Tag: Smuggling
Trump, Barr expand anti-crime surge to Chicago, Albuquerque
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday that federal agents will surge into Chicago and Albuquerque to help...
UN agency: US-sought tanker ‘hijacked’ off UAE now in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A United Nations agency acknowledged Sunday that a U.S.-sought oil tanker “hijacked†off the coast of the United...
UN agency: US-sought tanker ‘hijacked’ off UAE now in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A United Nations agency acknowledged Sunday that a U.S.-sought oil tanker “hijacked†off the coast of the United...
Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 set for execution Friday
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A meth kingpin from Iowa who killed five people, including two young girls, is scheduled Friday to become the...
Spain: U.S. man tells judge he was duped into carrying drugs
MADRID (AP) - A 77-year-old American man facing drug smuggling charges in Spain told a judge Thursday that he didn't know cocaine had been...
Maxwell denied bail on Epstein-related sex abuse charges
NEW YORK (AP) - Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, will remain behind bars until trial after she was denied bail Tuesday as a...
New British-French deal to fight “vile people smuggling”
PARIS (AP) - France and Britain signed an agreement Sunday to share intelligence in their joint fight against the human traffickers who are illegally...
AP source: Feds feared Epstein confidante might kill herself
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Federal officials were so worried Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life after her...
US seizes 81 vehicles in Venezuela smuggling ring
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Federal investigators said Wednesday they have seized 81 vehicles worth an estimated $3.2 million that were bound for Venezuela...
Turkey raids ship carrying 276 migrants; 8 smugglers held
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish authorities on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle 276 migrants to Europe on board a ship, and detained eight...