California touts illegal weed seizures. But it’s just a drop in the bucket
Two major state programs to combat illegal cannabis recently sent out news releases lauding their collective seizures of some $544 million worth of illicit weed. But when it comes to…
Read More »Japanese Prosecutors Raid Democratic Party Offices Amid Political Funding Scandal
Prosecutors have raided the offices of Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party amid a political funding scandal concerning allegations that party officials failed to declare a combined 600 million yen ($4.18…
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Germany police raid Islamic Center of Hamburg, accuses group of Hezbollah support – JURIST
German police, through order of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI), raided the Islamic Center of Hamburg (IZH) and five other organizations, saying the groups were pro-Hezbollah and support…
Read More »One of Australia’s Most Wanted Arrested In Raid In Turkey On Organized Crime Charges
Police in Turkey have arrested the man who is allegedly Australia’s “most wanted organized crime boss,” Lucy Cormack and Nick McKenzie report for The Sydney Morning Herald. Hakan Ayik and…
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10 Stops in 5 Days, Plus an Air Raid Shelter, for Blinken
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hurried into a bunker as air raid sirens wailed in Tel Aviv on Monday, in the most dramatic moment of a whirlwind — and…
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Air Force football uniform pays tribute to WWII raid on Japan
The Air Force Academy football team’s plan to wear uniforms honoring the participants in an air attack on Japan during World War II has elicited positive and negative reactions. The…
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Raid On Kansas Newspaper Marion County Record Likely Broke The Law, But Which One?
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas police chief was not only on legally shaky ground when he ordered the raid of a weekly newspaper, experts said, but it may…
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Kansas Newspaper Raid: Seized Items to Be Returned to Marion County Record
The top prosecutor in Marion County, Kan., said on Wednesday that there was not sufficient evidence to support a raid on a local newspaper last week, and that all the…
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