As covered by 3news.co.nz, “A Taiwanese woman has been charged with possession of Class A drugs after almost a million dollars of methamphetamine was found in her luggage at Auckland airport. The 47-year-old had almost a kilogram of the drug in two bags she was carrying on a flight from Hong Kong. Customs manager Shane Panettiere says the woman attracted the attention of officials very quickly.” Read Article
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According to myfoxny.com, “Police say a man who placed a pistol under a cushion in the lobby of a New York City hotel has been arrested. Bobby Glen Jackson was arrested in Fayetteville, N.C. He’s set to be brought to New York next week to face charges of criminal possession of a weapon and reckless […]
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An Iranian was arrested with a false passport Israeli staff of the Israeli Embassy in Kathmandu on 13 April, Himalayan Times newspaper said, citing a report in local daily Annapurna Post, published in Nepali. The report indicates that the Iranian Khosravian identified as Mohsin, who was conducting suspicious activity around the Israeli delegation, was arrested […]
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As reported by news.yahoo.com, “An American tourist who collected stones during a six-day beach holiday with his wife was briefly detained in Turkey and faces trial for attempting to smuggle historical artifacts, he said on Wednesday. Jason Dement was taken into custody by security officials at Antalya airport, near Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, on Sunday because […]
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As reported by bangkokpost.com, “Two French nationals and a Tunisian have been arrested on charges of credit card fraud in Phuket, and a Vietnamese man for stealing from revellers during the Songkran celebration on Silom Road. Supaseth Chokchai, deputy commander of the Tourist Police Division, said in Phuket on Monday that police arrested Mhoussin Mahamoud, […]
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As reported by stuff.co.nz, “Three Mataura men in Queenstown for a stag do on Saturday night were arrested after racially abusing Asian tourists and stealing a Korean woman’s purse. Senior constable Chris Blackford, of Queenstown, said a Korean woman, who was sitting on a lakefront bench in Queenstown Bay, was approached by a group of […]
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According to bracknellnews.co.uk, “A MAN has been arrested in connection with the death of a former Ascot schoolgirl. Sarah Groves, 24, was found stabbed to death on a houseboat in Kashmir on Saturday. The former pupil of St Mary’s School in Ascot, who was from Guernsey, had been travelling in India. She had been staying […]
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According to ynetnews.com, “A group of Israeli travelers is being detained by authorities in Jordan as a local security officer who accompanied them has disappeared. Jordanian sources told Ynet that the security officer’s body was found Thursday morning and a source at the Foreign Ministry suggested he likely drowned.” Read Article
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As reported by myrepublica.com, “A hotel staffer has been left with permanent eye damage after an acid attack by a tourist in a guest house in Thamel on Thursday. The attacker, who has been identified as Sales Ali from US, all of sudden came into the Annapurna Guest House, Thamel, and threw the acid on […]
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As covered by thejakartaglobe.com, “A 35-year-old Japanese tourist on Thursday went to court on charges of possessing less than a gram of marijuana — a crime which could land him in jail for up to 12 years if he is found guilty. Store-owner Watanabe Shinichi was arrested during a police raid at a nightclub in […]
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