Read more about the article Iran Forces Jet On International Flight To Land So They Can Seize Footballer’s Family
Iranian former striker Ali Daei poses in undated photo. He showed support for the protests in Iran and authorities took away his passport and barred from leaving the country. (@alidaei/Newsflash)
Iran

Iran Forces Jet On International Flight To Land So They Can Seize Footballer’s Family

An Iranian football superstar has complained after Iran diverted an international flight so that they could remove his wife and daughter from the plane to stop them leaving the country. Iranian former striker Ali Daei poses in undated photo. He showed support for the protests in Iran and authorities took…

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December 27, 2022
Read more about the article CUP CUP AND AWAY: Customs Seize 500 Replica World Cup Trophies
Picture shows some of the trophies seized by the Nanning Customs in China, undated. They seized 492 fake World Cup trophies. (Nanning Customs/AsiaWire)
Crime

CUP CUP AND AWAY: Customs Seize 500 Replica World Cup Trophies

Customs officials in China have seized hundreds of fake FIFA World Cup trophies about to be sent all over the planet. The realistic-looking trophies were discovered by Nanning Customs officers in 41 boxes with a total of 492 fake trophies inside. Like the original, the replicas show the world being…

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December 22, 2022
Read more about the article FAG END: Police Seize More Than 7 Million Smuggled Cigarettes
Image shows the cigarettes that were seized by customs, undated photo. The 7.3 million cigarettes worth EUR 2.3 million (GBP 2 million) were seized in the town of Petershagen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (Zoll/Newsflash)
Crime

FAG END: Police Seize More Than 7 Million Smuggled Cigarettes

Customs police have seized more than 7.3 million untaxed cigarettes with an estimated worth of more than GBP 2 million from a warehouse in Germany. Image shows the cigarettes that were seized by customs, undated photo. The 7.3 million cigarettes worth EUR 2.3 million (GBP 2 million) were seized in…

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November 16, 2022
Read more about the article LOST AND IMPOUND: Customs Police Seize More Than 150 Mayan Treasures From American Travellers
Picture shows some of the pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces seized by police, undated. Stephanie Allison Jolluck, 49, and Giorgio Salvador Rossilli, 62, were arrested transporting 166 pieces Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (@PNCdeGuatemala/Newsflash)
Archaeology / Crime / History

LOST AND IMPOUND: Customs Police Seize More Than 150 Mayan Treasures From American Travellers

Two Americans have been arrested in Guatemala with 166 pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces in their vehicle and face artefact trafficking charges. Picture shows some of the pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces seized by police, undated. Stephanie Allison Jolluck, 49, and Giorgio Salvador Rossilli, 62, were arrested transporting 166 pieces Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, on…

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November 15, 2022
Read more about the article BREXIT BUST: Spanish Cops Seize Brit With Forged Documents
Canary Islands of Tenerife where four British citizens are investigated for using fake documents to stay in Spain after Brexit, and one of them was arrested. (Newsflash)
Police

BREXIT BUST: Spanish Cops Seize Brit With Forged Documents

A British national has been seized by police in the Canary Islands for possessing a forged document that allowed them to stay in Spain after the Brexit split. Police in Tenerife - who are investigating three other Brits - say the suspects presented false documents allowing them to claim residency…

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May 29, 2022