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Drug smuggler who Googled ‘what to take to London in your suitcase’ before he was caught trying to bring a kilo of cocaine is jailed for over 5-years

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[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

Asamankese- E/R: Man jailed 20 years for multiple defilement of stepdaughter

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[ad_1] At Asamankese, a community in the Lower West Akyem municipality of the Eastern region, a man has been jailed for 20 years for defiling his stepdaughter. The Asamankese Circuit Court, presided over by Justice Abass Abubakar Adams on Wednesday November 1, 2023, sentenced Kofi Amankwah, the accused, for lying with his stepchild. According to … Read more

Man with ‘worst criminal record’ is jailed again after committing 517th offence

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[ad_1] A man, whose lawyer described as having “the worst record you will have seen”, has been jailed again after he was caught trying to steal from a restaurant multiple times.   Andrew Davies, 43, with an “appalling” and “atrocious record” of 517 previous offences, is possibly the man with the longest criminal record in Wales.   … Read more

“I cried when they put me in prison uniform” Tems talks about the difficult time she was jailed in Uganda

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[ad_1] Tems has recalled the time she was jailed for two days in Uganda.  The singer was arrested alongside Omah Lay and Donawon when they went to perform in Uganda shortly after covid curfew was lifted in the country.  Speaking during an interview with radio show host Angie Martinez, Tems explained that they didn’t exactly … Read more

Man who was wrongfully jailed for 17 years is now broke and living in a tent

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[ad_1] A man who was jailed for 17 years after being wrongly convicted of rape says he is now ‘broke’ and living in a tent in Spain. Andrew Malkinson, then 37, was falsely convicted of raping a woman while working as a security guard in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK in 2003. The 57-year-old could have … Read more

Ato Essien jailed 15 years over Capital Bank collapse

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[ad_1] Founder of defunct Capital Bank William Ato Essien to spend 15 years in prison for role in the collapse of bank. Despite reaching an agreement to refund 90 million Cedis to the state, he only managed to refund 37 million Cedis to the state, hence the imposition of custodial sentence He was slapped with … Read more

Writer who called Swiss journalist a ‘fat lesbian’ is jailed for two months

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[ad_1] A Swiss writer and political commentator who called a journalist a ‘fat lesbian’ has been handed a 60-day prison sentence and thousands in fines.      The Lausanne court sentenced French-Swiss polemicist Alain Bonnet, who goes by the nom de plume Alain Soral, for the crimes of defamation, discrimination, and incitement to hatred this … Read more