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US agent, suspected smuggler killed off Puerto Rico coast
WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent and a suspected smuggler died during a shootout Thursday off the Puerto Rico coast,...
Russia smuggling Ukrainian grain to help pay for Putin’s war
BEIRUT ((DailyNews)) — When the bulk cargo ship Laodicea docked in Lebanon last summer, Ukrainian diplomats said the vessel was carrying grain stolen by...
Kremlin says Griner swap must be discussed without publicity
MOSCOW ((DailyNews)) — The Kremlin said Friday that it’s open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but...
WNBA’s Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years
KHIMKI, Russia ((DailyNews)) — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and smuggling and was sentenced to nine...
Guatemala arrests migrant smugglers wanted by the US
HUEHUETENANGO, Guatemala ((DailyNews)) — At dawn, police and federal agents with cover from helicopters flying overhead raided a large ranch nestled among the mountains...
46 dead after trailer carrying migrants found in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO ((DailyNews)) — Forty-six people were found dead in and near a tractor-trailer and 16 others were taken to hospitals in a presumed...
Iraqi court postpones smuggling case against Briton, German
BAGHDAD ((DailyNews)) — An Iraqi court Sunday postponed the trial of two European tourists charged with antiquities smuggling after their lawyers argued more information...
Detention of WNBA’s Griner in Moscow extended by 1 month
MOSCOW ((DailyNews)) — WNBA star Brittney Griner had her pre-trial detention in Russia extended by one month Friday, her lawyer said.Alexander Boykov told The...
Ruling threatens US power as world’s high-seas drug police
By JOSHUA GOODMANMay 5, 2022 GMThttps://apnews.com/article/sports-miami-florida-united-states-south-america-1b7d5dda8d4cc3bdc9d24d6cc194d892MIAMI ((DailyNews)) — Jeffri Dávila-Reyes says he’s still mystified how he ended up serving hard time in a U.S....
British Virgin Islands premier arrested on US drug charges
MIAMI ((DailyNews)) — The premier of the British Virgin Islands and the director of the Caribbean territory’s ports were arrested Thursday on drug smuggling...