Smuggling & Contraband

11+ hour, 6+ min ago   (321+ words) An Essex County corrections officer is facing conspiracy charges for allegedly smuggling a cellphone and cannabinoid-soaked sheets of paper to an inmate at the Middleton House of Correction, records show. Christal Dunston, 33, of Lynn, was arraigned Thursday on charges of…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (331+ words) Modified: Sunday, September 20 2026, 11.42pm The operation began after officers reportedly spotted a man handling the warehouse gate and attempting to leave. The seized material and the suspect were later handed over to the Guardia Civil in Sant Antoni Sant Antoni Local…...

9+ hour, 27+ min ago   (161+ words) Kuwait Times MoI seizes 700,000 Captagon pills in joint op with Iraq KUWAIT: The interior ministry announced Sunday the seizure of 700,000 Captagon pills in a security operation carried out as part of security cooperation between Kuwait and Iraq. The ministry said…...

15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (150+ words) Iran war spreads to Iraq and Red Sea as regional risks mount Iran may suspend inbound flights France condemns Iran closure of Tehran language center 28-year-old woman gives birth to triplets in Al-Diwaniyah Shafaq News- Baghdad/ Kuwait Iraq and Kuwait…...

14+ hour, 37+ min ago   (225+ words) Tens of thousands of Captagon pills were seized in Kuwait, authorities announced on Sunday, September 20, thanks to a joint operation between the Gulf country and Iraq. A video of the security bust in Kuwait was shared by the authority. Watch…...

11+ hour, 38+ min ago   (155+ words) Times Kuwait The General Administration for Drug Control seized 700,000 Captagon tablets in a security operation carried out through cooperation and security coordination between Kuwait and Iraq as part of joint efforts to combat drug smuggling and trafficking The operation led…...

13+ hour, 46+ min ago   (80+ words) Rudaw UAE returns 200 trucks of Iranian agricultural produce as sanctions tighten US says helped 1B barrels transit through Hormuz amid competing claims of control IRGC strikes tanker over 'illegal passage' through Hormuz Strait ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi and Kuwaiti anti-drug authorities…...

9+ hour, 50+ min ago   (207+ words) September 20, 2026 / 3:33 PM EDT / CBS Detroit A federal judge has sentenced a Venezuelan man to four years in federal prison for assaulting a federal agent and pulling the agent's gun from its holster during an arrest in Utica, the U.S. Attorney's Office…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago   (294+ words) JAZAN — Border Guard patrols in the Al-Ardah sector of the Jazan region arrested an Ethiopian national for violating border security regulations. He was caught attempting to smuggle 65,685 prescription pills and 60 kilograms of hashish. Security authorities confirmed that initial legal procedures…...

15+ hour, 57+ min ago   (133+ words) KUWAIT CITY, Sep 20: Kuwait’s General Directorate for Drug Control has seized 700,000 Captagon tablets in an operation conducted as part of security cooperation between Kuwait and Iraq to combat drug trafficking and apprehend those involved. The operation resulted in the arrest…...