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German arrests as police attack dark web drugs market

May 3, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in western Germany have arrested three men suspected of running the world’s second-largest dark net marketplace for illegal drugs, stolen data and malicious software. The FBI took part in the investigation and arrested two […]

Brits arrested as police seize £2m of cocaine in crisp packets on cruise ship

March 28, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Milo Boyd Two Brits are among 12 people arrested after more than £2 million of cocaine was seized by police on a cruise liner. Officers raiding the MSC Opera found 18 kilogrammes of the drug […]

Canadians plead guilty over A$21m cocaine bust on Sydney ship

February 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two Canadians have pleaded guilty to smuggling cocaine into Sydney, Australia on a cruise ship. Melina Roberge, 23, and Andre Tamine, 64, had initially denied their roles in the import of 95kg (210lb) of drugs […]

Washington Prado Álava: Colombia extradites top drug suspect to US

February 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man accused of smuggling more than 250 tonnes of cocaine over the past decade has been extradited to the US from Colombia. Prosecutors say Washington Prado Álava, an Ecuadorean national, was a drug lord […]

Quebec judge facing possible removal confronts new evidence of cocaine use

May 31, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

MONTREAL — At a hearing to determine whether Quebec Superior Court Judge Michel Girouard should be removed from the bench, a woman with whom he used to socialize has described him as a heavy cocaine […]

Six arrested over $60m cocaine boat bust off Tasmania

January 18, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Six men have been arrested over a plot to smuggle more than $60 million worth of cocaine into Australia in an ex-Japanese whaling vessel. Police said they will have to trawl through thousands of telephone […]

Liverpool chef helped set up European ferries drug smuggling ring, court hears

January 4, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A Liverpool chef was the go-between in a drug smuggling plot that saw cocaine brought into the UK via P&O Ferries from mainland Europe, a court heard. Mark Quilliam allegedly introduced fellow crew members to […]

Police seize 1,100kg in Australia’s ‘largest cocaine bust’

December 30, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Fifteen men have been charged after police said they made the biggest cocaine bust in Australia’s history. The drugs, with an estimated street value of A$360m (£212m; $258m), were uncovered after a police investigation over […]

Casey Anthony’s Former Attorney Todd Macaluso Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Cocaine

December 1, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

BY STEVE HELLING A high-profile attorney who once represented Casey Anthony has been arrested for allegedly conspiring to smuggle 1,500 kilograms of cocaine into the U.S., PEOPLE confirms. According to a federal complaint obtained by […]

Man in Witness Protection Program Tells Jury in Edmonton Murder Trial He Lived in Fear

November 22, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

BY TONY BLAIS A drug dealer in the witness protection program told an Edmonton jury Monday an accused killer sent violent messages after $160,000 worth of crack cocaine went missing. Testifying at the first-degree murder […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

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Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]