Over a ton of pangolin scales worth more than $1.4 million were seized on Aug. 16, 2023, in the northeastern Thai province of Kalasin. The scales were reportedly meant to be transported out of the country through a land border. The pangolin
Police have busted more than 1,000 cannabis farms across the UK, seizing plants worth £130million and in one case, £650,000 in cash. Operation Mille, described by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) as the most significant of its kind in the history
The authorities in Burma destroyed more than $446 million worth of illegal drugs seized from around the country to mark an annual international anti-drug trafficking day on Monday, police said. The drug burn came as U.N. experts warned of increases in the
A luxury motorhome worth more than £100,000 belonging to the SNP has never been insured by the party, insiders have claimed. The Niesmann+Bischoff campervan sat outside the home of Nicola Sturgeon’s mother-in-law for the last two years. Sources close to the probe
Bakhmut fighting Ukrainian troops in firefight with the Russians in Bakhmut. The Wagner group mercenary chief claims Russian troops are withdrawing from positions in the area. (Da Vinci Wolves/Goner.Group) Russia’s defense ministry said early Sunday that forces of the Wagner private army,
The US has deployed warplanes armed with ‘bunker busting’ bombs as tensions with Iran ramp up. Tehran seized a US-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, sparking a furious reaction from Washington. The US Air Force has now confirmed
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has launched a crackdown on the rule-breaking residents if their bins are left out beyond 7pm on collection days. The council has begun issuing notices to the families who are leaving their bins out. Residents failing to return their
Russian forces are threatening a key supply route for Ukrainian troops and have “likely” seized the center of Bakhmut after more than six months of brutal fighting over the town, the U.K. defense ministry said Friday. Russian troops, largely led by Wagner
A £38million superyacht, which is said to belong to a Russian oligarch, is back in the UK a year after being seized. The vessel, apparently owned by Vitaly Vasilievich Kochetkov, is moored in Canary Wharf, east London. Superyacht Phi was seized last
Russian officials and state employees are being asked to hand over their passports due to concerns they will flee the country. While no universal policies have been made public, it has become increasingly common for the Russian government to seize the passports