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Huge drug bust in NYC
More than 70 kg of heroin and 2 million USD in cash was discovered by the New York DEA, making this drug bust the biggest in the history of the city.
The massive operation in the northern part of the Bronx was the fourth largest heroin op in US history.
Only last month, authorities in New York JFK seized heroin transported on two jets.
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Parents want part of Thomas Cook’s compensation for their kids’ monoxide poisoning on Corfu
An inquest by Wakefield Coroner’s Court into the deaths of Bobby and Christi Sheherd, aged six and seven when they died while on a holiday to Corfu, found that tour operators Thomas Cook “breached their duty of care.” The children died from carbon monoxide poisoning due to a faulty boiler while on holiday in 2006.
Bulgarian Customs Seize 2.7 kg Cocaine from Venezuelan Citizen
Bulgarian customs officers have seized 2.7 kg of cocaine at Sofia International Airport being smuggled by a female citizen of Venezuela, the National Customs Agency (NCA) announced on Thursday.
The drug was discovered in the luggage of the traveller who had arrived on a flight from Brazil via Doha, Qatar.
Bulgarian Drivers Pledge Support for H2Obicham Campaign
The Union of Bulgarian Autho-drivers (SBA) has now shown support for the national campaign H2Obicham. The organization has endorsed the initiative on account of the great importance that good hydration plays when a person is driving.
Serbia "to follow EU's decision" on potential cancerogen
Serbia "to follow EU's decision" on potential cancerogen
BELGRADE -- Serbia will "support" any decision made by the EU regarding trade in plant protection products containing the ingredient glyphosate.
The material is believed to be a human cancerogen.
European Commission Urges Southeastern Europe to Build More LNG Terminals
The European Commission has recommended that Southeastern European countries strive to build LNG terminals to avoid gas supply disruptions and to boost energy security.
European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic announced a comprehensive plan for SEE countries aimed at guaranteeing access to at least three sources of gas, according to reports of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency.
Fertilizer suited for bombs flows to ISIL territory from Turkey: Report
The New York Times reports that the fertilizer, ammonium nitrate, which has also been used by terrorists, crosses the border between Turkey and Syria, raising eyebrows. The laborers work all day, piling bags of fertilizer onto carts and wheeling them through the crossing that connects this southern border town to Syria.
150 kilos of explosives found on road in southeastern Turkey
Some 150 kilos of TNT supported by ammonium nitrate were found on May 1 embedded in the Bingöl highway in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r.
Britain's biggest hard drugs seizure 'worth $750 mn'
A cocaine seizure off Britain's coast last week yielded what is thought to be the country's biggest-ever haul of hard drugs, potentially worth three-quarters of a billion dollars, authorities said on April 30.
Corfu inquest into carbon monoxide deaths of 2 British children
Sharon Wood and Neil Shepherd sat in anguish listening to testimonies at Wakefield Coronor’s Court that began on Monday to determine how her children died during a holiday on the island of Corfu almost a decade ago.