Law Enforcement

  • Fugitive drugs smuggler arrested

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    The engine of the inflatable failed after one of the gang filled the fuel tank with diesel instead of petrol. It capsized after the engine cut out. Fugitive drugs smuggler Gerard […]

  • Harsh Winds, Tears and No Sympathy

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    Briton Alexandra Harris and 29 others face 15 years in jail for Arctic Sunrise protest, but Russians have their own problems Greenpeace activists await trial among harsh winds, tears and […]

  • HMCS Toronto seizes heroin

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    HMCS Toronto recently seized 154 bags of heroin in the Arabian Sea, weighing more than 180 kilograms whilst operating under the command of CTF 150. HMCS Toronto seizes heroin during […]

  • ‘Hard drugs found’

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    Russian investigators say they have found what appear to be hard drugs on board the Greenpeace ship seized during a protest in the Arctic last month. ‘Hard drugs found’ on […]

  • Six Somalis go on trial in Spain

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    Six Somalis who allegedly attacked a Spanish navy vessel in 2012 went on trial Monday at the National Court. The six denied charges of piracy and said they were fishermen. Six […]

  • 11 Pirates Convicted in Seychelles

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    On 2 October 2013 11 pirates were convicted in the Seychelles Supreme Court of committing acts of piracy and operating a pirate vessel between 7 – 11 May 2012. Their […]

  • Greenpeace activists charged with piracy

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    Fourteen Greenpeace activists, including at least four from the UK, have been charged with piracy by the Russian authorities. They were among a 30-strong crew on a Greenpeace ship that […]

  • ‘record haul of ephedrine’

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    Australian officials have made what they say is one of the largest ever seizures of the drug ephedrine, hidden in a shipment sent from India. Australian officials seize ‘record haul […]

  • ‘piracy’ in Arctic

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    Russian prosecutors have accused around 30 Greenpeace activists of piracy and say they will prosecute all of them for trying to board an Arctic oil platform. Russia accuses Greenpeace crew […]

  • Russia ‘seizes’ Greenpeace ship after Arctic rig protest

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    Greenpeace says 30 activists, including six Britons, are being held at gunpoint by Russian security officers who stormed the group’s ship in the Arctic. Russia ‘seizes’ Greenpeace ship after Arctic […]

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