Iran’s weapons smuggling routes to Syria, Lebanon and the West Bank were revealed by documents recently captured from Hamas, according to a new study by the Maj.-Gen. Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. The documents revealed details on the collapse of a Hamas smuggling network in Jordan and how the terror organization and … Read more
SINGAPORE: A man was transiting through Singapore in August when he was caught at Changi Airport with 58 Indian star tortoises in his luggage. Indian national Abdul Jaffar Haji Ali was jailed for 16 months on Tuesday (Dec 10) after he was convicted of one count of illegally importing a scheduled species into Singapore. The Indian star tortoise is listed as … Read more
60 Minutes Archive: Race to save the tortoise The race to save the tortoise | 60 Minutes Archive 13:06 A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak. Wan Yee Ng, 41, was arrested on the morning … Read more
Israel Air Force fighter jets struck a 3.5-kilometer-long underground tunnel on Thursday, which crossed from Lebanon into Syria and was used for smuggling and storing large quantities of weapons, the IDF reported the following day. According to the IDF, the tunnel was operated by Hezbollah’s 4400 Unit, which is responsible for the transportation of weaponry … Read more
JOHOR BARU: Police have smashed a syndicate responsible for smuggling in Bangladeshi nationals from Singapore to the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex following a raid at a housing area in Taman Daya here. Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said the raid conducted around 5.30am on Sept 9 was … Read more
A prominent gun control group fears the Liberal government has abandoned its commitment to enact a comprehensive ban on assault-style firearms, citing “no tangible progress” on key steps to fulfil the pledge. In an open letter to Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, PolySeSouvient spokesperson Nathalie Provost expresses concern that “we won’t see these measures materialize in … Read more
Last Updated: July 03, 2024, 17:40 IST The accused, identified as a national of Cameroon, was apprehended after customs officers. (Image for representation) The seized contraband was confirmed to be cocaine, with an estimated street value of Rs 22.09 crore. Vigilance at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport led to the arrest of a passenger … Read more
Police in Jordan said on Saturday they had uncovered and detonated explosives stored in a residential area of the capital and were investigating the incident. The explosives, found in a home in the Marka neighborhood northeast of the capital, were detonated onsite after the area was evacuated, according to a brief statement by public … Read more
China is the top producer of rare earth elements, a group of 17 metals essential to modern technologies in sectors ranging from defence to clean energy. The country is also ahead on technologies for rare earths, which require intense processing to produce usable material. In December, Beijing banned the export of rare earth extraction and … Read more
Pakistan’s intelligence agencies have disclosed in their joint report a notable surge in the smuggling of Iranian oil within the country. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The report, submitted to the Ministry of Petroleum on Thursday, sheds light on the alarming escalation of this illicit activity. “There was a … Read more
