Australian police seized 2.7 metric tonnes of cocaine from underground bunkers beneath shipping containers in western Sydney, the country’s largest-ever cocaine bust. Two men were charged, and investigators are probing links to a suspected mother ship detained in Solomon Islands.
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Police Scotland have charged a 36-year-old man after five men were injured in suspected anti-Muslim attacks across Edinburgh. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the suspect appeared to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred.
Trump said U.S. Park Police arrested multiple people for alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after algae and peeling blue coating appeared following a renovation. One arrested man, former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, denied damaging the pool.
Roman Lavrynovych was sentenced to seven years and Stanislav Carpiuc to two years for arson attacks on property and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The men were recruited through a Russian-speaking Telegram account that promised payment, prosecutors said.
British actress Emaa Hussen has been charged in Australia with attempting to import 320kg of meth hidden in charcoal bags from Ghana. Police said the drugs were worth A$296 million and could have supplied 3.2 million street deals.
A 30-year-old man from Norfolk was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 3-year-old boy ended up in a crocodile enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst. Police said the boy remains in critical but stable condition at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
The Supreme Court unanimously sided with Ali Danial Hemani, a Texas marijuana user charged under a federal ban on gun possession by unlawful drug users. The justices said the ruling was narrow and did not invalidate the law in full.
Chi Leung “Peter” Wai and Chung Biu “Bill” Yuen were jailed for assisting a foreign intelligence service in a case involving surveillance of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists in Britain. Wai, a Border Force officer, also received a misconduct sentence for misusing Home Office systems.