LOS ANGELES—Nine U.S. citizens have been arrested in London for allegedly smuggling large quantities of cannabis from Los Angeles to the United Kingdom, British officials announced Jan. 17. According to the British National Crime Agency, authorities seized drugs over the past week that were packed into checked luggage and flown from Los Angeles International Airport…
9 US Citizens Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Drugs From LA to London
January 17, 2023
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UK Counter-Terror Police Investigating After Uranium Detected in Package at Heathrow Airport
Britain’s counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after material contaminated with a radioactive substance was found at London’s Heathrow Airport last month. Uranium was detected in a package at the airport on Dec. 29. According to the Sun newspaper, which first reported the incident, the package had originated from Pakistan and arrived in the UK…
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