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Men charged with drug smuggling remanded in custody
Four men accused of trying to smuggle £200m worth of cocaine into the UK have been remanded in custody.
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New murder investigation launched into the shooting of banker found dead on his doorstep
Alistair Wilson was shot in Nairn in the Scottish Highlands in November 2004 and his killer has never been found despite "strenuous efforts" to find the person responsible
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Triple murder suspect is both the son and brother of the victims
The suspect in a triple murder case, where the victims were found dead in a tower block in Luton, is both the son and brother of the deceased.
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Man convicted in ’landmark’ female genital mutilation conspiracy trial
A former PhD student has been found guilty of conspiring to commit female genital mutilation in a case described as a "landmark."
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Cardiff police officer found guilty of sexually abusing a girl under 13
John Stringer, 42, was suspended by Gwent Police when the force first became aware of the allegations against him.
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Paedophile raped woman on the side of busy road in front of passing drivers
Matthew Pugh waited until his victim was intoxicated from drink and drugs before raping her at the side of a busy road in front of motorists in an "utterly degrading" attack
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Ex-Met Police officer charged with rape and assault
Mark Tyrrell, 55, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. It is claimed he met the alleged victim during the course of his policing duties.
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Website operators promised fraudsters quick profits if they subscribed to illegal services
Three men have pleaded guilty to running a website enabling criminals to circumvent banking anti-fraud checks.
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UK jails four Nigerians for forging over 2,000 marriage documents
A U.K. court sentenced four Nigerians to a total of 13 years in prison for their roles in an organized crime ring that forged more than 2,000 marriage certificates and other documents to help Nigerian immigrants in the United Kingdom secure residency permits.
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Major breakthrough in the murder case of Britons found dead in a burned-out car in Sweden
A breakthrough has been made in connection with the murder of two British men who were found in a burnt-out car in Malmö.
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Woman who killed disabled mobility scooter user in Tesco car park jailed for 6 years
Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, of no fixed address, has been jailed for the manslaughter of Neil Shadwick after taking his mobility scooter outside a Tesco in Stroud, Gloucestershire
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Police hunting knifeman following stabbing near HMP Birmingham
A 30-year-old man was assaulted on Preston Road, just off the A4040 Handsworth New Road, in Winson Green, after 4am today
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How Mexican cartel kingpin’s ’film noir’ arrest could bring down a ’scandal-riddled’ party
The historic arrest of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada sparked weeks of tension that resulted in a ’1940s film noir’ when he was abducted and flown across the border where he was picked up by US police
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Norway’s border guards are on the front line in the battle against a ’cocaine tsunami’
The nordic nation has become a gateway to Europe for South American drug traffickers
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The men responsible for a $51 million cocaine haul have been convicted following a failed escape attempt
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) stated that Border Force officers intercepted Bruce Knowles, 55, and Ferhat Gumrukcuoglu, 31, near East Benacre Broads in Suffolk in late June, as they tried to swim away from a rigid-hulled inflatable boat loaded with drugs.
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A Cold War is raging within the Sinaloa Cartel following El Mayo’s capture
On a deserted, unpaved street in the rural community of La Loma, a young man in his twenties stands on a street corner in the early hours of a cloudy morning. On his hip he holds several walkie-talkies and at least one pistol.
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UK sentences major criminal after EncroChat drug operation
The United Kingdom authorities have sentenced a man to 12 years and 6 months in prison for allegedly using an encrypted device to supply cocaine, cannabis, and firearms.
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A murder investigation has been launched after a delivery driver was killed while attempting to stop the apparent theft of his own van
Police reported that when the driver tried to stop his van from being stolen, the suspect sped off, leaving the victim partially hanging from the passenger door of the vehicle.
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Nigeria has arrested a man for attempting to smuggle 88 drug wraps hidden in his stomach
Nigerian authorities arrested a man attempting to smuggle 88 wraps of cocaine, weighing 1.7 kilograms, in his stomach from Abuja, the Nigerian capital, to Vietnam.
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South African police have arrested a Zambian national suspected of being linked to a kidnapping syndicate
A 40-year-old Zambian national, who was apprehended on Sunday after landing at South Africa’s OR Tambo International Airport, has been identified as a key player in a transnational organized crime syndicate involved in kidnapping, ransom, and crystal meth distribution in the country.
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Mohammed Akram sentenced to life in prison for a series of sexual and physical abuse convictions
Mohammed Akram, 64, denied any wrongdoing but was convicted of nine charges related to the severe sexual and physical abuse of three women across Forth Valley, Glasgow, and Edinburgh.
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Former Mafia boss made $10 million a week using a tactic that any business could adopt
Michael Franzese had plans of becoming a doctor but ended up running a scam that made him a more successful mob boss than Al Capone
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Young woman stabbed to death ‘after fight with a man near train station’
A woman was stabbed to death after reports of a fight with a man in the car park of a train station in West Sussex.
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Eight men charged over horrific ’filmed gang rape’ of Brit teen at Magaluf hotel
An 18-year-old British woman is alleged to have been gang raped in a Magaluf hotel with eight men charged over the horrific attack which they are claimed to have filmed on their mobile phones
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Singapore indicts former bankers for their role in a $2.2 billion money laundering ring
Singapore charged two bankers Thursday for their alleged role in abetting clients responsible for a US$2.2 billion money laundering ring, marking the first time that criminal charges have been laid against finance professionals since the scandal came to light.