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🇫🇷 Le Figaro
Crime & Justice

Bouches-du-Rhône: five drone operators apprehended near the prisons of Aix-Luynes and Baumettes

Five drone operators, including three minors, were arrested for attempting to smuggle drugs and mobile phones to inmates at the Aix-Luynes and Baumettes prisons in Bouches-du-Rhône.

Mar 10 • 15:55 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
Crime & Justice

Received a six-month sentence for smuggling

An individual has been sentenced to six months in prison for smuggling activities.

Mar 10 • 13:35 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

Dunkirk: 18 months in prison for a human smuggler intercepted at sea this week

A young Iranian man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for attempting to smuggle migrants across the English Channel from Dunkirk.

Mar 6 • 19:16 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
Crime & Justice

Woman jailed for smuggling heroin and 'terrifying' arsenal of guns into UK

Kasha Sanderson has been sentenced to nine years in prison for attempting to smuggle heroin and a significant collection of firearms into the UK.

Mar 5 • 18:19 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

Japanese Yakuza Leader Tried to Smuggle Nuclear Material to Myanmar Rebels, Sentenced to 20 Years in the U.S.

A Japanese Yakuza leader has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the U.S. for attempting to smuggle nuclear materials to rebels in Myanmar.

Mar 5 • 05:58 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Japanese National Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Involvement in Nuclear Material Smuggling - Federal Court in NY

A 61-year-old Japanese man, Takeshi Ebisawa, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a federal court in New York for attempting to smuggle nuclear materials, including plutonium and uranium.

Mar 4 • 02:06 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
Crime & Justice

'Deliveroo' for prisons drones gang jailed for flying in drugs, weapons and phones

A gang has been sentenced for using drones to smuggle illicit items into UK prisons, likening their operation to food delivery services.

Mar 3 • 13:22 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
Crime & Justice

Supreme Court rejects smuggler's appeal

The Supreme Court of Norway has dismissed an appeal by a Latvian man sentenced to over 11 years in prison for extensive drug trafficking involving the smuggling of significant quantities of hashish into Scandinavia.

Mar 3 • 10:20 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police are targets of operation for suspected smuggling of cell phones to inmates in prison in MT

At least six people, including two prison officers, are being investigated for allegedly smuggling cell phones into a prison in Várzea Grande, Brazil, leading to a police operation.

Feb 27 • 14:15 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
Crime & Justice

People smuggler who transported hundreds of illegal migrants to UK jailed

Ali Omar Karim, a 47-year-old people smuggler, has been sentenced to eight years and seven months in prison for his role in transporting illegal migrants to the UK.

Feb 26 • 09:02 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

Woman Acquitted of Smuggling GPS Tracker to Phillip Westh

A woman was acquitted for attempting to smuggle a GPS tracker with a microphone into Storstrøm Prison during a visit to convicted murderer Phillip Westh.

Feb 25 • 13:25 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

Woman acquitted of smuggling a GPS tracker to Philip Patrick Westh

A woman has been acquitted of charges related to smuggling a GPS tracker into a prison for communication with convicted murderer Philip Patrick Westh due to insufficient evidence regarding its communication capabilities.

Feb 25 • 12:41 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
Crime & Justice

Attempts to Smuggle Prohibited Items to Prisoners Uncovered in the New Liepaja Prison

Several attempts to smuggle prohibited items to prisoners in Latvia's Liepaja and Riga prisons have been reported in the past week.

Feb 24 • 13:52 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Prohibited Items Found in the Territory of Marijampole Prison

Ten mobile phones were discovered in prohibited packages at MarijampolÄ— Prison, and the individuals responsible for smuggling them have not yet been identified.

Feb 19 • 15:38 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
Crime & Justice

Three men convicted of serious drug smuggling

Three men have been sentenced to prison for serious drug smuggling into Norway, with one convicted of bringing in large quantities of illegal narcotics.

Feb 18 • 06:47 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Russia sentences American to 4 years for allegedly trying to take Kalashnikov rifle stocks: report

A U.S. citizen was sentenced to four years in prison in Russia for attempting to smuggle Kalashnikov rifle stocks out of the country.

Feb 17 • 19:14 UTC
🇷🇺 The Moscow Times
Crime & Justice

U.S. Citizen Sentenced to 4 Years in Russian Prison for Attempted Firearms Smuggling

A U.S. citizen has been sentenced to four years in a Russian penal colony for attempting to smuggle firearm components out of the country after being arrested at an airport in Moscow.

