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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.

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.

Nurse jailed for £1m prison smuggling ring

Mental health worker Amy Hatfield helped run the UK's largest prison smuggling network after falling for inmate Joseph Whittingham. Discover how the £1 million operation worked.

Drugs disguised as tea found on Korean beaches

Over 28kg of ketamine packaged as Chinese oolong tea discovered on Jeju Island beaches. Authorities warn public not to touch suspicious packages. Read the latest developments.

Mother dies from black market weight-loss drugs

A mother-of-three died after using unregulated slimming injections purchased online, as experts warn of growing epidemic of dangerous counterfeit medications flooding the UK.

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.

Gas bottle cocaine smugglers jailed for 141 years

A sophisticated criminal network that smuggled £68 million worth of cocaine into Britain concealed within commercial gas cylinders has been dismantled, with gang members receiving sentences totalling 141 years.

Woman, 20, blinded and paralysed by party drug

A young woman's life changed forever after taking a suspected party drug at a night out, leaving her blind and paralysed in a shocking case that highlights the dangers of recreational drugs.

Brit dies swallowing cocaine packets on Dubai flight

A British national has died in a suspected drug smuggling tragedy after swallowing multiple packets of cocaine during a flight to Dubai. The incident has sparked international warnings about the extreme dangers of body packing.

Drones smuggle weight-loss drugs to UK prisoners

Exclusive investigation reveals sophisticated drone operations delivering contraband including diabetes medication Mounjaro used for weight loss and cosmetic products to prisoners across British jails.

BA flight attendant jailed for smuggling £800k cocaine

A British Airways cabin crew member, Haden Pentecost, has been sentenced to six years in prison after being caught attempting to smuggle 20kg of cocaine, worth an estimated £800,000, through Heathrow Airport.

Yacht race cocaine smugglers jailed for 111 years

A sophisticated criminal gang who attempted to smuggle £50 million worth of cocaine into the UK hidden on a yacht competing in a major transatlantic race has been jailed for a total of 111 years. The elaborate plot was uncovered by the National Crime Agen

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