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(Newser) - The girlfriend of Michael Douglas' elder son has been busted after trying to smuggle 19 glassine envelopes of heroin to her boyfriend, police told the New York Post. The drugs were hidden in a black bag carrying an electric toothbrush and delivered to Cameron Douglas, 30, at mother Diandra Douglas'... More »

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Manhattan • heroin • house arrest • arrest • smuggler • crystal meth • Michael Douglas • Diandra Douglas • drug smuggling • Cameron Douglas • drug arrest

Ravaged by War, Bitter Afghans Sneak Into Europe

Conditions aren't much better, but youth want escape from war, death

Jul 4, 09 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fed up with years of war and shaky government, young Afghans are forking over their life savings to be smuggled into Europe, the New York Times reports. An American-led invasion once inspired optimism, but 18,000 residents sought asylum in Europe last year, nearly double the total in 2007. “... More »

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Afghanistan • Europe • Hamid Karzai • deportation • smuggler • Afghanistan war • migrants

 10 Dead After 
 Smuggler's Boat 
 Capsizes Off Fla. 

Coast Guard slams 'callous' smugglers  after migrants drown

May 14, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 10 people died when an overloaded boat authorities believe was being used to smuggle Haitian migrants into the US capsized off the coast of Florida yesterday, CNN reports. The Coast Guard—which launched a massive search-and-rescue operation after a pleasure boat spotted survivors in the water—saved 16... More »

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Florida • Haiti • Coast Guard • smuggler • boat accident • capsize

 Baby Gorilla 
 Stashed in 
 Smuggler's Bag 

Had been inside for 6 hours; 'is responding to treatment'

Apr 28, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A live baby gorilla was found at the bottom of a smuggler’s plastic bag in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a 3-month undercover smuggling probe, MSNBC reports. The female eastern lowland gorilla, which has a street value of up to $20,000, had been in the bag for... More »

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wildlife • Democratic Republic of Congo • gorilla • smuggler • Eastern Lowland gorillas • smuggling

 Suds-Smugglers 
 Thwart Eco-Friendly Law 

Residents say only outlaw high-phosphate detergents get their dishes clean enough

Mar 28, 09 6:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spokane, Washington's pioneering ban on high-phosphorus dishwasher detergents has led some residents to pioneer detergent-smuggling, reports the AP.  People complaining that the eco-friendly detergents don't get their dishes as clean as the old kind regularly cross over into Idaho to stock up. Retailers near the border say their detergent... More »

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environment • pollutants • Washington state • smuggler • detergent • phosphorus

Border Patrol Destroys Foliage With Chemicals

Killing plants will cut hiding places for immigrants, smugglers

Mar 25, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to keep smugglers and illegal immigrants from hiding in heavy vegetation as they attempt to cross the Mexican border, the US Border Patrol is looking to Agent Orange for inspiration. One plan for cutting down on possible hiding places on riverbanks is to use an herbicide that... More »

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illegal immigrant • border control • Mexican border • Border Patrol • smuggler • herbicide • border crossing • Agent Orange • Laredo, Texas • Rio Grande

Smuggler
Makes Dishes From Cocaine

42-piece set includes cups, plates, saucers, and 20kg of drugs

Mar 20, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spanish police have seized a 42-piece crockery set—complete with cups, plates, bowls, you name it—that happens to be made entirely of cocaine, the Times of London reports. Police say a smuggler got nabbed trying to sneak the bogus dishware from Venezuela to Catalonia, by way of London. It's... More »

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drugs • Spain • cocaine • smuggler

 Drug Cartels' Latest Ploy: 
 Ultralight Planes 

Ultralight aircraft are the Mexican cartels' newest tactic

Mar 6, 09 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Mexican pot smugglers have come up with a new tool in their never-ending quest to outsmart US border patrols: ultralight aircraft, USA Today reports. An ultralight is a small plane resembling a scooter with a hang glider attached, and authorities have found several crashed or in mid-flight over the border... More »

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War on Drugs • Mexico • Mexican border • marijuana • Mexican drug war • Border Patrol • smuggler • aircraft • Bill Maher • Bill Maher Grid

US Gun Dealers Arm Mexican Drug Wars

Softer American laws lead to cross-border flood of weapons

Feb 26, 09 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - More than 6,000 Mexicans died in drug wars last year, and violence has surged recently as gangs battle the police and each other. But because of Mexico's strict gun laws, cartels have to get their weaponry from elsewhere: the United States. Ninety percent of guns recovered in Mexico originated... More »

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Mexico • United States • Mexican drug war • smuggler • border • assault rifles • gun laws • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - A man was caught with his pants down at Melbourne Airport on Sunday—literally. When custom officers asked a suspicious-looking character who'd just flown in from Dubai to drop his trousers, they were shocked to find a live pigeon strapped to each leg, the Age reports. Each was wrapped in... More »

