A Connecticut man whose stepmother allegedly held him captive for 20 years escaped by setting fire to the small room he was held in, officials said. Authorities responded to the…
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India: Court orders release of Briton held without trial for six years
A British man detained in India for six years without trial over a high-profile corruption case must be released on bail, the Delhi High Court has ruled. Christian James Michel,…
Mexico: Army seizes tonnes of crystal meth
The Mexican army says it has seized more than four tonnes of methamphetamine in raids conducted in the violence-wracked state of Sinaloa over the weekend. Soldiers raided warehouses and drug…
Ireland: €5m worth of cocaine seized in Kildare
Two men have been arrested following a seizure of €5m (£4m) worth of cocaine in County Kildare. On Wednesday, gardaí (Irish police) stopped and searched a vehicle and a residential…
UK: Pressure grows on prisons as they near capacity
A number of prisons in the East of England were running out of space, figures revealed. They included HMP Whitemoor, a category A jail in Cambridgeshire, which had four spaces…
UK: Ex-royal protection officer guilty over porn probe
A former royal protection officer who “pestered” a revenge porn victim and kept an intimate video and images of her on his work phone has been convicted of misconduct charges.…
UK: Man shot dead by armed police on Christmas Eve
A knife-wielding man was shot dead on Christmas Eve in Worcestershire after a standoff with armed officers, West Mercia Police say. The force say officers were called by paramedics to…
UK: Three gang members jailed in biggest drugs operation
Three more members of an organised crime group (OCG) have been jailed following the UK’s largest investigation into drug smuggling. Prosecutors said they believed the gang smuggled heroin, cocaine and…
USA: District attorney seeks death penalty in case highlighted in US election
Adistrict attorney in Texas has unveiled plans to seek the death penalty in an alleged murder case that became a prominent talking point in the 2024 United States presidential election.…
Bolivia: Authorities extradite former anti-drugs chief Maximiliano Dávila to USA
Bolivia has extradited its former anti-drugs director to the United States, where he faces drug trafficking charges. Maximiliano Dávila, also known as “Macho”, is accused of facilitating cocaine smuggling to…