Smuggling

Travellers warned against carrying parcels for others as Thailand targets cannabis smugglers

The relevant agencies have been instructed to intensify inspections following reports of cannabis being smuggled from Thailand to other countries.

EU proposes asset freezes and travel bans to fight migrant smuggling

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks to the press on the 21st sanctions package against Russia in Brussels, Belgium, June 9, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Two more Guatemalan men plead guilty in smuggling deaths of 55 migrants in Texas

Migrant smuggler Oswaldo Manuel Zavala Quino is seen after being detained in a joint operation between Guatemalan and U.S. authorities for his involvement in a deadly 2021 truck accident that killed 56 migrants in southern Mexico, following a court hearing at the Palace of Justice, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, December 9, 2024. REUTERS/ Cristina Chiquin

Russian man arrested with 17.6kg of cannabis at Phuket airport

Officers found 35 vacuum-sealed packs of cannabis flowers with a total gross weight of 11.4kg.

Drug smuggling caused deadly Sri Lanka prison riot, says minister

Prisoners board a bus to be transferred to another prison following clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison, in the coastal town of Negombo, Sri Lanka, July 6, 2026. REUTERS/Lahiru Harshana

Pakistan probes syndicate suspected of smuggling human placenta

Five suspects were arrested.

Thailand to tighten anti-drug measures at airports after Australia-linked smuggling cases

Thailand’s Transport Ministry also said that current screening of airline crew is carried out under the same standards as passenger screening.

Thai PM Anutin orders urgent drug crackdown meeting after Australia-linked smuggling cases

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was reportedly deeply dissatisfied after the two incidents.

Taiwan detains super micro workers in China smuggling probe

Super Micro Computer said the company is not the target of the investigation and it has given investigators access to employees’ devices and systems

US imposes sanctions on Mexicans, entities tied to Mexican fuel smuggling network

FILE PHOTO: A Mexican Navy boat patrols the perimeter of the Francisco I. Madero refinery of state oil company Pemex in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, May 28, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo

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