Smuggling

Italy breaks up migrant smuggling ring, eight arrested

Europol says three arrested over suspected Syrian migrant-smuggling network

Tighter security at Malaysian airports, more screenings of pilots after Indonesia trafficking case

Malaysia’s Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said Malaysian authorities also need time to examine the full report before deciding on further action on other matters of the case.

Malaysian nabbed trying to smuggle drugs into Indonesia under corset

The suspect was nabbed at Juando International Airport’s Terminal 2 after arriving on a Batik Air flight from Kuala Lumpur.

Diamond buyers are freaking out in Vietnam after gem scandal

Vietnam’s largest listed jeweller, Phu Nhuan Jewelry, has insisted that none of the tainted diamonds entered its retail network.

Indonesia arrests Malaysian pilot for allegedly smuggling 26kg of Ecstasy into Jakarta

The pilot, who was identified by the initials MS, had just flown a Malaysian Airlines plane from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta.

Azerbaijan sentences online TV founders, journalists to jail

Vietnamese gang smuggled meth hidden in tamarind jars to Japan via Thailand

The jars contained more than 2kg of crystal methamphetamine.

Diamonds hidden in shoes: Vietnam probe highlights India smuggling link

The case has shaken the nation’s largest listed jeweller, Phu Nhuan Jewelry JSC, whose shares have fallen more than 35 per cent.

Vietnam probes diamond smuggling ring linked to major jeweller

Police have seized 1,239 diamonds in the investigation so far.

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