Several individuals involved in drug-related crimes have been sentenced or jailed in various countries. In the UK, a cannabis farm worth over £1m was found, and two men were jailed for concealing cocaine valued at up to £20m in a van. In China, former officials from the China Development Bank and the Chinese Football Association were sentenced to prison and fined for bribery, with amounts exceeding 5.1 million yuan and 81 million yuan respectively. In Moldova, a former acting director of Banca de Economii was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the theft of a billion dollars, and in Australia, a married couple was exposed as cocaine smugglers, with a seizure worth £57 million. In the US, significant drug seizures and related crimes, including cocaine worth $1 billion and $1.46 million, were reported. The news also covers the arrests and jail sentences of individuals involved in drug smuggling, fraud, and theft in various regions, including London, Texas, and Australia.
Indian-Origin Couple Jailed In UK For Exporting Over Half Tonne Cocaine To Australia https://t.co/AWqhrHgyej https://t.co/BDZXIu0Ium
Police have cracked a drug smuggling ring that hid £10 million worth of cocaine in banana boxes https://t.co/FAQEq8Q9f9
The Bell County Fire Marshal has revealed what caused an explosion that destroyed a car wash and damaged two stores in Rogers earlier this month. https://t.co/BAazoLMo0X
'Like something out of Breaking Bad': Couple jailed for 33 years over cocaine smuggling plot https://t.co/Xg5pA9MTPK
Two people were reportedly injured in an explosion at a Rogers car wash on Thursday, Jan. 18. https://t.co/Z7ah3091QC
Nearly $1M of cocaine washes up on Cameron County beach shore https://t.co/BmempKHPOk
London husband and wife shipped £57m of cocaine to Australia https://t.co/tioeAuzlvd
HMP Northumberland inmate made thousands selling drugs smuggled in with help of crooked prison guard https://t.co/ULaZXsX1Ap https://t.co/DumfxPIO5W
Paraguayan drug smuggler who Googled 'what to take to London in your suitcase' before he was caught trying to bring a kilo of cocaine to Britain is jailed for over five years https://t.co/CKfWk8sD1m https://t.co/zJEqdnyIXd
Reported explosion leads Texas police to find secret weed farm https://t.co/V1EzJG84pN
Four men have been jailed for the "brazen" theft of cars worth more than half-a-million pounds. https://t.co/XcWwFBI6px
The drugs seized by detectives were worth $1.46 million. https://t.co/1CtX3Idyjf
Met officers worked with @UKBorder @ukhomeoffice to halt an audacious drug-smuggling gang who concealed cocaine worth £10 million in the lining of banana boxes. Three men are in custody. Read more 👇 https://t.co/nIfiEHIRoG https://t.co/nt9EvbgqfW
A Nuneaton car theft gang has been jailed for a total of more than 14 years. Tap to read: https://t.co/h4Qk660642
This is the moment two men used explosives to blow up cash machines, stealing almost £160,000. https://t.co/1VqNTVrIeu https://t.co/Mjs282ltwK
Crooks caught on CCTV exploding ATMs to steal money from supermarkets and shops are jailed for 18 years https://t.co/18ugnygcKb https://t.co/bYhB2sX3a5
Two men jailed after unprecedented multi-million pound fraud case https://t.co/JdSSFKA9X2
Yu Hongchen, former president of the Chinese Athletics Association, stood trial on Tuesday at a court in China's Hubei Province for bribery-taking. Yu was accused of taking bribes worth over 22.54 million yuan (about $3.17 million). https://t.co/6Ism2hSrza
Drug dealer jailed after father led police to £1m https://t.co/BOBOm0LwGT
Two men who stole almost £160,000 after blowing up four cash machines with explosives have been jailed https://t.co/QqsgylMDxt
Manchester men who stole £160k after blowing up ATMs jailed https://t.co/MO7kzt6q7q
A former president of the Chinese Football Association has pleaded guilty to accepting more than $11.3 million in bribes in exchange for favors such as obtaining project contracts. https://t.co/Sv2nUatvEt
