lubbockonline.com/AP reported Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter said in the letter that Afghanistan war veteran Andrew Tahmooressi had just moved to San Diego from Florida and had all his belongings in his truck, including his pistol, shotgun and rifle, when he missed the last U.S. exit on April 1, forcing him to cross the border. Road closures because of checkpoints and construction added to the confusion, and there was no opportunity for drivers to turn around, Hunter added. The 25-year-old was arrested by Mexican federal authorities on weapons charges and is being held at the La Mesa Penitentiary in Tijuana. Mexican officials could not be reached for comment Friday. Read Article
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dailyindependent.com reported ….What began as a promising job interview has turned into a living nightmare for a Morehead couple. Sarah Walling said her husband, Dennis “Pepper” Walling, had found an opening for a security position with AirServ International RAM. The company allegedly offered to fly Walling to Ecuador to interview for the position. “He was only […]
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newstrackindia.com reported an Indian national was arrested in Israel for allegedly smuggling diamonds and gold worth hundreds of thousands of dollars hidden in his underwear, media reported Tuesday.The diamonds were recovered from an Indian tourist by the custom officials, during a routine inspection at the Jordan river border crossing area — an international border between […]
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HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF LIVING OR RETIRING TO ECUADOR – READ THIS BOOK elcomercio.pe reported that the decentralized direction of culture of Cusco reported that photographs and video of two people naked running around the Citadel of Machu Picchu were recorded from irregularly in November of 2013 and that the authorities arrested them immediately. The […]
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An American tourist who bit off a man’s bottom lip during a fight at Munich’s Oktoberfest was given a suspended sentence by a German court on Monday. The attack took place inside the Oktoberfest tent. The American woman, named as Tesia D., was sentence to one year and nine months suspended after she ripped off […]
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theguardian.com reported Michaela McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid have been sentenced to six years and eight months in jail on drug trafficking charges. The pair’s lawyer says the two women, who pleaded guilty to the charges, are not appealing the ruling. The 20-year-olds were stopped at Lima airport in August with £1.5m of cocaine in […]
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Bangkokpost.com reports that an angry Australian tourist on Koh Chang went berserk, tried to attack pedestrians with a kitchen knife, and set fire to three vehicles because his rented motorbike consumed too much fuel, police said on Saturday. Pol Capt Banjerd Krachangsaeng, an investigating officer at the Koh Chang police station, identified the tourist as […]
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According to ynetnews.com, a 31-year-old Russian tourist on vacation with his partner at a hotel in Netanya has been arrested for allegedly attacking her and threatening to kill her. In the examination, he admitted that he argued with her, but said that his partner attacked him and bruised him. He is being detained for further […]
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Newindianexpress.com reports that police have registered a case against a French tourist for allegedly sexually abusing a group of children in Odisha’s beach town of Puri, an official said Thursday. Middle-aged Mathew Furic allegedly indulged in paedophilia with a group of boys on a secluded area of the beach at Puri, about 56 km from […]
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heraldsun.com.au reported that a touritst burglar stole $178,000 in cash, designer jewellery and electronics in a four year spree targeting rich Asians in Melbourne’s wealthiest suburbs. Barry Williams, 40, was nabbed in a targeted operation after he was identified on CCTV entering the well secured properties. Investigators claimed Williams would strike in the evenings when […]
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