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British Grandma's 12-Year Bali Death Row Ordeal

Lindsay Sandiford, a British grandmother from Gloucestershire, continues her fight against death sentence in Bali after 12 years for drug trafficking. Her case highlights international legal battles and human rights concerns.

British drug mule may walk free after 12 years

Lindsay Sandiford, the British grandmother sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking, may be released directly if she returns to Britain after 12 years in Bali's Kerobokan Prison.

British gran spared firing squad flying home

Lindsay Sandiford, the British grandmother facing execution in Indonesia, has been spared the firing squad and is returning to the UK in a dramatic turn of events.

British gran's 13-year death row fight in Bali

Lindsay Sandiford, a British grandmother from Gloucestershire, continues her desperate battle against the death sentence in Indonesia 13 years after being convicted of drug trafficking.

US Coast Guard seizes £317m cocaine from narco-sub

In a dramatic high-seas operation, US authorities seized a semi-submersible vessel carrying over £300 million worth of cocaine, highlighting the evolving tactics of international drug cartels.

US Spy Jets Deployed Over Mexican Cartel Strongholds

Exclusive intelligence reveals sophisticated US surveillance aircraft conducting covert missions above key Mexican cartel territories, monitoring drug trafficking routes and criminal activities from high altitude.

British drug mule walks free from Georgian prison

In an extraordinary turn of events, Bella Culley, a British woman imprisoned in Georgia for drug smuggling, walks free after prosecutors showed unexpected leniency. Watch the heartwarming moment she tells her father the news.

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 Brit faces 12 years in Peru prison

Bella Hounsell, 23, from Gloucestershire, arrested at Lima airport with 3kg of cocaine while 12 weeks pregnant, claims she was forced into being a drug mule.

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.

£14M cannabis seized at Birmingham Airport

Border Force officers at Birmingham Airport have seized cannabis worth approximately £14 million in one of the region's largest drug interceptions this year, leading to criminal charges.

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.

Drug Lord 'Fat Santiago' Captured in Florida Hideaway

Notorious drug lord Martín 'Santiago' Cairo, known as 'Fat Santiago', has been arrested in Boca Raton following an intensive international investigation spanning multiple continents and criminal networks.

Trump deploys supercarrier in Caribbean drug war escalation

In an unprecedented military move, Donald Trump has dispatched the USS George Washington to lead a massive counter-narcotics operation across Caribbean waters, marking the most significant escalation in his administration's war on drugs.

Chinese narco kingpin 'Mr HaHa' captured in Cuba

Notorious Chinese drug lord Shen Changyuan, known as 'Mr HaHa', has been captured in Cuba months after his audacious tunnel escape from prison. The fugitive mastermind stands accused of supplying deadly fentanyl to cartels that flooded Western markets.

Cuba arrests Chinese fentanyl kingpin in major bust

In a landmark international operation, Cuban authorities have arrested alleged Chinese narcotics lord Zhi Dong Zhang, accused of running a global fentanyl trafficking network that flooded Western markets with deadly synthetic opioids.

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