Russian cop ‘in London gang rape’ | The Sun |News

Russian cop ‘in London gang rape’ | The Sun |News: "18-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and then filmed while being assaulted by seven Russian men, including intelligence officer Oleg Vladimirvich Ivanov, 23. The attack is said to have happened early on Sunday during a party among English language students at prestigious Bellerbys College in Greenwich, South London. Police retrieved iPhones with harrowing footage of the Malaysian victim being raped by a succession of men. Ivanov is one of four Russians charged with rape. He appeared at Woolwich Magistrates' Court yesterday with Gregory Andreev...

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One Hyde Park, the world’s most expensive apartments, opens its doors for the first time - Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance

One Hyde Park, the world’s most expensive apartments, opens its doors for the first time - Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance: "A total of 86 flats at One Hyde Park, thought to be the most expensive residential development in the world, have been officially unveiled by the property duo, the Candy brothers. Prices at the highly anticipated Knightsbridge project start at £6.5m for a simple one-bedroom flat and soar to £140m for one of the penthouses. Averaging about £6,000 a square foot, the prices are higher than any other residential space, according to property experts. City grandees including Lord...

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Hong Kong seizes $33 mn cocaine haul

Hong Kong seizes $33 mn cocaine haul - Yahoo! News: "Hong Kong customs officers have made the territory's second largest ever drugs haul, seizing cocaine worth HK$260 million ($33.4 million) hidden in planks bound for mainland China. The seizure of 290 kilogrammes (639 pounds) of the drug was the largest yet made by the city's Customs and Excise Department and is believed to be the second biggest the city has seen, a customs spokesman told AFP Thursday." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright hol...

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Drugs courier awaits fate after decade on run - Local News - News - Gazette Live

Drugs courier awaits fate after decade on run - Local News - News - Gazette Live: "ONE-TIME fugitive’s future hangs in the balance today after he spent a decade on the run following a major drugs raid. Former gym manager Zaffer Majid, 48, faced the music for a large narcotics seizure after fleeing UK justice to Pakistan more than 10 years ago. He was caught delivering a sports bag packed with 684g of heroin to his Middlesbrough workplace back in April 1999, Teesside Crown Court heard yesterday. The high-purity drugs, split into 25- ounce packages, were worth £25,000 in bulk, £37,600 broken down...

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South American drug gangs funding al-Qaeda terrorists - Telegraph

South American drug gangs funding al-Qaeda terrorists - Telegraph: "Islamic rebels familiar with the barren terrain of the Sahara have struck deals under which they provide armed security escorts for drug traffickers in return for a slice of their profits. Counter-terrorism experts said that the terrorists belong to the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) group, which has kidnapped a series of Westerners and killed a British tourist last year. They warned that the money they receive from drugs gangs could be used to attract new recruits and plan terrorist attacks on European cities. Olivier...

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The cartel of the Beltran Leyva brothers

The cartel of the Beltran Leyva brothers was so powerful and violent as ephemeral. Began to set in the administration of Ernesto Zedillo, after the death of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, and consolidated in the administration of Vicente Fox Quesada, when he got relations that led to Los Pinos. Then came the abrupt end after he declared war against the Sinaloa cartel and allied with the Zetas. Now only Hector, H, and so far there is only a shadow on the mystery. The death of the Beltran Leyva criminal organization began as the January 21, 2008 with the sudden arrest of Alfred, the youngest of six sons...

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