http://www.mail.com/subjects/1546-smuggling.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1546-smuggling.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097578-egypt-security-beefed-up-sinai-abduction.html CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of Egyptian troops and armored vehicles moved into Sinai Monday as the government beefed up security in the volatile peninsula after the abduction of six policemen and a border guard by suspected Islamic militants. The security deployment comes a day after the release of a video of the captives, blindfolded and with their hands tied be... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:29:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097578-egypt-security-beefed-up-sinai-abduction.html 2013-05-20T19:29:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093280-official-10-killed-explosion-turkey.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say a container of fuel being smuggled into Turkey from Syria has exploded, killing 10 people. The governor's office in Hatay province said Friday's blast occurred in Tunisma village when the smuggler set the tank on fire after realizing Turkish security forces had rushed to the scene. Hatay is the Turkish border province w... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:44:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093280-official-10-killed-explosion-turkey.html 2013-05-17T15:44:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081702-nigeria-judge-iranian-colleague-smuggled-weapons.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An Iranian and his Nigerian accomplice were sentenced to five years in prison Monday over a plot they orchestrated to smuggle a shipment of military-grade weapons including mortar rounds into West Africa. Both Azim Aghajani and his accomplice, Usman Abbas Jega, pleaded for leniency in the hearing, in which Justice Okechukwu J. Okeke ... Mon, 13 May 2013 15:48:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081702-nigeria-judge-iranian-colleague-smuggled-weapons.html 2013-05-13T15:48:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2081770-elephant-protectors-kenya-arrested-with-ivory.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say that two employees of an elephant conservation group in one of Kenya's most popular wildlife parks have been charged with ivory smuggling. The Amboseli Trust for Elephants confirmed the charges in a statement Monday. The group said it is confident that an investigation will exonerate the two, a mother and a son. A spo... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:20:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2081770-elephant-protectors-kenya-arrested-with-ivory.html 2013-05-13T14:20:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076158-turkey-us-man-suspended-smuggling-sentence.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A lawyer says an American tourist who picked up stones during a beach holiday in Turkey has received a one-year suspended sentence for attempting to smuggle historical artifacts. Jason Dement from Purvis, Mississippi, was briefly detained in April at an airport near the Mediterranean coast because two pieces inside a bag of collected... Fri, 10 May 2013 08:16:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076158-turkey-us-man-suspended-smuggling-sentence.html 2013-05-10T08:16:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074422-nkorea-detained-american-smuggled-propaganda.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea delivered its most in-depth account yet of the case against a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor, accusing him late Thursday of smuggling in inflammatory literature and trying to establish a base for anti-Pyongyang activities at a border city hotel. Still, the long list of allegations included no statem... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:18:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074422-nkorea-detained-american-smuggled-propaganda.html 2013-05-09T18:18:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066522-haitians-using-puerto-rico-migrant-route.html SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haitians have been fleeing their troubled country for years, trying to reach the U.S. or other Caribbean islands by sea or by trekking across the island of Hispaniola to scratch out a living in the Dominican Republic. But a newly popular route has caught officials in the Caribbean by surprise, taking migrants to a piece of the... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066522-haitians-using-puerto-rico-migrant-route.html 2013-05-06T21:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065762-kosovo-police-arrest-suspected-drugs-kingpin.html PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo police have arrested a suspected Balkan drug kingpin who is wanted on an international arrest warrant and blacklisted by U.S. authorities. Naser Kelmendi, 56, is a Kosovo-born ethnic Albanian businessman who police say allegedly runs a major cocaine and heroin organization from a family-owned hotel in the Bosnian capital of ... Mon, 06 May 2013 18:00:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065762-kosovo-police-arrest-suspected-drugs-kingpin.html 2013-05-06T18:00:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058388-jet-ski-drug-smugglers-busted-spain.html MADRID (AP) — A gang that allegedly used jet skis and boats to smuggle drugs into Spain through the country's southern coast has been busted, with police making 30 arrests, authorities said Thursday. The smugglers used fishing and recreational boats to carry drugs from Morocco in North Africa to rendezvous points in the Mediterranean Sea. Once there, hash... Thu, 02 May 2013 14:36:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058388-jet-ski-drug-smugglers-busted-spain.html 2013-05-02T14:36:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051022-kosovo-3-jail-time-organ-trafficking-case.html PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A court in Kosovo found two citizens guilty of human trafficking and organized crime Monday in a major trial against seven people suspected of running an international organ trafficking ring that took kidneys from poor donors lured by financial promises. A panel of two European Union judges and one Kosovo judge sentenced urologist ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:27:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051022-kosovo-3-jail-time-organ-trafficking-case.html 2013-04-29T19:27:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2051102-mexico-smugglers-abandon-migrants-sea.