Tag: Smuggle

28 JAN

Man Attempts to Smuggle 5,000 Live Leeches Into Toronto Airport

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02 JAN

Army war hero pleads guilty to trying to smuggle over $1 million of cocaine into the US hidden in gutted punching bags on a military aircraft

Reuters/Carlos Jasso An Army Special Forces veteran pleaded guilty to two drug trafficking conspiracy counts, admitting he attempted to smuggle nearly 90 pounds of cocaine from Colombia.  Master Sgt. Daniel Gould was charged in August after officials at the US Embassy in Bogota discovered cocaine in gutted-out punching bags. An X-ray scan revealed the cocaine […]

31 MAR

Flying above the law: Chinese gang used drones to smuggle $80mn worth of iPhones

Chinese authorities have busted a high-tech smuggling ring that used unmanned aerial vehicles to illegally transport almost $ 80 million worth of smartphones from Hong Kong. The suspects smuggled up to 15,000 phones per night. The cross-border gang was busted by Customs officers in the Shenzhen metropolitan area in southeastern China. Shenzhen links Hong Kong […]

13 JUN

Burrito bust: Jailer ‘tried to smuggle drug-filled snack into prison’

A prison officer is today staring at the other side of the jailhouse bars after being arrested on suspicion of using a burrito to smuggle drugs into work. TrendsViral Tulsa County correctional officer Kevin Mayo, 20, has been charged after the savoury snack stuffed with methamphetamine and marijuana was found in his backpack at Tulsa […]

11 MAY

Did a Russian Photographer Smuggle a Surveillance Device Into the White House?

Photo: AP Trump thumbed his nose at the American people today by meeting with Russian officials as suspicions about his campaign ties to the country are at their peak. Adding insult to injury, the White House didn’t allow any U.S. press to be present. But Russian press got a front row seat in the Oval […]

10 MAY

Junk in the Trunk: New Ford Fusions Used to Smuggle Mexican Marijuana

– We know automakers are weeding out spare tires from many new cars. But when Sterling Mestad popped the trunk on his 2017 Ford Fusion, little did he know police would find $ 320,000 worth of smuggled marijuana stashed under the carpet. – A recent report by the Minnesota-based website Alpha News said state authorities have […]