Tag: Smuggling
Mexican traffickers steal bus trying to smuggle migrants
MEXICO CITY — In a sign of how bold migrant traffickers in Mexico have become, smugglers stole a purple passenger bus near Mexico City,...
Migrants are warned of smuggling risks on California border
SAN DIEGO — A man alleged to have captained a boat that fell apart and killed three people off the San Diego coast has...
Epstein ex Ghislaine Maxwell loses bail bid for 5th time
NEW YORK — For a fifth time, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell lost a bid Wednesday to be freed on bail prior to a November...
Pardoned Kentucky man faces new federal charges in slaying
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky man convicted of reckless homicide in a 2014 home invasion and then pardoned two years later by then-Gov. Matt...
Germany, Slovakia arrest 2 in raids on trafficking ring
BERLIN — Two suspects were arrested in Germany and Slovakia in raids Monday on a group accused of smuggling Vietnamese into Germany and other...
More US citizens apprehended for moving drugs over border
PHOENIX — An increasing number of American citizens have been apprehended as they have tried to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S. since the...
White House asks court to dismiss lawsuit over drug imports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Biden administration is urging a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that could stand in the way of states like...
Florida urges US to import less expensive Canadian drugs
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After two years of lobbying to lower prescription drug costs for Floridians, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he's waiting for...
Senate confirms geneticist Lander as Biden science adviser
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed geneticist Eric Lander to be President Joe Biden's chief science adviser, one of the last unfilled Cabinet posts...
Woman arrested at US border with sloth, crocodile parts
HIGHGATE SPRINGS, Vt. — A Montreal woman has been arrested on charges of trying to cross the U.S. border into Canada with “numerous undeclared...