Honduran army admits theft of grenade launchers
February 9th, 2012 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Feb 9 (IANS/EFE) The Honduran armed forces acknowledged Wednesday that 22 grenade launchers were stolen from an armoury in 2010.By itself, the launcher "does not represent a lethal danger", ... Read more...
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US tourists kidnapped, released in Egypt
February 4th, 2012 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 4 (IANS) Two American tourists and their Egyptian guide were kidnapped by local tribesmen in Egypt on their way back from a local monastery, but were later released ... Read more...
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Drug dealer gets death penalty
January 29th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) In a rare judgment, a special narcotics court here Saturday awarded death penalty to a man for dealing in drugs.Special Narcotics Court Judge Shalini Nagpal awarded ... Read more...
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Drug money damages world economy by $2 trillion annually
January 27th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Annual financial damage to the world economy from drug money equals $2 trillion, Russia's Federal Drug Control Service head Viktor Ivanov said."Narco-dollars form a market ... Read more...
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17 cocaine labs destroyed in Colombia
January 26th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Jan 26 (IANS/EFE) Anti-drug police in Colombia have destroyed 17 cocaine laboratories in an operation targeting the drug trafficking infrastructure of a rebel outfit in the jungles of the ... Read more...
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Mexico a huge producer of child porn: Official
January 26th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 26 (IANS/EFE) Mexico is one of the world's biggest producers of child pornography, and is also a source, transit and destination country for people involved in sexual ... Read more...
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Russia, Iran to sign anti-drug deal
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Iran are all set to sign an agreement to handle drug-trafficking, extremism and cyber crimes.Iran, which shares a 900-km border with the world's ... Read more...
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Myanmar, India vow to ensure border stability
January 20th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 20 (IANS) Myanmar and India have pledged to ensure everlasting border stability, friendship and bilateral cooperation between the two countries, official media reported Friday.The two sides stressed this ... Read more...
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‘India needs to engage Central Asia for 30 years’
January 13th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Eurasia, and specifically resource-rich Central Asia that is witnessing a new version of the Great Game as the interests of various powers converge, should be ... Read more...
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Mexican gangs using kids to smuggle drugs to US
January 9th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 9 (IANS/EFE) Children and teenagers between the ages of 11 and 17 are being recruited by Mexico's drug cartels to smuggle narcotics into the US and also ... Read more...
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1.3 tonnes hashish seized in Turkey
January 6th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, Jan 6 (IANS) Turkish security forces have seized 1.3 tonnes of hashish, worth over $1.5 million, during an operation in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, said an official Friday.The ... Read more...
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Indonesian prosecutors seek 20-year jail for prison warden
December 29th, 2011 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 29 (IANS/AKI) In a rare late-night trial session, prosecutors demanded that a former warden at Indonesia's Alcatraz prison be sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment for protecting a drug ... Read more...
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Drug traffickers held carrying heroin in stomach
December 27th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two drug couriers who had concealed heroin capsules in their stomachs have been detained at the airport of Russia's Siberian city of Novosibirsk, the customs ... Read more...
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Beheaded bodies found in Mexico
December 25th, 2011 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 25 (IANS/EFE) At least 10 bodies, some of them decapitated, have been found in a Mexican town, officials said.The bodies were found Friday in the northern part ... Read more...
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China executes mafia-style gang leader
December 13th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 13 (IANS) The leader and two core members of a mafia-style gang that terrorised people in southwest China's Kunming city were executed Tuesday, court officials said.Gang leader Jiang ... Read more...
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Lives in peril: Inside Manipur’s drug zone
December 13th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Churachandpur (Manipur), Dec 13 (IANS) A litter of cigarette stubs, abandoned syringes and used contraceptives greet a visitor to one of the four drug hangout joints in Manipur's second largest ... Read more...
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China executes South African woman for drug smuggling
December 12th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by BNO News
JOHANNESBURG (BNO NEWS) -- Chinese authorities on Monday executed a South African woman after she was earlier convicted of drug smuggling, the South African government confirmed. The woman had repeatedly claimed to ... Read more...
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Manuel Noriega returns to Panama
December 12th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Panama City, Dec 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has returned to the country after serving almost 20 years in prison on foreign lands. He was immediately picked by the ... Read more...
