Britons spared Bali firing squad over £300k cocaine
Three Britons, including a mother-of-three, avoid death penalty in Bali for smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight packets. They receive one-year sentences and face deportation. Read the full story.
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Brits to be freed from Bali prison in days after drug plot
Three Britons are set to be deported from Indonesia within days after being spared the firing squad for smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight packets. Read their exclusive story.
Welsh locals foil £7m drug smuggling plot in 1983
A Pembrokeshire farming family helped uncover an audacious plot to smuggle three tonnes of cannabis via a secret beach bunker. Discover the full story of Operation Seal Bay.
Lawyer in Olympic Snowboarder Drug Case Gets Bail
Deepak Paradkar, a lawyer linked to ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding's alleged drug network, is granted bail in Canada. The FBI's $15m manhunt continues. Read the latest.
12-year sentence for Bali cocaine in chocolate smuggling
An Australian man has been sentenced to 12 years in an Indonesian prison for attempting to smuggle cocaine hidden inside Lindt chocolate wrappers. Read the full details of the case.
Australian gets 12 years for Bali cocaine smuggling
An Australian man has been sentenced to 12 years in an Indonesian prison for smuggling 1.7kg of cocaine into Bali. Read the full details of the court's harsh verdict.
21 arrested in Lithuania over balloon cigarette smuggling
Lithuanian authorities have detained 21 suspects in a major crackdown on a criminal network using weather balloons to smuggle cigarettes from Belarus, an operation that caused airport closures. Read the full investigation details.
21 arrested in Lithuania over balloon cigarette smuggling
Lithuanian authorities have detained 21 suspects in a major crackdown on a criminal network using weather balloons to smuggle cigarettes from Belarus, an operation that forced repeated airport shutdowns. Read the full investigation details.
1983 Welsh beach bunker drug smuggling plot exposed
The incredible true story of a secret beach bunker in Wales that led to an international drug smuggling bust. A new BBC documentary reveals how locals helped foil the plot. Watch Cannabis Cove: Operation Seal Bay tonight.
Trump pardons ex-Honduran president in drug case
Donald Trump pardons former Honduran leader Juan Orlando Hernandez, convicted of smuggling 400 tons of cocaine to the US, sparking bipartisan backlash. Read the full story.
Romanian lorry drivers jailed for smuggling 49 migrants
Two Romanian lorry drivers sentenced for attempting to smuggle 49 migrants from UK to France. National Crime Agency warns of sophisticated people smuggling operations targeting HGV drivers.
525kg of Cocaine Seized in Failed Australian Smuggle
Australian police foil major drug smuggling operation, seizing half a tonne of cocaine worth over $170 million. Four men charged, including a ship's officer. Read the full investigation details.
Preston people smuggler jailed for 17 years
Amanj Hasan Zada ran a multi-million pound migrant smuggling operation from his Preston terraced house using social media. Discover how NCA investigators brought him down.
Footballer Quincy Promes faces extradition on drug charges
Spartak Moscow forward Quincy Promes confronts extradition from UAE to Netherlands over cocaine smuggling allegations and separate assault conviction, in a dramatic fall from grace for the international footballer.
Pregnant drug mule jailed for £140k cocaine smuggling
A pregnant woman's desperate financial situation led her to become an international drug courier, now facing years behind bars after being caught with £140,000 of cocaine.
Trump Suggested Sinking Drug Smuggling Boats
Former President Donald Trump reportedly suggested attacking drug smuggling boats during his administration, raising serious questions about military protocol and international law.
British woman in Georgia prison drug smuggling scandal
Bella Culley, a British woman from Hertfordshire, faces serious charges after allegedly smuggling drugs into a Georgian prison during what she thought was a romantic holiday. Exclusive details reveal her shocking ordeal.
British woman convicted in US drug smuggling case
Bella Culley, a 24-year-old from Lincolnshire, has been convicted of attempting to smuggle cocaine worth over £700,000 into the United States. The harrowing case reveals how a holiday romance turned into an international drug trafficking nightmare.
Pregnant mother jailed for drug trafficking role
Exclusive: Bella Culley, a vulnerable pregnant mother, was coerced into a cocaine smuggling operation. Her harrowing story exposes how drug gangs exploit the desperate.
British teen drug mule toasts bread with candle in prison
Exclusive: Bella Culley, 19, reveals shocking conditions in South American prison after being caught with cocaine worth £250,000, forced to use candles for basic cooking.
Pregnant Brit gets 10 years in Congo cocaine case
Bella Hennessy, a 31-year-old British mother, has been sentenced to 10 years in a Congolese prison after being caught with 2kg of cocaine while heavily pregnant, exposing the grim reality of international drug trafficking operations.
£2m cocaine seized at Birmingham Airport in NCA raid
National Crime Agency investigation leads to massive cocaine seizure and multiple arrests across Manchester and Bolton in sophisticated drug smuggling bust.
US warships destroy drug smuggling boats in Pacific
In a dramatic escalation of the drug war, American naval forces have targeted and destroyed multiple smuggling vessels in the Pacific, sparking controversy over international law and maritime sovereignty.
Stolen luxury cars found in shipping containers
Exclusive investigation reveals how stolen high-end vehicles are being smuggled abroad in shipping containers from UK ports, with authorities intercepting luxury cars worth over £230,000 destined for foreign markets.
British drug mule Bella Culley's 11-year Peru prison ordeal
Bella Culley, 24, from County Durham, reveals her harrowing experience as a cocaine mule in Peru after being manipulated by a holiday romance. Now serving 11 years in prison, she shares her cautionary tale.
Pregnant UK drug mule gives birth in Georgian prison
A pregnant British woman has given birth while incarcerated in Georgia after accepting a two-year prison sentence for drug smuggling, despite her family paying a staggering £140,000 fine in hopes of securing her release.
$500K Swarovski crystal heist foiled in NY police operation
New York authorities have intercepted a massive international crystal smuggling operation, recovering over $500,000 worth of stolen Swarovski merchandise destined for Norway in a sophisticated police sting.
Influencer's drug trafficking nightmare confession
Instagram star Melissa 'Mel' reveals how her glamorous lifestyle crumbled after being caught smuggling cocaine in her luggage during dream holiday to paradise island.
Trump: Venezuela Military Aircraft Transporting Cocaine
Exclusive: Donald Trump makes explosive allegations about Venezuelan military involvement in cocaine trafficking during New Hampshire rally, raising eyebrows among national security experts.
Brit tourist faces Thai jail after £68k cocaine hotel bust
A 25-year-old British tourist is facing severe prison time in Thailand after authorities discovered 1kg of high-purity cocaine worth over £68,000 in his luxury Bangkok hotel room during a dramatic police raid.
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