Smuggling

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A massive haul of ambergris, often referred to as whale vomit because it orginates inside whales' intestines, was seized from smugglers by Indian authorities.

Donkey skins are being imported to China en masse for use in the ejiao industry, being used as an alternative medicine.

Two live birds, later identified as toucans, were found wrapped in stockings and concealed inside a traveler's purse.

The prisoner was attempting to smuggle four mobile phones into the prison, and has refused surgery to get the final two removed.

The DEA has described rainbow fentanyl as a scheme designed by Mexican drug cartels to market the deadly drug, disguised as candy, to children and young people.

Rainbow fentanyl—regular fentanyl dyed with food coloring—is an opioid drug responsible for 80 per cent of all overdose deaths in New York City.

Calvin Bautista, 36, could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.

The substance was found concealed in the lining of the couple's suitcases.

Once the window was softened, the inmate used a metal pipe and a chow tray to punch a hole through it, he said.

"Ultimately, it's going to impact all of us," Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz told Newsweek.

According to a criminal complaint, officials did not find "documentation of any kind related to the reptiles," on the individual or in his vehicle.

Over 150 migrants were taken into custody for interviews and were processed for removal according to officials.

The contraband included 19 rolls of pork bologna stashed under the backseat of a car.

Homeland Security has launched a "parallel" criminal investigation alongside the search and rescue mission.

The Coast Guard reported that 39 people are believed missing after the boat capsized due to weather on Saturday night.

The cartel has been linked to multiple massacres in Mexico involving burned and dismembered bodies.

The New Jersey man pleaded guilty to being part of a four-man scheme to bring contraband into Fort Dix prison.

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the primates are considered endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

Even though the horns are made of keratin and have no known medicinal properties, some people think the horns cure ailments such as hangovers and cancer.

It was reported that at least an additional 50 people were injured.

The men now face up to 20 years in federal prison after being indicted on 11 federal charges.

Three employees at a downtown Manhattan jail were charged with accepting bribes from prisoners in exchange for cellphones, booze and good reviews to a judge.

Dayton Beasley has been accused of supplying contraband to inmates at the Wayne County Jail in Georgia.

The discovery in Laredo comes just days after dozens of attempted human smuggling efforts were found at nearby checkpoints.

After "an x-ray revealed suspicious anomalies" in a shipment of peanuts, officers found that crystal meth had been carefully stuffed into individual shells.

A rare McLaren, a Lotus race car and a Bentley Flying Spur were among the cars, trucks and SUVs that the government of the Philippines destroyed with a backhoe this week.

At least 19 bodies were recovered along a dirt road in northern Mexico on Friday after residents reported a burning vehicle across the Rio Grande from Texas. Investigators believe the victims had been shot before they were set on fire.

"This smuggler was knowingly trying to avoid detection," said Louisville Port Director Thomas Mahn in a statement released Friday.

"This interdiction and drug seizure was a big win for our Navy and Coast Guard team," said U.S.S. Preble Commanding Officer Commander Leonardo Giovannelli.