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The Reeves County Sheriff’s Office found stolen explosives during a traffic stop on July 24 at 11:55 a.m. A deputy was at the scene and arrested both the driver and the passenger of the vehicle after methamphetamine was found inside. Read More …
A man has been arrested in Mexico on suspicion of setting fire to a bar after he was kicked out, killing 11 people, officials say. The attack happened on Friday night in San Luis Río Colorado, which borders the United Read More …
The Ahmednagar district police, in a joint operation with the Military Intelligence (MI) unit of the Southern Command in Pune, arrested a scrap dealer near his house in Karjune Khare on Friday evening for illegal possession of ammunition and explosives. Read More …
On July 10, 2023, Humboldt County Drug Task Force Agents and HCSO Deputies served a search warrant at the residence of Dusty Rucker (Age 42) located on 4000 block of Van Dyke Court in Arcata. Agents searched the areas that Read More …
A search of a vehicle considered suspicious resulted in the location of an improvised explosive device (IED) early Sunday morning in Howell County. The device was safely removed, and the two occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody. The Read More …
Fireworks were among the weapons of choice during the unrest that exploded in France after a police officer shot dead a 17-year-old during a traffic stop on June 27 in Paris, rekindling long pent-up frustrations and accusations of systemic racism Read More …
Explosive devices were detonated outside three businesses in Washington DC in the early hours of Sunday, according to law enforcement. The devices exploded outside stores in the northeast of the capital within 15 minutes of each other, according to the Read More …
A driver found a tennis ball rigged with a fuse in his truck, prompting a bomb squad response in Washington, troopers said. The man was driving to get an estimate for a shattered window on June 29, Washington State Patrol Read More …
Continued record illicit drug supply and increasingly agile trafficking networks are compounding intersecting global crises and challenging health services and law enforcement responses, according to the World Drug Report 2023 launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Read More …
In this feature, part of a series exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on the illegal arms trade that is fuelling conflict and terrorism. In the Sahel, home to 300 million people, it’s a buyer’s Read More …
Four boxes of ammunition were stolen on Sunday from a special train operated by American soldiers, which had a stop in Węgliniec. The police detained in this case three residents of the Zgorzelec county aged 26, 34, 39 years. According Read More …
An attempted robbery at a variety store in Pennsylvania: ’s Olney section required the help of a bomb squad early Wednesday morning. An employee told police that three men entered the store on the 4700 block of North 5th Street Read More …
East and Southeast Asia’s drug market has been marked by a decade of growth in the production and trafficking of synthetic drugs, particularly methamphetamine – a trend that continues. The region has also experienced an expansion in the production and Read More …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a consignment of 32 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), on its way to bandits’ camp in Niger. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a Read More …
Armed gardai are to be deployed amid fears of a major escalation in violence linked to a bitter feud centred on a €1.7 million drug debt. Officers in Tallaght, South Co Dublin, are on high alert following a spate of Read More …
A gang of thieves are using explosives to blast open church safes and steal silver worth tens of thousands of pounds. They are believed to have broken into four churches so far, making off with chalices, candlesticks, crucifixes and plates Read More …
As a result of operational and search measures, employees of the counterintelligence department of the State Security Service of Georgia/SSSG, together with the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, arrested a person for an attempt to illegally sell radioactive materials. The detainee Read More …
An explosive went off at a coffeeshop on Witte de Withstraat in Rotterdam city center early on Monday morning, bringing the total number of blasts in the city to around 50 this year. The police arrested a 26-year-old man from Read More …
This year has seen more bombings than usual in Sweden. Often these are related to gang conflicts, but the violence also affects children to a large extent, according to a Swedish Radio News investigation. Swedish Radio News has looked at Read More …
A cash machine was blown up by gang who struck at a covenience store. Three men attacked the ATM at the Co-op in Castleton, Rochdale last night and escaped with a “substantial” amount. The sound of the explosion was heard Read More …