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More than 3,000 fake COVID vaccine cards seized at Anchorage airport
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The fake cards were shipped in from China, arriving in over 100 packages throughout the week, according to US Customs and Border Protection spokesperson Jaime Ruiz. Each package contained roughly 20 to 25 cards that ...
Cocaine disguised as charcoal worth up to $41 million seized by police
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Cocaine disguised as charcoal with an estimated street value of up to 35 million euros ($ 41.4 million) has been seized in a joint operation between Irish and Dutch authorities. The drugs were found inside two ship...
Border agents reported a 1,066% increase in fentanyl seized in south Texas last year
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US Customs and Border Protection reported a 1,066% increase in the amount of fentanyl seized in fiscal year 2021 in south Texas, the agency said this week in a press release. Agents at eight ports from Brownsville t...
FBI seized roughly $2.3 million in cryptocurrency tied to ransomware attacks
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US law enforcement officials in August seized roughly $ 2.3 million in cryptocurrency tied to ransomware attacks committed by a Russian resident, according to court document unsealed Tuesday. Aleksandr Sikerin, wh...
Canadian protester’s truck seized, bank accounts frozen over connection to Freedom Convoy
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On "America’s Newsroom" Monday, Brouwer said his personal bank account, his trucking account and a third unrelated business account were all frozen over the weekend. He also doesn’t know where his truck is or what ha...
Oklahoma alleged cockfighting ring busted, 34 roosters seized: report
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Deputies with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office responded Sunday to a reported cockfight at a residence in Noble, about 25 miles south of downtown Oklahoma City. When deputies arrived, they saw multiple people f...
Houthis say they’ve seized majority control of key city in Yemen
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Yemen's Houthi rebels have taken control of 10 out of 14 districts of the strategic northern city of Marib, the Houthi deputy foreign minister, Hussein al-Ezzi, told CNN Wednesday. Despite this, Marib's key city ce...
Customs agents in Cincinnati seized 44 pounds of corn flakes covered in cocaine instead of sugar
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US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) seized a shipment of cereal from South America that was covered in cocaine instead of sugar. CBP officers in Cincinnati, Ohio, intercepted the package on February 13 containing ab...
Customs seized over $10 million worth of counterfeit Rolex watches
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It might be time to check the authenticity of your new luxury watch. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Indianapolis seized two shipments of counterfeit Rolex watches on April 27 and 29. The fake lu...
‘Funky pickles’ seized by Border Patrol turn out to be $4 million worth of meth
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Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized more than $ 4 million worth of suspected methamphetamine at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility, the agency said. On April 17, CBP officers e...
Border agents have seized more fentanyl in the last 7 months than the year before, CBP says
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In the last 7 months, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have seized more fentanyl than the total for the year before, according to data from the agency. The agency released updated statistics last week ...
European leaders seized more power during the pandemic. Few have ‘exit plans’ to hand it back
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London and Paris Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives across Europe due to Covid-19, and many more have suffered long-term ill health after contracting the disease. They're not the only casualties of...
A court could decide who really owns a $1.9 million Ferrari seized at the US-Canada border
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The US government is going to court to sort out who really owns an almost $ 2 million Ferrari supercar with a top speed of more than 200 mph and a history as twisty as the Monaco Grand Prix course it could call hom...
Judge forces US Capitol rioter to unlock laptop seized by FBI
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A federal judge forced a US Capitol rioter to unlock his laptop Wednesday after prosecutors argued that it likely contained footage of the January 6 insurrection from his helmet-worn camera. The judge granted the Ju...
Meteorites passed off as pyrite seized by Chinese customs
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Almost half a metric ton of meteorites declared as pyrite ore on import have been seized by authorities in the southern city of Shenzhen, China's customs agency said on Monday. Officers inspected the material and det...
Iran releases seized South Korean tanker Hankuk Chemi
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Seoul A South Korean tanker seized by Iranian authorities in January has been released. In a press release Friday, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said the Hankuk Chemi and its captain were freed early Friday Iranian...