[ad_1] A Paraguayan drug smuggler who tried to bring a kilo of cocaine with him to the UK has been sentenced to five years in prison. Armando Formigli Palma, 31, was caught during a routine check by Border Force at Heathrow Airport on 31 July 2023, after disembarking a plane from Sao Paulo, Brazil. … Read more
[ad_1] The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kano State Command said it arrested 198 drug suspects and dismantled 21 illicit drug joints in Kano State. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the spokesman of the agency, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in Kano. He said the … Read more
[ad_1] The Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has reiterated the need for the growing phenomenon of vote buying to be curbed. He has cautioned that if this is not done, money from illegal sources will be used by individuals to fund parliamentary elections. “Our democracy is going … Read more
[ad_1] Close friends of actor Matthew Perry have launched a foundation in his name to help those struggling with addiction. The Amercian-Canadian actor, who shot to fame as Chandler Bing in ‘Friends’, was found dead at his house in Los Angeles last week after apparently drowning. Perry, who died at the … Read more
[ad_1] The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai zonal unit has arrested a 60-year-old Nigerian national, Paul Ikenna alias Bossman, and two Indians in an operation targeting inter-state and international narcotics trafficking networks. The agency in a statement on Saturday, October 14, 2023, said Ikenna’s landlord and a bank employee, were also arrested for alleged … Read more