Tag: Smuggling
White supremacist leader sentenced to 35 years in prison
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The leader of a violent white supremacist gang that began in Arkansas’ prisons was sentenced to 35 years in prison...
23 rescued from suspected smuggling boat off California
Twenty-three people were rescued Monday from a suspected smuggling boat off the San Diego coast not far from where another vessel broke up a...
Kosovo police seize record cocaine shipment, arrest 7
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo police seized a record 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of cocaine that originated in Brazil, and arrested seven people suspected of...
Dominican official charged with drug trafficking in Florida
MIAMI — A Dominican congressman has been arrested in South Florida on drug trafficking charges, authorities said.
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US seeks extradition of former head of Honduras’ police
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The United States has requested the extradition of a former chief of the Honduras National Police on drug and weapons charges,...
Gaetz associate expected to plead guilty in federal case
WASHINGTON — A key figure in the federal investigation of Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges next week.
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Tim Tebow, Tennessee gov unveil anti-human trafficking push
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former NFL player Tim Tebow joined Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at the state Capitol on Thursday to announce a multimillion-dollar partnership...
Suit: Workers lured from India paid $1.20 per hour for years
Workers from marginalized communities in India were lured to the U.S. and forced to work long hours for just a few dollars per day...
Judge sets November for start of Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial
NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial will start in November on charges that she recruited teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse...
