This weekend, history was made in Syria. Bashar al-Assad, the long-feared dictator, saw his regime crumble as rebels stormed Damascus, Syria’s capital. In a dramatic turn of events, Assad fled the country, reportedly landing in Russia. However, his exact location remains a mystery. The aftermath of this sudden collapse has
Indian police are investigating a shocking case of high-tech smuggling, where Starlink, the satellite internet service created by Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, was allegedly used to navigate a massive methamphetamine shipment worth $4.25 billion. This case involves one of the largest drug busts in India’s history. Last week, security forces
In 2022, Japanese cars were the kings of the used vehicle market in Russia, making up a whopping 90% of all imported cars. Fast forward to 2024, and that number has plummeted to just 47%. This drastic drop is surprising, especially considering how essential the used car trade is to
According to intelligence seen by MaltaToday, criminal groups are smuggling Bangladeshis and Africans into Italy, charging migrants €1,500 each for the transfer between Damascus in Syria and Benghazi in Libya. Flights operated by Syrian airline Cham Wings are used for this purpose.
Former United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigator Karen Greenaway, who now works as an anti-money laundering consultant, told Al Jazeera, ‘They have set themselves up to be in the middle of the gold trade, with lax laws and no enforcement.’ That’s what draws the gold mafia to Dubai.
The Mumbai airport has been identified as the largest hub of gold smuggling in India by the customs department. This revelation was made after the seizure of 604kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 360 crore at the Mumbai international airport within a period of 11 months.
Donkey skin and penises are frequently traded illegally from Nigeria to China for the purpose of the manufacture of Chinese medicine. Now, 7,000 smuggled donkey penises have been intercepted by Nigerian officials after smell from sacks aroused suspicion.
Syria has often accused the United States of mounting an economic war against it by controlling the nation’s crucial northeastern areas, which contain up to 90% of the country’s oil and greatest agricultural resources. A new report has emerged claiming that a 40-truck US convoy loaded with stolen wheat was
Customs authorities discovered chemical and biological samples, as well as medical equipment and research documents, in the possession of a Chinese couple who later pleaded guilty to stealing mRNA vaccine information and smuggling biological materials to China.
