Crime

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Largest drug haul: Kuwait intercepts tens of millions of dollars worth of Captagon
Kuwait’s Interior Ministry has prevented an attempt to smuggle nearly four million Captagon tablets into the country, valued at approximately $39.3 million.
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"Very stupid decision": Britons with cocaine in Bali avoided the death penalty thanks to politeness
Three British individuals accused of smuggling drugs into Bali have avoided the death penalty and were given a one-year sentence.
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British tourist, 16, reports rape at Greek resort — 15-year-old Belgian boy arrested
The 16-year-old girl from Britain was on vacation with her family on the Greek island of Rhodes during the alleged incident, which is reported to have occurred on Ialysos beach.
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‘His skull was shattered’: 27-year-old father jailed for brutal murder of two-week-old son at Yeovil Hospital
Daniel Gunter, 27, caused ’catastrophic injuries’ to the head, neck, legs, and jaw of Brendon Staddon. The baby was discovered in his cot at Yeovil District Hospital in Somerset.
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Triple murder in Maguiresbridge: woman and her children shot dead, fourth victim in hospital
A mum and her two children who were shot dead in their home in Northern Ireland have been pictured.
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Drug baron Sebastián Marset launched a music company in Colombia to launder money
Marset, who is wanted in the U.S. and Paraguay, styled himself as a music promoter across Latin America.
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British woman arrested in Mauritius for trying to smuggle cannabis in her six‑year‑old son’s suitcase
A British mother-of-two has been arrested in Mauritius after she was accused of trying to smuggle cannabis inside her six-year-old son’s suitcase.
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Two dead and two seriously injured in shooting in County Fermanagh village
Emergency services were called to the scene in the village of Maguiresbridge, in County Fermanagh, at 8.21am on Wednesday.
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Masked gunman opens fire on three in Huddersfield drive-by shooting – manhunt underway
A manhunt is underway after a “masked shooter” opened fire on three people in a suspected drive-by attack.
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Killer who took couple’s body parts in suitcases to Bristol bridge found guilty of murder
Yostin Andres Mosquera transported the body parts of Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth in suitcases to a bridge in Bristol.
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Notorious child killer Colin Pitchfork could walk free by Christmas despite public safety fears
Notorious monster Colin Pitchfork will inform a Parole Board panel of experts in October that he is no longer a risk to the public, which he hopes could lead to his release within a matter of weeks.
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Crypto crime has already stolen $2.17 billion in the first half of 2025, setting a new all-time record
The occurrence of crimes involving digital assets is increasing rapidly, with projected losses for 2025 expected to exceed the highest years of crypto-related theft.
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Cambodia arrests nearly a thousand people in a week in a major cyber scam crackdown
Authorities in Cambodia have carried out several arrests this week, detaining almost 1,000 individuals as part of an ongoing crackdown on cybercrime operations throughout the country.
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Taliban unleash reprisals against Afghan translators following data leak from the British government
Taliban warlords have embarked on a campaign of killings against Afghans after the British Government lost a top-secret database of those who helped the UK during the war in the Middle East.
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Carnival fugitive jailed for life after murdering ex-girlfriend’s father in revenge attack
A fugitive has been jailed for the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s dad after being caught by police at Notting Hill Carnival.
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Baby trafficking network to Singapore uncovered in Indonesia
According to the police, Indonesian authorities have arrested 12 people accused of running a baby-trafficking ring between Indonesia and Singapore, according to police.
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Teen who killed his mother, sister and brother again avoids life sentence — court upholds minimum term of 49 years
Evil triple shotgun murderer Nicholas Prosper has been spared a whole life sentence for a second time after senior judges agreed his 49-year term was not ‘unduly lenient’.
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Heist on millionaires’ island: Thieves flee by speedboat with Lord Darzi’s £175,000 watch
Former health minister Lord Darzi had his £175,000 watch stolen by thieves while he was vacationing on the island of Capri.
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Luxury offers no protection: Father of two killed for his watch near five-star hotel in central London
According to the Met Police, three men in their 20s have been arrested in connection with the deadly stabbing of a man near a luxury hotel in central London.
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Crypto blow to Lazarus Group: Greek authorities trace stolen funds using Chainalysis
Greek law enforcement cracks down on crypto crime, recovers funds from Bybit hack using cutting-edge blockchain analytics.
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“I killed my wife”: Man who decapitated woman and messaged her mother jailed for 23 years
A man has been sentenced to at least 23 years in prison after confessing to the murder of his 21-year-old girlfriend.
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Fatal crash in UK: Two young men charged after women killed in care home
Two men have been charged after a BMW that was being followed by police crashed into their care home in Sunderland, killing two elderly women.
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Criminal elite: Knife-wielding gang attacks Lamborghini as another man is killed over £1,650 watch in hotel
This is the shocking moment armed thieves attempted to break into a Lamborghini parked outside London’s Russian embassy on a night of serious crime in west London.
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Young man stabbed to death near casino in central London — police search for attacker
A man in his twenties has died following a stabbing outside a London casino.
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British pensioner leaked defence minister Grant Shapps’ flight route and address to ‘Russians’
Prosecutor says Howard Phillips provided information on the then defense secretary, Grant Shapps, for ‘easy money’.