MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 75,000 pounds (34,000 kilograms) of illegal drugs this summer from boats far out to sea in the Pacific and Caribbean, which the service called its largest-ever haul worth nearly half a billion dollars. The Coast Guard worked with the Department of Defense on these seizures, catching 19 drug-carrying vessels off the …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link A US Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs that, if it had made it to the streets, would represent around 23 million deadly doses of cocaine, the service said. The cutter Hamilton offloaded about 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, around …
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A Reseda high school student who was arrested by immigration agents Aug. 8 and is being held in a detention facility told a former teacher that he overheard the masked men who seized him brag among themselves that they would receive $1,500 for his arrest, the instructor said. On Tuesday afternoon, activists and educators rallied outside Los Angeles Unified School …
Read More »US Treasury Secretary Bessent says government won’t buy bitcoin for strategic reserve but will retain seized assets as crypto markets see red The Block Bitcoin sinks following hotter-than-expected inflation print, Bessent comments on strategic reserve Yahoo Finance Treasury secretary clarifies Trump administration’s crypto plans Axios Bitcoin News (BTC): Strategic Reserve Purchases May Still Be in Play CoinDesk Bitcoin Drops to $117K After US Treasury …
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Afghan man moving to US seized by immigration agents after green card application appointment The Trump administration is continuing its deportations policy, which has been described as “human trafficking disguised as a deportation deal” by the largest opposition party in Eswatini. Civil society and opposition groups expressed outrage after the US deported five men to the country. You can read …
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Surrogate mothers who gave birth to children for an Arcadia couple are looking for answers after the pair were recently accused of neglect and 21 children and babies were removed from their home. On May 7, Arcadia police officers responded to a local hospital for a report of a 2-month-old child with significant head trauma, according to Arcadia Police Lt. …
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Security researchers say Chinese authorities are using a new type of malware to extract data from seized phones, allowing them to obtain text messages — including from chat apps such as Signal — images, location histories, audio recordings, contacts, and more. On Wednesday, mobile cybersecurity company Lookout published a new report — shared exclusively with TechCrunch — detailing the hacking …
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Following the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s widely reported seizure of pirate ROM site Nsw2u.com last week, the US government agency has confirmed the move was part of an operation that impacted “multiple” targets. In a statement shared on its website, the FBI announced “the seizure of several online criminal marketplaces” that it said had, “for more than four …
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A popular Nintendo Switch piracy site has been seized by the FBI, as Nintendo continues its crackdown against piracy. Nsw2u was a repository for Switch ROMs online, meaning players could download games without purchasing them to play on a hacked console or PC emulator. Now, as reported by Kotaku, the site has been taken down in accordance with a seizure …
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