China
South African woman executed in China
Janice Bronwyn Linden was executed after being convicted for smuggling drugs into China – despite an appeal for clemency from the South African president.
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Dec 12th 2011, 3:18 PM
# Drugs
In pictures: Huge drug smuggling tunnel discovered between US and Mexico
The 600-yard tunnel 30ft underground was equipped with lighting, ventilation and rails for carts.
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Dec 1st 2011, 12:51 PM
# Drugs
Sniffer dog makes €1million cannabis find at Dublin Port
The drug was concealed in food tins inside a shipping container.
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Oct 20th 2011, 12:12 PM
# Brazil
Irish man charged with drug smuggling at Brazil airport
An image has been released of 72 cocaine packages allegedly inside the man’s stomach.
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Sep 16th 2011, 10:26 AM