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Australia • airport • airport security • pigeon • smuggler • customs

Mitchell Calls for Lasting Peace as New Violence Hits Gaza

18 injured in Israeli counterstrike

Jan 29, 09 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Fresh violence in Gaza today threatened the fragile ceasefire as George Mitchell called for a lasting truce between Hamas and Israel, AFP reports. An Israeli air strike wounded 18 Palestinians, including 11 children and a pregnant woman. The Israeli army said it was targeting a Hamas policeman responsible for a... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Fatah • George Mitchell • smuggler • weapons • Gaza blockade • Obama administration

 US Navy Hunts 
 Hamas Arms Ship 

Iran sends supplies to allies in Gaza

Jan 25, 09 6:35 AM CST
(Newser) - An American naval force is on the trail of a ship believed to be carrying Iranian arms bound for Hamas, the Times of London reports. Iran is working to resupply Hamas fighters in the wake of the three-week Israeli assault on Gaza using vessels purportedly sent to fight piracy along... More »

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Iran • Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Navy • smuggler • Gaza Strip border

(Newser) - The massive tunnels supplying food, medicine, and rockets from Egypt into Gaza are the bane of Israel's military, and a lifeline for Palestinians and the economy of Egypt’s destitute Sinai, the Los Angeles Times reports. Smuggling has been immune to military action, to the consternation of Israeli leaders.... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Egypt • smuggler • tunnels • Gaza Egypt border • rockets

 Hunt-Happy Texas 
 Breeds Deer Smugglers 

Native species not big enough for game enthusiasts; disease risks abound

Jan 8, 09 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - White-tailed deer are everywhere in Texas, so why is the state struggling with a deer-smuggling industry? “It’s like everything else in society,” one game warden tells Time, “people want bigger, better, faster.” Luxurious lodges charge hunters big bucks for access to reserves full of, well,... More »

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Texas • deer • hunting • smuggler

(Newser) - The poor and homeless in Milan will get a pricey treat this holiday season, the BBC reports. Officials will distribute 88 pounds of beluga caviar seized from smugglers to the city’s shelters and soup kitchens. The sturgeon roe, confiscated in November en route from Poland, is valued at around... More »

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Italy • homeless • shelter • poor • Milan • sturgeon • contraband • smuggler • soup kitchen • beluga caviar • Caspian Sea

Tobacco Crackdown Aims to Douse Smuggling Efforts

Making supply chain more transparent among goals of international talks

Oct 29, 08 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Negotiators from over 150 countries are working with the World Health Organization to shape a proposal intended to combat the global trade in illegal cigarettes, Portfolio reports. Anti-tobacco advocates say current measures are insufficient to stem the illicit production or smuggling that accounts for 11% of worldwide tobacco sales, and... More »

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cigarettes • tobacco • counterfeit • smuggler • World Health Organization • cigarette • counterfeiters • bar codes

Mexico Will Deport Cuban Migrants Headed for US

Crackdown aimed at drug, human trafficking

Oct 21, 08 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico agreed yesterday to deport Cubans passing through the country to reach the US, the Los Angeles Times reports. Increased US patrols in the waters between Cuba and Florida have smugglers using land routes through Mexico to transport would-be immigrants. Mexican authorities have arrested 2,000 undocumented Cubans this year,... More »

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Mexico • Cuba • United States • illegal immigration • smuggler • drug cartel • human trafficking

Smugglers Force 150
Overboard Off Yemen

100 feared dead

Oct 11, 08 8:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 100 people, mainly Somalis, are missing and feared dead after being forced off a people-smuggling boat near Yemen, Reuters reports. The boat had been carrying 150 passengers when it left Somalia to cross the Gulf of Aden nearly three days ago, said survivors. Some 47 people managed to... More »

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Somalia • Yemen • smuggler

Drug Smugglers' Subs Could
Open US to Terrorists

Semi-submersibles are difficult to detect

Aug 17, 08 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Semi-submersible boats used to smuggle drugs into the US could provide a path into the country for terrorists or their weapons, the Boston Globe reports. “If drug cartels can ship up to 10 tons of cocaine in a semi-submersible, they can clearly ship or rent space to a terrorist... More »

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drug trafficking • terrorist • boat • submarine • smuggler • drug trade • weapons of mass destruction • submersibles

Mexican Drug Lords' Guns Traced to US

Smuggling's a cinch
as officials look to immigration, drugs

Aug 10, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of powerful automatic weapons used by drug cartels in Mexico have been traced back to US shops, and little is being done to curb the guns’ flow southward, the Los Angeles Times reports. More than 90% of guns taken at the border and picked up after clashes come from... More »

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Mexico • border control • weapon • Mexican drug war • smuggler • drug cartel

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