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British mum smuggled £500,000 of Thai cannabis into UK in suitcases

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    Hong Kong customs has seized about 13kg of suspected ketamine, worth an estimated HK$4.7 million (US$599,067), at the city’s airport and arrested a passenger arriving from Germany over alleged drug trafficking. According to the Customs and Excise Department, officers found the suspected ketamine in the checked luggage of a 22-year-old Japanese man who arrived in Hong Kong from Frankfurt on Sunday. “During customs clearance, customs officers found about 13kg of suspected ketamine inside his...

    Hong Kong customs has seized about 13kg of suspected ketamine, worth an estimated HK$4.7 million (US$599,067), at the city’s airport and arrested a passenger arriving from Germany for alleged drug trafficking. According to the Customs and Excise Department, officers found the suspected ketamine in the checked luggage of a 22-year-old Japanese man who arrived in Hong Kong from Frankfurt on Sunday. “During customs clearance, customs officers found about 13kg of suspected ketamine inside his...

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Fri, 7 August 2026peak 6 reports on Tue, 18 August 2026Wed, 28 October 2026

What it is about

Mark AbbottNational Crime AgencyFacebookBritishThaiThailandIsleworth, Hounslow, United KingdomDurban, Kwazulu-Natal, South AfricaUnited KingdomBangkok, Krung Thep Mahanakhon, ThailandHemyock, Devon, United KingdomUxbridge, Hillingdon, United KingdomCullompton, Devon, United KingdomEllie CrampsieBella CulleyGeorgia, , GeorgiaLondon, London, City Of, United KingdomTbilisi, Georgia (General), GeorgiaHeathrow, Hillingdon, United KingdomGlasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom

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liverpoolecho.co.uk1 copy echoing walesonline.co.uk1 original report
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tportal (Croatia)1 original report1 original report
Index.hr (Croatia)1 original report1 copy echoing BBC News World1 original report
independent.co.uk1 copy echoing Index.hr (Croatia)
South China Morning Post1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report2 original reports - edited after publishing1 original report
Google News - Europe query1 original report1 original report
coventrytelegraph.net1 original report
AllAfrica2 original reports1 original report1 original report1 original report2 original reports1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report2 original reports2 original reports1 original report
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fox5dc.com1 original report
ABC News (Australia)1 original report2 original reports1 original report1 original report1 original report
freemalaysiatoday.com1 original report
manchestereveningnews.co.uk1 original report
shannonside.ie1 original report
promptnewsonline.com1 original report1 original report
rnz.co.nz1 original report
7 Aug, 10:44over 3 months28 Oct, 12:56

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How it spread - 106 original reports, 5 reprints

  1. Fri, 7 August 2026

    1 report
  2. Sat, 8 August 2026

    1 report
  3. Mon, 10 August 2026

    2 reports
  4. Tue, 18 August 2026

    5 reports
  5. Wed, 19 August 2026

    1 report
    • AllAfrica05:19

      [This Day] The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has broken up an international cocaine trafficking ring that used Nigeria as a transit point for shipments bound for the United Kingdom, other parts of Europe, and Asia, arresting the syndicate's Nigerian ringleader as he tried to leave the country.

  6. Thu, 20 August 2026

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  7. Fri, 21 August 2026

    3 reports
  8. Tue, 25 August 2026

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  9. Wed, 26 August 2026

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    • promptnewsonline.com06:58

      By Ado Oyeyemi A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a Canada returnee, Abimbola Daniel, to 11 years in prison for unlawfully importing and possessing 2.5 kilogrammes of cannabis. Justice Akintayo Aluko handed down the sentence on Monday after Daniel pleaded guilty to a two-count charge brought against him by the National Drug Law

    • AllAfrica08:18

      [Leadership] Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a Canadian-based Nigerian, Abimbola Daniel, to a total of 11 years' imprisonment for unlawfully importing and possessing 2.5 kilograms of Cannabis.

  10. Fri, 28 August 2026

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  12. Mon, 31 August 2026

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  13. Tue, 1 September 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post07:34

      Malaysian police have crippled a cross-border drug syndicate with the seizure of 86.2kg of methamphetamine worth 4.31 million ringgit (US$1 million) in Penang and Selangor. The bust resulted from intelligence sharing between Malaysian and Thai police after Thai authorities seized 166kg (370lbs) of suspected methamphetamine from a Malaysian man in Hua Hin on August 8. Penang police chief Dennis Lim Kwang Keng said the information led to Ops Zoraptera, resulting in the arrest of four suspects –...

  14. Thu, 3 September 2026

    1 report
    • manilatimes.net16:12

      A PASAY City court has sentenced two Chinese to life imprisonment for importing 240 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride into the Philippines, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.

  15. Mon, 7 September 2026

    3 reports
  16. Wed, 9 September 2026

    2 reports
  17. Thu, 10 September 2026

    2 reports
  18. Fri, 11 September 2026

    3 reports
  19. Mon, 14 September 2026

    4 reports
  20. Tue, 15 September 2026

    1 report
    • Wirtualna Polska (Poland)07:50

      Ponad 82 kilogramy marihuany o szacunkowej czarnorynkowej wartości blisko 4 milionów złotych przechwycili funkcjonariusze Straży Granicznej na Lotnisku Chopina w Warszawie. Narkotyki przyleciały z Kanady w przesyłce cargo i miały trafić do Niemiec. W udaremnieniu kontrabandy kluczową rolę odegrał pies służbowy o imieniu Drops.

