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Woman removed from BA plane after smuggling dog on board

By AOL Travel, Mar 04, 2013

A woman who managed to smuggle a dog onto a London-bound British Airways plane was thrown off the aircraft by stewards just as the plane was about to take off. The Airbus A321 had already...
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Passenger caught trying to smuggle 'knife-gun' through Birmingham Airport

By Ruth Doherty, Jan 04, 2013

A passenger has been caught trying to smuggle a lethal 'knife-gun' through Birmingham Airport. The deadly blade could be loaded with .22 bullets and fired, and was just one of many illegal...
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Five-year-old boy found in suitcase at Venice port

By Ruth Doherty, Dec 20, 2012

Police in Venice discovered an undocumented five-year-old hidden in the suitcase of a man getting off a ferry in Venice that had arrived from Greece. Ali Shaker, 35, from Afghanistan, told...
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Woman arrested smuggling cocaine in breast implants

By Ruth Doherty, Dec 13, 2012

A woman has been arrested trying to smuggle cocaine from Colombia into Spain in 'breast implants'. The 33-year-old woman told police she was forced by a cartel to undergo an operation like...
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Gang smuggling migrants to UK on Easyjet and Ryanair arrested

By AOL Travel, Nov 27, 2012

Det Supt Chris Foster, of the UK Border Agency, said: "People smuggling is an international crime which requires international co-operation. Our investigation will continue." Read more:...
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Man arrested at South Africa airport after swallowing 220 diamonds in smuggling bid

By Ruth Doherty, Nov 15, 2012

A man has been arrested at an airport in South Africa after swallowing 220 diamonds in an attempt to smuggle them out of the country. The 25-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday night at...
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Two cruise staff members arrested for smuggling cocaine

By Ruth Doherty, Oct 16, 2012

Two crew members from the Allure of the Seas cruise ship were arrested and accused of smuggling cocaine this weekend after the boat docked at Port Everglades, Florida. Winston Hyman and...
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Two men arrested at Colombian airport after swallowing $40,000 in cash

By Roshina Jowaheer, Sep 15, 2012

Two men were arrested at the international airport in the Colombian city of Medellin after they ingested $40,000 (£26,500) worth of cash and tried to enter Colombia. Sky News reports...
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