Newcastle brothers jailed after continuing to deal drugs following police bust https://t.co/pVcIAi98t2 https://t.co/0WMmbjm1Wu
Cumbria Police says it has confiscated drugs with a street value of £11.2m in 2023 in a drive targeting serious and organised crime https://t.co/RSwWwohHUH
CBP seize more than $366K in alleged cocaine https://t.co/2QSktWrZnL
Second man jailed in Moldova's 'fraud of the century' https://t.co/3td7VnFih1 https://t.co/VSiisfZELh
💰 Moldovan court jailed a banker for 10 years on Monday, the second man to be sentenced in connection with the ex-Soviet state's "fraud of the century" in which $1 billion was removed from the banking system and taken out of the country. https://t.co/Fi8KVv2hgd
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Australian border force seized the cocaine, worth £57m, when it arrived in Sydney https://t.co/ZUlZouDn3h
Married couple who escaped extradition for the murder of two relatives in India including their adopted son are exposed as cocaine barons who smuggled £57million of Class A drugs and laundered money through 'Breaking Bad' style car wash https://t.co/dcAOboBXGY https://t.co/U1wyaDkrMd
Cannabis farm worth over £1m found after tip-off https://t.co/S5U4DywAie
CHECK IT OUT: Officials have released pictures of a 'significant' marijuana grow discovered after an explosion in Upshur County. https://t.co/sK4fOviNNm
Coventry County Lines gang member jailed for more than 12 years. Tap to read: https://t.co/Xt1MaZEBrC
County lines gang member jailed https://t.co/niKmlKOKz9
Arti Dhir, 59, and Kavaljitsinh Raijada, 35, from Hanwell, Ealing, were identified by NCA investigators after Australian Border Force intercepted the cocaine, worth £57 million, upon its arrival in Sydney in May 2021. https://t.co/iTXMNiJR9Y
#BREAKING: An explosion over the weekend led to the discovery of a 'significant' marijuana grow in Upshur County. https://t.co/sK4fOviNNm
Police seize £3m worth of cannabis after stopping car on M6 https://t.co/DrHKoNvQI2
County Lines dealer behind £250k 'best in town' racket is jailed https://t.co/8f7rXzRNV7 https://t.co/8f7rXzRNV7
£3m worth of cannabis found in #Lancashire https://t.co/aTULNBcUsz
'Like Ozark or Breaking Bad': Married couple guilty of international cocaine smuggling https://t.co/Kkm2oRBVbb
A man from Scotland was arrested at Forton services on the M6 in #Lancashire last night after officers found over £3 million worth of cannabis in his white BMW 3 series. 34-year-old Leonard Simpson, from Fife, is charged with possession with intent to supply a Class B drug. He… https://t.co/ZL3izTOz6u
#OpTarget | A significant member of a County Lines gang, which trafficked drugs valued at almost £250,000 from Coventry onto the streets of tourist towns, has been jailed. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/aP08oJPeE8 https://t.co/4DUbJzVCKI
Two men have been jailed after cocaine with a street value of up to £20m was found concealed in a van. https://t.co/ZcH7UVPyk4
This is what $1 billion in cocaine looks like https://t.co/qhtmB3kZ4P
#Moldova: The former acting director of Banca de Economii (BEM) has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in a case involving the "theft of a billion $" According to the investigation, in 2014 he helped to withdraw 100 mln dollars from BEM. Now he must pay the damages. https://t.co/ZZiEKfLo4J
Chen Xuyuan, former president of the Chinese Football Association, stood trial on Monday for suspected bribery at a court in China's Hubei Province. Prosecutors accused Chen of taking bribes worth over 81 million yuan ($11.4 million). https://t.co/jhOkfBWfnZ
He Xingxiang, a former vice president of the China Development Bank, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined 5.1 million yuan for bribery and other crimes in which he took advantage of his positions. https://t.co/1uKKZBijEi
Dewsbury cannabis farm worth over £1m found after tip-off https://t.co/aZZsNKhYlT