Feb 17 • 17:09 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
Crime & Justice

The accused gang leader is suspected of bribing prison guards

Eddie Jobe, a suspected gang leader, is under investigation for allegedly smuggling phones to inmates at Norrtälje Prison and requires permission from Austria for further proceedings.

Feb 12 • 18:36 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Thessaloniki: Prison employee accused of drug trafficking and illegal imports into prison

A prison employee in Thessaloniki has been charged with drug trafficking and smuggling illegal items into a prison.

Feb 12 • 16:45 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Prison Officer Smuggling Drugs and Phones in Jail

A prison officer and three civilians were arrested in Greece for drug possession and trafficking, as part of a broader investigation into illegal activities involving the introduction of mobile phones into the prison system.

Feb 12 • 15:53 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

Case of particularly dangerous substance gives 12 years imprisonment in the Faroe Islands

A man from the Faroe Islands and a Dane have been sentenced to 12 years and 12 years and 7 months in prison, respectively, for smuggling a particularly dangerous drug.

Feb 11 • 16:15 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
Crime & Justice

Under review how mobile phones got into Litla-Hraun

There is an ongoing investigation into the smuggling of mobile phones into the Litla-Hraun prison in Iceland.

Feb 11 • 10:56 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Looking at how mobile phones got into Litla-Hraun

An investigation is underway into the methods by which mobile phones were smuggled into the Litla-Hraun prison in Iceland.

Feb 11 • 10:56 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Latvian court sentences Estonian-Russian citizen for smuggling ammunition

A Latvian court convicted an Estonian-Russian citizen for attempting to smuggle 10,000 rounds of ammunition from Latvia to Russia and sentenced him to three years in prison.

Feb 10 • 17:56 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Nurse struck off after smuggling mobile phone into jail for drugs gang

A nurse has been banned from practicing after being convicted of smuggling a mobile phone into HMP Durham to aid a drugs gang.

Feb 9 • 07:46 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
Crime & Justice

Prison guard arrested for bribery had a 'luxurious lifestyle' and large quick loans

A prison guard in Sweden has been arrested for allegedly smuggling mobile phones into a prison, purportedly benefiting gang criminals.

Feb 7 • 17:47 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Prison officer jailed after shock discovery of huge stash she hid in dishwasher

Julia Watson, a 61-year-old prison officer, was sentenced to prison for smuggling over £100,000 worth of drugs, including cannabis and ketamine, into HMP Garth in Lancashire, hidden inside food tins within a dishwasher.

Feb 6 • 01:50 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

Attempted to smuggle drugs into Nigrita Prison hidden in clothing

Prison staff discovered 1.6 grams of cannabis and Xanax pills concealed in a pants pocket during an attempted smuggling incident at Nigrita Prison.

Feb 3 • 12:07 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Prison cameras captured 'infatuated' female prison officer's shocking tryst with inmate

Charlotte Winstanley, a 27-year-old prison officer, has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after being filmed engaging in a romantic relationship with inmate Jabhari Blair and smuggling items into HMP Lindholme for him.

Feb 2 • 19:22 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Burðar­dýr received a heavy sentence for liquid smuggling

A man from Lithuania has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for attempting to smuggle three liters of liquid cocaine into the country.

Jan 30 • 10:51 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Three sentenced for bringing in a BMW full of cocaine

Three individuals from Lithuania received prison sentences for smuggling 5.7 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a BMW.

Jan 26 • 13:39 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

With 29 kilos of marijuana in their bags

Two men have been sentenced to ten months in prison for attempting to smuggle a total of 29 kilos of marijuana into the country from Toronto, Canada.

Jan 21 • 13:24 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
Crime & Justice

Not only the wife but the brain of the regime. Who is Cilia Flores, with whom Maduro once met in prison

Cilia Flores, the First Lady of Venezuela, along with her husband Nicolás Maduro, faces U.S. charges of drug terrorism and corruption related to cocaine smuggling after being captured during a military operation in Caracas.

Jan 9 • 16:53 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Jailed Brits who smuggled cocaine disguised as Angel Delight escape death sentence

A British couple, Lisa Stocker and Jon Collyer, have been released from prison in Bali after avoiding a death sentence for smuggling cocaine hidden as Angel Delight.

Jan 2 • 19:22 UTC

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