Smuggling
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News
Man gets 16 months’ jail for attempting to smuggle 58 Indian star tortoises into Indonesia via Changi Airport
SINGAPORE: A man was transiting through Singapore in August when he was caught at Changi Airport with 58 Indian star tortoises in his luggage. Indian…
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Mexico
US halts Mexican cattle imports after screwworm found in Chiapas
The United States has temporarily paused imports of Mexican cattle after a case of New World screwworm was identified at…
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Asia
Far From Home: Migrant workers risk death, arrest and abuse by illegally entering Malaysia. Is it worth it?
Like Mr Syamsul, Mr Jaspal (not his real name) was blacklisted from Malaysia under similar circumstances: Absconding from his first…
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United Kingdom
Man suspected of supplying small boats to people smugglers arrested
A joint operation between authorities in Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom led to the arrest of a Turkish…
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Videos
Six children and pregnant woman among 12 dead as boat sinks in English channel | BBC News
At least 12 people have drowned after a boat carrying migrants sank off the French coast in the English Channel.…
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Spain
Spanish police seize illegally exported Ukrainian jewellery
In a police statement on Monday, Spanish authorities released a statement announcing the recovery of 11 pieces of jewelry that…
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Travel
Watch: Inside the chaotic flight where escaped rat bites air steward
A security worker at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport has been suspended, as police investigate the smuggling incident. ADVERTISEMENT A rat and…
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