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12-Year Sentence for Man After £1.3 Million Cocaine Seizure Following High-Speed Chase

David Sherratt, 48, was jailed for 12 years and nine months after a high-speed chase on the M42 and M5 motorways led to the discovery of over £1.3 million worth of cocaine in his car; further messages revealed his involvement in a larger drug operation worth £5 million.

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Peru Two's Warning: Young Women Still Targeted for Drug Smuggling

Michaella McCollum, one of the "Peru Two," who served prison time for drug smuggling, warns that young women are still being targeted by criminal organizations to traffic drugs internationally, highlighting manipulative tactics and the vulnerabilities of young female travelers.

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Record Cocaine Seizure in Australia Nets Five Arrests

Australian authorities seized over 1 ton of cocaine worth $623.4 million from a boat off the New South Wales coast on May 9, 2025, arresting five individuals charged with drug trafficking and participation in a criminal group.

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Jailed Killer's Revenge Plot Against Prison Officer Foiled

In November 2022, Robert Paterson, a lifer at HMP Edinburgh, faked a heart attack to hide swallowed cocaine, later plotting revenge against the officer who delayed his hospital trip, resulting in a police intervention that stopped a planned gun attack.

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Gun Used in 2012 Murder Recovered in 2024 Manchester Drug Raid

Greater Manchester Police recovered a Glock pistol used in the August 2012 murder of David Short, by Dale Cregan's accomplice, during a raid on a Moss Side drug gang's safehouse on April 7, 2024; ballistic tests linked it to three other shootings.

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Social Media Scams Fuel \£13 Million Flytipping Crisis

A 150% rise in large-scale flytipping incidents over 10 years in England costs over \£13 million annually; households unknowingly fund organized crime by using cheap, illegitimate waste disposal services advertised on social media.

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£132 Million Cocaine Seizure Leads to 20-Year Sentences

Irish authorities seized £132 million worth of cocaine from the MV Matthew in September 2023, leading to the sentencing of eight men involved in a massive drug trafficking operation that included a linked fishing trawler and spanned multiple international jurisdictions.

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Drug Smuggler Jailed After Three-Year Manhunt

Emily MacArthur, 34, was sentenced to 13 years and 11 months in prison on Friday for drug smuggling, including cocaine concealed as seasoning and Spice hidden in fake legal letters sent to prisons; she exploited vulnerable people and was on the run for three years before arrest in Belfast.

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Fremantle Loses to Collingwood, Darcy Injured; Major Tobacco Smuggling Syndicate Busted

Fremantle lost to Collingwood 97-83, dropping their record to 4-5; ruckman Sean Darcy left the game with a jarred knee, and a 26-year-old is facing court charges for alleged involvement in a large-scale tobacco smuggling syndicate that involved $1.2 million and 645,000 cigarettes.

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Sydney Woman Murdered in Organised Crime Retribution

A Sydney woman, Thi Kim Tran, 45, was abducted, murdered, and burned in a stolen car after her husband allegedly stole drugs from a Victorian organized crime group; an eight-year-old boy was critically injured, and a drug lab linked to the group was raided.

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Nine Dismembered Bodies Found in Mexico; Cartel Involvement Suspected

Nine dismembered bodies were discovered in a car trunk in San Jose Miahuatlan, Mexico; authorities believe they were members of the 'Los Zacapoaxtlas' criminal organization, killed by a cartel due to their involvement in robberies and thefts; the leader of the organization was also killed.

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