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican navy said Monday it has detected a disturbing trend of migrant smugglers abandoning boatloads of people at sea off the coast of Baja California. The Navy said that each month it has been finding an average of 10 to 12 boats, with a total of about out 150 migrants. It did not say when the discoveries began, or why the smuggle... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:27:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2051102-mexico-smugglers-abandon-migrants-sea.html 2013-04-29T15:27:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2048004-feds-cartel-linked-man-arrested-nm-dance-floor.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials say a suspected drug trafficker affiliated with the deadly Sinaloa Cartel couldn't dance his troubles away. Omar Cota was taken into custody early Friday off a dance floor at Route 66 Casino's Club Envy in New Mexico. Officials say federal agents and police in Laguna arrested the 28-year-old after receiving a tip... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:10:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2048004-feds-cartel-linked-man-arrested-nm-dance-floor.html 2013-04-26T23:10:03Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2042206-7-charged-with-smuggling-fish-bladders-to-china.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Seven people have been charged with smuggling bladders from an endangered fish in what authorities said Wednesday may be a growing international practice in which the bladders are sold for up to $20,000 each to be used in a highly desired soup. U.S. border inspectors in Calexico have seized 529 bladders since February that they believe we... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:51:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2042206-7-charged-with-smuggling-fish-bladders-to-china.html 2013-04-24T23:51:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013852-mali-mayor-accused-drug-trafficking-arrested.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Authorities have arrested a mayor in northeastern Mali on drug trafficking charges three years after a plane full of cocaine landed near his town, officials said Thursday. Baba Ould Cheick was taken into custody Wednesday morning, according to Alassane S. Toure, who headed the operation. "We asked the headquarters in Gao to take all ne... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:23:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013852-mali-mayor-accused-drug-trafficking-arrested.html 2013-04-11T18:23:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000080-suspects-africa-drug-trade-held-ny-trial.html NEW YORK (AP) — A former navy chief of the small West African nation of Guinea-Bissau who is suspected of being a kingpin in the international cocaine trade was brought to the U.S. for trial on drug charges following his arrest at sea by federal drug agents, authorities said Friday. Four other men apprehended in the operation also were brought to New York... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:28:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000080-suspects-africa-drug-trade-held-ny-trial.html 2013-04-06T01:28:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1990246-cartels-dispatch-agents-deep-inside-us.html CHICAGO (AP) — Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States — an emboldened presence that experts believe is meant to tighten their grip on the world's most lucrative narcotics market and maximize profits. If left unchecked... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:24:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1990246-cartels-dispatch-agents-deep-inside-us.html 2013-04-01T19:24:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1975324-spain-police-involved-2-large-cocaine-raids.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish, Portuguese and British police boarded a ship loaded with nearly two tons of cocaine destined for sale in Europe and arrested nine people, the Interior Ministry said Saturday. Specialist agents, including members of Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency, conducted a dawn raid on March 15 while the ship was in the Atlantic Ocean, s... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:56:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1975324-spain-police-involved-2-large-cocaine-raids.html 2013-03-23T17:56:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1965590-general-budget-cuts-will-hamper-drug-seizures.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon budget cuts will dramatically slash U.S. efforts to seize illegal drug shipments at sea, the top U.S. commander in South America told senators Tuesday, saying that the number of ships at his disposal for counter-drug operations will drop from about six to possibly zero. Gen. John Kelly, head of U.S. Southern Command, said that U... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:52:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1965590-general-budget-cuts-will-hamper-drug-seizures.html 2013-03-20T00:52:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959286-egypt-7-palestinians-deported-to-gaza.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities deported seven Palestinians to the Gaza Strip after they were detained for security reasons upon their arrival to Cairo airport, the state news agency said Saturday. It was the latest indication of growing tension between the Palestinian militant movement Hamas in Gaza and Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi, who hails from... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:08:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959286-egypt-7-palestinians-deported-to-gaza.html 2013-03-16T17:08:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1956598-breaking-bad-brings-tourists-to-albuquerque.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A fast-food burrito chain in Albuquerque has become an international tourist attraction as people come from all over the world to see the spot where a fictional drug trafficker runs his organization. A pastry shop sells doughnuts topped with blue candy designed to resemble crystal meth. A beauty store has a similar product — crystal blue bathing salt... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:18:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1956598-breaking-bad-brings-tourists-to-albuquerque.html 2013-03-15T08:18:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1935572-holder-promises-openness-national-security.