Crime

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Smuggling adapts to the reopening of the Colombia-Venezuela border
As darkness falls over Cúcuta, Colombia’s bustling border city, shadows provide cover for criminal networks.
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Getaway driver sentenced to life in prison for teens’ murders
A man who drove four teenagers on a revenge mission that led to two best friends being murdered has been jailed for life.
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Newborn baby dies after being exposed to heroin and cocaine by mother
A mother has been jailed after exposing her baby daughter to heroin and cocaine before her death from a cardiac arrest.
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International manhunt launched for husband of woman found in car boot
The husband of a woman who was found dead in a car boot in east London is a prime suspect in the case and is believed to have fled the country, police said.
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Murdered woman found in car boot identified as police suggest she may have been ’targeted’
Police believe Harshita Brella was attacked by someone known to her, but say they are keeping an "open mind" about the circumstances leading to her death.
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Train passenger stabbed following row over bag on empty seat
A man was stabbed and left with blood pouring from his hand after an argument over his bag being left on a train seat.
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Woman’s body discovered in car boot in east London as two police forces begin murder investigation
A woman’s body has been found in the boot of a car in East London.
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Teenager sentenced to prison for shaking partner’s baby to death
The baby suffered "catastrophic" brain injuries after being shaken by Alesbrook, who had met his mother just weeks earlier. She has also been sentenced to time in prison for child cruelty offences.
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‘London has turned into something crazy’: Luxury shop owner devastated after £500k worth of bags stolen in raid
A luxury London boutique is appealing for information after thieves smashed their way into the store, making off withhalf a million pounds worth of designer handbags.
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London nightclub Heaven has its license suspended following claims of rape by security staff
One of London’s best known nightclub has had its licence suspended over claims a woman was raped by a member of its security staff.
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Four boys and a 45-year-old man found guilty of mistakenly murdering innocent Bristol teenagers Mason Rist and Max Dixon
Four teenagers and a man have been found guilty of the murder of teenagers Mason Rist and Max Dixon in Bristol.
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Prime suspect in estate agent’s murder dies in jail from apparent ‘aneurysm’
The prime suspect in the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh died in prison as a result of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, an inquest has heard.
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Urgent hunt for missing man due to stand trial for rape
A man who is on trial for rape has gone missing after breaching his bail conditions.
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’Major’ Turkish supplier of small boats for Channel migrant crossings arrested as UK’s ’British FBI’ conducts airport operation
A suspected people smuggler has been arrested in Amsterdam, accused of supplying small boats for English Channel crossings.
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Europol warns that organized crime groups are recruiting minors
Roughly 70 percent of criminal markets now involve minors to some extent, Europol said.
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Dead drops, publicity stunts, and punishment beatings: the rapid ascent of Russia’s powerful darknet drug industry
Tech-savvy organised crime groups profiting from billion-dollar enterprise that is spreading beyond Russian borders
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Two women sentenced after being involved in ’sickening and sadistic’ monkey torture network
Two women - who were part of a "utterly horrifying" global network of torturing monkeys - have been jailed.
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Brian Whitelock: Convicted murderer charged with killing and torturing neighbour
The trial at Swansea Crown Court heard Whitelock had been jailed for life in 2001 for murder and manslaughter, before his release in 2018. He is accused of murdering Wendy Buckney, 71, which he denies.
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UK police officer arrested on suspicion of terrorism offense for alleged support of Hamas
A serving British police officer has been arrested on suspicion of supporting the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which governs the war-torn Gaza Strip.
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Brazen shoplifters jailed after stealing £200,000 in goods across 120 thefts, caught on CCTV
Three brazen shoplifters have been sent to prison after stealing £200,000 of goods in over 100 separate thefts, after they were caught on camera.
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British woman accused in £15 million cocaine plot claims she believed she was carrying cash
A British beautician facing decades behind bars after being accused of smuggling cocaine into the US from Mexico has insisted she believed she was only carrying bags of cash across the border.
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Man stabbed to death in Walworth market attack identified after knifeman’s ’rampage’
The London Metropolitan Police have named Hilkiah McLeggan, 77, as the victim of a knifeman who descended on East Street Market in a horror attack on Sunday
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‘Catfish killer used my photo to deceive other girls,’ says victim
Warning: This story contains distressing details relating to extreme child abuse and suicide.
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Manhunt launched after shooting leaves one dead and two injured in southeast London
A fatal shooting in Sydenham has left one man dead and two others injured.
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Huge cocaine haul discovered on fishing boat off Kent coast; four men arrested
Four men have been arrested after nearly 400kg of cocaine was found on a fishing boat off the Kent coast.