Business
GH₵20M worth of opioids intercepted at Tema Port
The successful operation was carried out by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in collaboration with other key stakeholders.
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Crime
Police intercept GH¢1.4 million worth illicit drugs in Keta smuggling bust
The suspects, whose identities remain undisclosed, were apprehended on February 24 at approximately 3:30 PM during a routine checkpoint inspection on the Accra-Aflao road.
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Crime
Nigerian arrested for smuggling Hepatitis B medications at Aflao Border
The suspect, identified as Obinna Robinson, was arrested on Tuesday, March 11, at approximately 9:00 AM upon arrival. Authorities conducting routine inspections discovered 1,200 ampoules of Euvax B, Eupenta injection, and Hepatitis B vaccin...
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Crime
Japanese man sentenced to jail, 20 cane strokes for rape
Ikko Kita, a 38-year-old hairdresser, is reported to be the first Japanese citizen to undergo caning in Singapore.
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Crime
Man jailed 10 years for attempting to smuggle cocaine
Ezugwu, 32-year-old Nigerian, was arrested after expelling 90 thumb-sized cocaine pellets, at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Accra, on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
theghanaiantimes
Crime
13 persons in court over possession of narcotic drugs
All the accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges.
GNA
Africa
Tanzanian national sentenced 12 years in prison in Seychelles for importation of cocaine
Shabani Kizamba Shabani was arrested on September 26 in 2022 upon his arrival in Seychelles on a Qatar Airways flight by police and airport officials.
Seychelles News Agency
US
US Supreme Court says Texas can arrest and jail migrants
The measure allows police to arrest and prosecute those suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexican border.
BBC
Courts
Police Superintendent, one other granted bail for unlawful possession of narcotic drugs
The court, presided over by Mrs. Eleanor Kakra Banes Botchway, said their plea for bail was considered because they were Police Officers and well-known in the community.
GNA
Europe
British TikTok star jailed after trying to smuggle cocaine out of Peru
Peru's Supreme Court posted an edited image of the online influencer behind bars on social media after his sentencing.
Sky News
Africa
Kenya's 'fake lawyer' thanks his supporters
On Thursday, legal officials in Kenya urged police to arrest a man practicing under the name "Brian Mwenda".
BBC
Europe
Three men tried to take their own lives over woman's rape lies, UK court hears
Eleanor Williams accused the men of attacking her and posted on Facebook in May 2020 that she was the victim of an Asian grooming gang.
BBC
Africa
Nigerian woman on Italy's most wanted list extradited
The 48-year-old was one of the few women on Italy's most-wanted list, police said in a statement, describing her as a prominent figure in the Nigerian mafia.
Daily Trust
US
Ex-boxer Goran Gogic charged over $1bn cocaine seizure
Goran Gogic is accused of overseeing the logistics for the transport of 22 tonnes of Colombian cocaine to Europe through American ports in 2019.
Sky News
Africa
Nigeria: Ex-footballer, Brazil returnee arrested in Lagos for cocaine trafficking
Okafor was arrested last Monday on board an Ethiopian airlines flight and had 1.40 of crack cocaine concealed in his bags.
AllAfrica
Crime
Man arrested for allegedly trafficking 16 children and young adults
According to reports, he was arrested at the Half Assini New Town border post in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region.
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Europe
UK police launch probe into Mo Farah’s trafficking revelation
The 39-year-old Somalia-born athlete – who won double Olympic gold (5/10,000m) for his adopted country at both the 2012 and 2016 Games – revealed in a BBC documentary this week his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin.
Aljazeera
Africa
Moroccans accuse French tycoon Jacques Bouthier of sexual harassment
The women said they had been sacked after refusing to give in to harassment and intimidation.
BBC
Europe
Ex-Louvre boss charged over Egyptian art trafficking
Jean-Luc Martinez was charged with complicity in fraud after being taken in for questioning, judicial sources say.
BBC
Europe
‘You can overcome barriers’ – UK senior barrister, Nneka Akudolu
In the UK, barristers from ethnic minority backgrounds face systemic obstacles to building and progressing a career at the Bar, according to the Bar Council’s Race Working Group Report in 2021.
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