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China rejects Canadian drug smuggler's death sentence appeal

A Chinese court on Tuesday rejected a Canadian drug smuggler's appeal against his death sentence.Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian national convicted of smuggling over 222 kilograms of methamphet

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Iraq suspends flights to Belarus amid migration crisis

Iraq has suspended air travel to Belarus over the smuggling of Iraqi migrants via Belarus, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein confirmed on Saturday.Iraq will work with relevant EU countries to comba

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China's customs handled 2,773 smuggling cases till October

Chinesecustomsregistered2,773smugglingcasesinthefirst10monthsoftheyear,saidacustomsspokesmanonThursday.The"SwordGuardingtheCountry'sGate2017"campaignaimedtotake

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Report: Drones keep dropping drugs and porn into prisons

AnewreportfromUSATodayfoundthatdroneshavebeenusedmorethanadozentimestoflycontrabandintofederalprisonsoverthelastfiveyears,asscatteredreportssuggestthesmugglingo

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Thailand closes southern border crossings to shut IS out

The Thai government has closed down six border crossings in southern Thailand's Narathiwat, to prevent members of Islamic State (IS) from creeping into the country and illegal smuggling, Thai Public Broadcasting Service Thursday reported.

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Thailand closes southern border crossings to shut IS out

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,June8(APD)--TheThaigovernmenthascloseddownsixbordercrossingsinsouthernThailand'sNarathiwat,topreventmembersofIslamicState(IS)fromcr

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Australian government stands firm on people smuggling

The jailing of a people smuggler should come as a clear warning to those attempting to set up smuggling ventures into Australia, the Australian government warned on Thursday.

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Cooperation with Turkey crucial in tackling migrant smuggling: EU commissioner

To crack down migrant smuggling, European Union (EU) member states must cooperate with third countries, in particular with Turkey -- the main transit country for refugees to get into Europe, said EU commissioner for migration Dimitris Avramopoulos in an interview with Xinhua on Monday following the launch of a new European Migrant Smuggling Center (EMSC) here.

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Arrests of smugglers induce change in migrant routes to Europe

​Italian authorities said the increasing number of people arrested for allegedly smuggling migrants and refugees across the Mediterranean in latest months had a role in making traffickers change their routes, local media reported on Tuesday.

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China customs investigate 542 drug smuggling cases in one year

China's customs authorities had investigated 542 cases of drug smuggling in one year since June last year, the General Administration of Customs said on Tuesday.

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Philippine gov't implements "systemic reforms" to fight smuggling

The Philippine government has adopted "systemic reforms" to combat rampant smuggling in the country, a senior government official said here Tuesday.

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Sri Lanka could become drug transshipment hub: official

Sri Lanka could become a transshipment hub for drugs in Asia, said an official here on Wednesday, after police records revealed 53,000 people had been arrested for drug offenses in 2013.

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Philippine gov't monitors possible smuggling of drugs in bottled water

Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon issued the directive in light of the viral video at You Tube showing a new smuggling technique where a sachet of "shabu" was concealed in a bottle of mineral water.