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Two women from England detained in Brazil for smuggling cocaine

Telegraph.co.uk reported that two British women are being held by police in Brazil after allegedly trying to smuggle almost 8lbs of cocaine through customs. The women, both believed to be 23-years-old, were arrested at Guarulhos airport in Sao Paulo en route to London. They were stopped at the boarding gate after sniffer dogs indicated they were carrying drugs, which were found concealed in plastic bags hidden in the panels of a suitcase. Read Article

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Thailand: Omani Tourists arrested for drugs in hotel party

As reported by pattayadailynews.com, “Pattaya police officers responding to complaints raided a hotel room on Phratamnak road, and busted 7 Omanis men who were using drugs. Police arrested the men and seized the evidence of marijuana, syringes and equipment for consuming ‘ice’.” Read Article

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Galapagos Islands: Tourist from Germany convicted of attempting to smuggle iguanas

Galapagos Islands – Ecuador German tourist Dirk Bender has been convicted of animal trafficking in a Quito court where he was accused of altering the ecosystem. The defendant could receive from two to four years in prison. Dirk Bender attempted to smuggle four iguanas from the Galapagos in July of 2013. Read Article

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Miami Florida: Two Canadian tourists arrested, claim police abuse

Two Canadian women have accused police in Miami Beach of roughing them up and insulting them. Angelina and Michele Mastrangelo have filed an official complaint against Miami Beach Police officers Eduard Alba and William Beeker. The sisters allege they were called “b*****s” and “sluts” and referred to as “dirty Canadians” when they were arrested on […]

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South Otago, New Zealand: Tourist will go to jail for driving convictions after a fatal crash

Singaporean tourist Kok Wei Ko will go to jail for five driving convictions resulting from a fatal crash in South Otago in November. The 25 year-old engineer was given a reduced sentence of a year and nine months for five driving related convictions after a crash on State Highway 1 between Balclutha and Clinton in […]

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Malindi, Kenya: Police officers arrested tourist for sodomizing a local at a beach

Police officers in Malindi have arrested a 75 years old tourist for allegedly sodomizing a 30 year old man at Casuarina area. Sources told the media that police caught the two having the affair in a residential house after a tip off from members of public. Read article

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South Pattaya, Thailand: Tourists arrested at a 7-eleven store after injuring a clerk

Two Russian female tourists were arrested at a south Pattaya 7-Eleven store, after injuring a female clerk by throwing a coke bottle that hit her head. They claimed the clerk had short changed them. The Russians also destroyed other property in the shop. Read article

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Thailand: British kickboxer extradited to face murder charges of a US Marine

Lee Aldhouse, from Yardley, Birmingham, is accused of stabbing to death former US marine Dashawn Longfellow, after a bar brawl on the popular island resort of Phuket in August 2010. Thai authorities hailed Mr Aldhouse’s extradition as a landmark decision. Read article

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Ukranian tourist detained in Papua, reasons unclear

Indonesian police in restive Papua on Saturday detained a Ukrainian tourist attending a prayer session to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the region’s movement for independence. Artem Shapirenko, 36, was detained by police in the town of Manokwari in western Papua where around 50 people took part in a prayer at the traditional leaders council […]

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Thailand: Police under fire in news report for allegedly framing tourist

Thai police are again under fire overseas after an Australian TV report about a man who lost his girlfriend in an accident and was then allegedly framed by police on Koh Samui. Tragedy in Thailand aired on Channel 9 in Australia on Tuesday. Jamie Keith (left) alleges Koh Samui police attempted to exort money from […]

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