smuggling
Hobby Lobby Gives Up Stolen 3,500-Year-Old ‘Gilgamesh Dream Tablet’
The rare and valuable tablet is the latest artifact that Hobby Lobby has had to forfeit due to its illegal provenance.
Italian Customs Authorities Seized a Dinosaur Egg Hidden In a Package
The fossil was found in a package sent from Malaysia and once belonged to a Shunosaur, a sauropod that lived millions of years ago, authorities said.
This Drug Trafficking Trial Could Reveal How Close Honduras’ President Is to the Cocaine Trade
U.S. prosecutors have alleged that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández said he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.”
12 Years of Smuggling Women and Selling Their Babies Only Got This Guy 6 Years in Prison
Paul Petersen organized the pregnant women's flights into Arkansas, Arizona, or Utah, where they'd stay with other pregnant Marshallese women at a home he financed.
This Multimillion-Dollar Drug Smuggling Ring Used Skydivers To Transport Weed
A podcast called ‘The Syndicate’ dives into a sophisticated criminal network that snuck $12 million dollars worth of weed across the U.S. state borders.
What Makes India a Hotspot for Smuggled African Gold
Porous borders, tariff on gold imports and high demand for gold jewellery make the country a preferred market for illicit gold.
Flight Attendant Jailed for Smuggling Heroin in Underwear to Pay Daughter’s Medical Bills
A Malaysian air hostess trafficked a total $3 million worth of the drugs into Australia. She has been sentenced to nine and a half years.
The Art World Is Full of Lies, Smuggling, and Financial Hijinks
Works of art generated more than $64 billion in 2019. But there are a few things you should know before you quit your job to don a smock.
I’m a Paraplegic Who Used to Smuggle Ecstasy in My Wheelchair
J. told me he was thinking of carving out some candles, putting pills inside them, and mailing them to Chicago. I had a better idea: I’d fly them out in my wheelchair, because airport security never searched it.
Drugs Keep Washing up on Indian Shores
Over the weekend, 183 packets of hash and 78 kilos of crystal meth were found floating about in Indian seas.
European Gun Makers Are Quietly Supplying the Mexican Drug Wars
Companies in Italy, Belgium, and Romania are arming Mexican soldiers, cops, and cartels alike.
Malaysian Woman Tries Smuggling Heroin Inside Durians
The "king of fruits" was hollowed out and stuffed with the drugs.