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Smugglers Force 150
Overboard Off Yemen

100 feared dead

Reuters Reuters 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 swim to a beach. More »

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Arms Smugglers Had Nuke Blueprints

Design could have been passed to any 'treacherous regime'

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 15, 08 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smugglers who sold weapons parts to Libya, Iran, and North Korea also had blueprints for a compact nuclear weapon—plans that could have been sold “to some of the most treacherous regimes in the world," warns an upcoming report by American and international investigators. The device could be attached to missiles used by Iran and many developing countries, according to the Washington Post . More »

More about:  Iran • North Korea • nuclear weapons • missile • design • smuggler

Flying Monkey Travels Coach

Man smuggles baby marmoset onto flight under his hat

BBC BBC Aug 8, 07 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A man smuggled a monkey onto a Spirit Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale to LaGuardia yesterday by hiding it under his hat. Fellow passengers caught on when the small primate—a baby marmoset the size of a fist—came out and hung on the man's ponytail. The monkey-smuggler, whose flight originated in Lima, Peru, is being questioned at La Guardia. Fellow-passengers credited the monkey for being well-behaved. More »

More about:  airplane • Peru • flight • monkey • stowaway • smuggler

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