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Cocaine hidden in Skims shipment earns Polish driver 13½-year sentence
crime5 days ago

Cocaine hidden in Skims shipment earns Polish driver 13½-year sentence

UK authorities uncovered 90 packages of cocaine worth about €7.2 million ($8.4 million) concealed in a false rear-door compartment of a Skims cargo truck at the Port of Harwich. Polish driver Jakub Jan Konkel pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 13 years and six months. The Skims shipment was legitimate and the company says it had no knowledge of the crime. Investigators say organized crime exploited legitimate freight routes to move drugs across borders.

via USA Today|
#cocaine#crime#hidden-compartment
Six migrants die of heat in a Texas container, triggering a smuggling investigation
us-borderimmigration14 days ago

Six migrants die of heat in a Texas container, triggering a smuggling investigation

Authorities say six people believed to be migrants died of hyperthermia after being found inside a shipping container at a Union Pacific rail yard near the Texas–Mexico border in Laredo; a seventh body found near San Antonio may be connected. Autopsies are underway, with officials treating the incident as a potential human-smuggling event and noting IDs suggesting origins in Mexico and Honduras. The case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the Laredo Police Department, and Texas Rangers, with Union Pacific cooperating.

via The Guardian|
#border-security#heatstroke#immigration
Kenya jails Chinese national for smuggling 2,200 live ants
world1 month ago

Kenya jails Chinese national for smuggling 2,200 live ants

A Kenyan court fined 1 million shillings and sentenced Chinese national Zhang Kequn to 12 months in jail after he was caught at Nairobi’s airport attempting to smuggle about 2,200 live garden ants in his luggage; a co-defendant, Charles Mwangi, is accused of supplying the ants. Wildlife officials say ant trafficking is rising and penalties are used as a deterrent against biopiracy, with several similar cases having occurred in the past.

via CNN|
#ants#court-sentencing#kenya
Indictment ties Nvidia chips to a $2.5B China smuggling scheme via Super Micro
industries2 months ago

Indictment ties Nvidia chips to a $2.5B China smuggling scheme via Super Micro

A federal indictment accuses three men tied to Super Micro of helping smuggle Nvidia GPUs into China in a roughly $2.5 billion scheme, using shell companies and counterfeit packaging to hide shipments of restricted chips and servers. The case, which pressured Super Micro’s stock and underscores ongoing export-control enforcement, challenges Jensen Huang’s claim of no evidence of diversion and highlights gaps in how the industry polices the movement of advanced chips to China.

via MarketWatch|
#export-controls#industries#nvidia
Supermicro-linked trio charged in bid to smuggle Nvidia AI chips to China
business2 months ago

Supermicro-linked trio charged in bid to smuggle Nvidia AI chips to China

Three men tied to Supermicro were indicted for conspiring to smuggle Nvidia B200 and H200 AI chips inside servers to China without licenses, using a Southeast Asia-based company to repackage shipments worth billions; Wally Liaw and Willy Sun were arrested, Steven Chang is a fugitive. They face charges including conspiracy to violate the Export Controls Reform Act, smuggling, and defrauding the United States, with potential decades in prison, underscoring ongoing enforcement of U.S. export controls on advanced AI hardware.

via NBC News|
#ai-chips#business#export-controls
Brother of Israel’s security chief linked to Gaza smuggling ring arrest
world3 months ago

Brother of Israel’s security chief linked to Gaza smuggling ring arrest

Bezalel Zini, brother of Shin Bet chief David Zini, was arrested with 14 others in a police bust accusing a smuggling network of moving illegal goods—primarily cigarettes—into Gaza for profit. The indictment alleges 14 crates of cigarettes worth about 365,000 shekels (~$117,000), along with mobile phones and car parts, trafficked via West Bank and Gaza routes sometimes under humanitarian pretexts. Prosecutors say the ring aided Hamas and threatened Israeli security; Zini’s attorney denies the charges and notes no evidence links him to his brother. The investigation was led by police and Shin Bet, separately from the brother’s agency.

via cnn.com|
#bezalel-zini#gaza-strip#israel
Shin Bet chief’s brother faces wartime aiding charge over Gaza cigarette smuggling
world3 months ago

Shin Bet chief’s brother faces wartime aiding charge over Gaza cigarette smuggling

Israeli prosecutors charged Bezalel Zini, brother of Shin Bet head David Zini, with aiding the enemy in wartime for allegedly smuggling 14 cartons (about 7,000 packs) of cigarettes into Gaza in exchange for 365,000 shekels; the case is tied to a broader indictment accusing a crime ring of smuggling goods including iPhones and car parts to Hamas, with two accomplices also charged and Zini denying the allegations. His brother is not implicated.

via BBC|
#gaza#indictment#israel
Germany arrests five in €30 million sanctions-busting smuggling ring to Russia
world3 months ago

Germany arrests five in €30 million sanctions-busting smuggling ring to Russia

German authorities arrested five men suspected of running a network that smuggled goods worth at least €30 million to Russian defence companies, bypassing EU sanctions through front companies and about 16,000 deliveries; an asset freeze of €30 million was issued as raids took place across several cities, with five suspects still at large.

via Euronews.com|
#defence-industry#eu-sanctions#germany
Mainland China Seeks Taiwan Smugglers in Undersea Cable Damage Case
world5 months ago

Mainland China Seeks Taiwan Smugglers in Undersea Cable Damage Case

China has accused two Taiwanese men of leading a smuggling operation involving a vessel that damaged undersea cables in February, amid ongoing tensions and accusations of hybrid warfare between China and Taiwan. Taiwan denies Chinese involvement, calling the incident a maritime accident, and criticizes China's public accusations and reward offers for information. The incident highlights the vulnerability of undersea cables, crucial for global communications, to sabotage and accidental damage.

via Al Jazeera|
#china#hybrid-warfare#smuggling