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New malware could knock out antivirus systems
December 12th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) A dangerous new breed of malware or malicious software could knock out computer security systems, leaving them exposed to cyber attacks or hostile governments, warn researchers.
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First woman joins Mexican navy’s special forces
December 12th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 12 (IANS/EFE) Mexico's navy has accepted the first woman into the ranks of its special forces, an elite group dedicated to intelligence operations, the fight against criminal ... Read more...
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Three Myanmar soldiers killed in Mekong river clash
December 12th, 2011 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Dec 12 (IANS) Three Myanmar soldiers were killed in a clash with a drug gang on the Mekong river during a joint patrol, Xinhua reported Monday.A joint team of ... Read more...
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Afghan lawmakers ask Russia for help ahead of US exit
December 3rd, 2011 - 7:40 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of Afghan lawmakers has urged Russia and other countries to step up efforts to maintain stability and tackle drug production in the ... Read more...
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Top Colombian drug lord held
November 29th, 2011 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Nov 29 (IANS) A top Colombian drug lord has been captured in a northern Venezuelan city.Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, alias "Valenciano", was arrested late Sunday in Maracay, Xinhua reported.Colombian President ... Read more...
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Russian woman sentenced to death in China
November 27th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 37-year-old Russian woman has been sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking, the Russian embassy in Beijing said.However, the sentence will be delayed ... Read more...
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Iran hangs 11 convicted drug traffickers
November 25th, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by BNO News
SHIRAZ, IRAN (BNO NEWS) -- Eleven people who were previously convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in southern Iran on Thursday, state-run media reported. It is the latest in a series of ... Read more...
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At least 20 bodies found in vehicles in western Mexico
November 25th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by BNO News
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- Authorities in western Mexico have found the bodies of at least 20 people which were left in three parked vehicles, officials said on Thursday, a day after ... Read more...
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India, UAE sign pacts on terror cooperation, prisoners
November 23rd, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Wednesday enhanced their security cooperation by signing two agreements, including one on combating terrorism and organised crimes.
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Drug trafficking a threat to global stability
November 22nd, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Nov 22 (IANS) Drug trafficking poses a challenge to the stability and health of nations, Narcotics Commissioner of India Jagjit Pavadia said Tuesday."The world of crime, including drugs, is ... Read more...
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India to host meet against drug trafficking
November 20th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Over 100 experts and officials from the Asia-Pacific region will gather in India Nov 22-25 to devise coordinated efforts to combat illicit drug production and ... Read more...
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South Asia to accelerate trade, combat terror (Roundup)
November 12th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Addu (Maldives), Nov 11 (IANS) In this idyllic Indian Ocean atoll, leaders of eight South Asian nations Friday decided to accelerate trade liberalisation, intensify anti-terror cooperation and unveiled key ... Read more...
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South Asia’s leaders to accelerate trade, to jointly combat terror
November 11th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Addu (Maldives), Nov 11 (IANS) In the balmy backdrop of this Indian Ocean atoll, leaders of eight South Asian nations Friday decided to accelerate trade liberalisation, intensify their anti-terror ... Read more...
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India Inc. goes after $5-bn fake, smuggled goods threat
November 10th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) With losses due to counterfeiting, smuggling, tax evasion and branding frauds estimated at $5 billion annually - 20 percent of road accidents in India are ... Read more...
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Manchester City’s Balotelli saw a table of cocaine
November 9th, 2011 - 4:47 am ICT by IANS
Naples, Nov 9 (IANS/AKI) Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has told anti-mafia investigators that during a visit to a gangster stronghold in Italy's Naples city he found himself staring at ... Read more...
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One held with drugs
November 8th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) A 32-year-old peddler was arrested and heroin worth more than Rs.2 crore seized here, police said Tuesday.Ram Gopal, was arrested Monday near north Delhi's inter-state ... Read more...
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Drug bust at Berlusconi company
November 8th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, Nov 8 (IANS/AKI) A Milan office belonging to media tycoon prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset broadcasting empire was raided Tuesday by police who arrested 11 people suspected of drug ... Read more...
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