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder promised the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that the Obama administration will share more information with Congress and the American people about national security policies, particularly the government's use of drone strikes. Holder's comments came at a hearing where both Democratic and Republican se... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:16:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1935572-holder-promises-openness-national-security.html 2013-03-06T20:16:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1929554-underworld-saint-popular-us.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A follower in New Orleans built a public shrine in her honor. An actor in Albuquerque credits her with helping him land a role on the TV show "Breaking Bad." She turns up routinely along the U.S.-Mexico border at safe houses, and is sighted on dashboards of cars used to smuggle methamphetamine through the southwest desert. Popular... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:32:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1929554-underworld-saint-popular-us.html 2013-03-05T00:32:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924570-china-executes-4-foreigners-mekong-murders.html BEIJING (AP) — China executed four foreigners on Friday for killing 13 Chinese sailors in an attack on the Mekong River, following a live nationwide broadcast showing them being led to their deaths that harkened back to the mass public execution rallies of past years. The attack on the sailors on the Mekong highlighted drug smuggling and extortion rackets... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:06:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924570-china-executes-4-foreigners-mekong-murders.html 2013-03-01T14:06:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918630-egypt-confiscates-missiles-smuggled-libya.html CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian security official says authorities have confiscated two pick-up trucks carrying 60 anti-tank missiles smuggled across the border from Libya. The official says two truck drivers were arrested and the weapons seized just south of Cairo on Wednesday morning. The two were heading from Marsa Matrouh, 430 kilometers (270 miles) northwes... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:59:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918630-egypt-confiscates-missiles-smuggled-libya.html 2013-02-27T12:59:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1915152-dominican-singer-held-year-drug-case.html SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A judge in the Dominican Republic ruled Monday that the winner of a TV talent show can be held in jail for up to a year while authorities investigate her alleged involvement in drug smuggling. Martha Heredia, a 22-year-old Dominican singer who was a winner of the show "Latin American Idol," was arrested at a Domin... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:05:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1915152-dominican-singer-held-year-drug-case.html 2013-02-26T00:05:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1908938-german-police-return-smuggled-artifacts-to-kosovo.html Seven artifacts dating as far back as 4,000 B.C. have been returned to Kosovo after German police stumbled on them in an unrelated raid, the country's culture minister said Friday. The artifacts date to the Neolithic period and are believed to belong to the Vinca, a prehistoric culture that traces back to 5,500 B.C. in southern Europe. Police in central G... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:21:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1908938-german-police-return-smuggled-artifacts-to-kosovo.html 2013-02-22T20:21:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1906154-fallen-idol-tv-winner-held-dominican.html SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A winner of the TV talent show "Latin American Idol" who was once loved by thousands in her native Dominican Republic was charged with drug smuggling after police found heroin stuffed in the heels of her platform shoes, authorities said Thursday. Martha Heredia was arrested late Wednesday as she was about to board ... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:24:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1906154-fallen-idol-tv-winner-held-dominican.html 2013-02-21T20:24:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1901042-romania-alleged-illegal-trafficking-human-eggs.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Police questioned 30 people on Tuesday and searched the homes of six employees of a private fertility clinic who are suspected of illegally trafficking human eggs and selling them to Israeli couples with fertility problems. The sale of human eggs for in vitro fertilization is illegal in Romania. Police said employees at the clini... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:58:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1901042-romania-alleged-illegal-trafficking-human-eggs.html 2013-02-19T16:58:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894688-lebanese-officials-brother-accused-drug-scam.html BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's state-run news agency says the brother of a Lebanese Cabinet minister has turned himself in after being named in an arrest warrant that links him to a medicine scandal. The National News Agency says a judge issued the arrest warrant on Friday against Abdullatif Fneish, who is charged with importing counterfeit drugs into Lebanon wi... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:08:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894688-lebanese-officials-brother-accused-drug-scam.html 2013-02-15T15:08:17Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1890408-3-charged-smuggling-horns-endangered-rhinos.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Three people have been charged with participating in an international smuggling ring that traffics in the horns of endangered black rhinos. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Justice Department have launched "Operation Crash" using undercover agents and electronic surveillance in an effort to stop the black market trade in rhino horn... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:18:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1890408-3-charged-smuggling-horns-endangered-rhinos.html 2013-02-13T23:18:21Z