  21. Fri, 18 September 2026

    3 reports
  22. Sat, 19 September 2026

    2 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)04:12

      Victoria Police arrest and charge a woman in Mildura after an illegal drug importation is intercepted at Melbourne Airport.

    • South China Morning Post11:02

      Customs has made the largest seizure of drugs shipped by sea in Hong Kong’s history, discovering HK$125 million (US$15.93 million) worth of marijuana in a 40-foot container and arresting three people. The Customs and Excise Department revealed on Saturday that it had selected a seaborne container at the Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound for inspection earlier in September after conducting a risk assessment and intelligence analysis. The container had been declared as...

  23. Sun, 20 September 2026

    4 reports
    • newstalkzb.co.nz00:00

      New Customs figures show importers are trying to bring a soaring number of meth pipes and cannabis bongs into the country, despite a law banning the sale o

    • thejakartapost.com06:07

      A Singaporean woman has been detained by Batam authorities for allegedly smuggling vape cartridges filled with class II drug etomidate, after evading the neighboring country's heightened security measures to arrive by ferry in the Riau Islands.

    • South China Morning Post11:25edited after publishing

      Hong Kong customs has seized about 13kg of suspected ketamine, worth an estimated HK$4.7 million (US$599,067), at the city’s airport and arrested a passenger arriving from Germany for alleged drug trafficking. According to the Customs and Excise Department, officers found the suspected ketamine in the checked luggage of a 22-year-old Japanese man who arrived in Hong Kong from Frankfurt on Sunday. “During customs clearance, customs officers found about 13kg of suspected ketamine inside his...

    • tribuneonlineng.com13:40

      Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted more than 1.3 million pills and capsules of tramadol

  24. Mon, 21 September 2026

    3 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:00

      Hong Kong customs recorded a nearly 50 per cent year-on-year rise in drug seizures during the first half of 2026, driven by notable increases in smuggling activities via air and sea routes. The Customs and Excise Department confiscated 5,704kg (12,575lbs) of illegal narcotics in the first half, a 49 per cent increase year on year, according to figures seen by the South China Morning Post. Nearly two-thirds of the seized narcotics, or 3,408kg, were found at the airport, a 46.6 per cent...

    • ABC News (Australia)05:07

      The duo have been sentenced to more than 12 years behind bars for cultivating Victoria's largest illegal hydroponic cannabis crop.

    • AllAfrica06:46

      [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police have arrested three suspects and recovered 160 litres of illicit brew and 39 packages of suspected cannabis sativa (bhang) during separate operations in Tharaka Nithi and Garissa counties.

  25. Tue, 22 September 2026

    1 report
  26. Wed, 23 September 2026

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  27. Thu, 24 September 2026

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  28. Mon, 28 September 2026

    6 reports
  29. Tue, 29 September 2026

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  30. Wed, 30 September 2026

    4 reports
  31. Thu, 1 October 2026

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  32. Fri, 2 October 2026

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  33. Sat, 3 October 2026

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  34. Sun, 4 October 2026

    1 report
  35. Mon, 5 October 2026

    1 report
  36. Wed, 7 October 2026

    2 reports
    • arabtimesonline.com00:25

      Kuwait authorities seize 53,314 cigarette cartons at Al-Salmi border, arrest Syrian, Yemeni, and Indian nationals involved in smuggling attempt, ongoing investi...

    • South China Morning Post02:30

      The 521kg (1,148lbs) of suspected methamphetamine seized by Laotian authorities from a private jet was not sourced from Malaysia, with the drugs believed to have originated in Laos and been destined for Manila, the Philippines. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Hussein Omar Khan said police were informed by Laotian authorities on Tuesday that the cross-border smuggling attempt had been foiled at Luang Prabang International Airport last Thursday. Hussein said...

  37. Thu, 8 October 2026

    1 report
  38. Fri, 9 October 2026

    3 reports
  39. Sun, 11 October 2026

    1 report
  40. Tue, 13 October 2026

    2 reports
  41. Wed, 14 October 2026

    1 report
  42. Thu, 15 October 2026

    2 reports
    • indiatimes.com12:11

      Around 30,200 bottles of prohibited cough syrup, valued at nearly Rs 80 lakh, were seized from a truck near the Integrated Check Post on GT Road in Mohania of Kaimur district on Thursday morning. The driver and his helper were arrested and sent to jail, officials said.

    • siasat.com12:19

      The Balanagar Police arrested three persons and seized 7.9 grams of MDMA, 26 grams of hash oil during a drug operation at Narsapur X Road.

  43. Fri, 16 October 2026

    3 reports
  44. Sat, 17 October 2026

    1 report
  45. Mon, 19 October 2026

    2 reports
  46. Tue, 20 October 2026

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  47. Sat, 24 October 2026

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  48. Sun, 25 October 2026

    3 reports
  49. Mon, 26 October 2026

    1 report
  50. Tue, 27 October 2026

    3 reports
  51. Wed, 28 October 2026

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