Smuggling

Michael Mpangela, 44, was arrested at the Hosea Kutako International Airport by customs officials, News24 reported. Story continues below Advertisement.

[cocaine was found](https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/hawks-dismantle-drug-cartel-with-more-suspects-to-be-arrested-1b5320fb-31f7-47d2-9cbd-1429305f1cb6) in Mpangela’s luggage. [Brazil](https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/sixteen-men-accused-of-masterminding-cocaine-cartel-between-sa-and-brazil-appear-in-court-assets-worth-r18m-seized-8aa3cc73-0d34-40f4-9541-db2f36d93aa9). [allegedly smuggling millions of rands worth of cocaine](https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/trafficking-of-drugs-through-ports-and-airports-increases-as-cartels-thrive-in-million-rand-industry-303e647c-20c0-4846-8859-4370915a8a17) into Namibia.

German federal police have uncovered the smuggling of ten Syrians in the eastern state of Saxony near the Polish border. In a similar case on December 26, ...

The Syrian migrants are said to have paid him €60 each, excluding the children, in order to be transported to Germany despite the lack of documents. According to said press release, federal police are investigating the smuggling of foreigners under life-threatening circumstances. In a similar case on December 26, federal police in the southern state of Bavaria thwarted a smuggling attempt of 16 Syrian and Bangladeshi migrants coming from Italy. All 16 migrants received charges of attempted unauthorized entry and were later returned to Austria. They were temporarily taken into custody and were to be brought to an initial reception facility in Chemnitz, some 135 kilometers to the west. Bernstadt is located 76 kilometers east of Dresden and less than ten kilometers away from the Polish border.

Analysis - Criminals are stripping South Africa's Succulent Karoo of its unique plant life to satisfy international demand.

Because illegal harvesting and trade increased exponentially in a short period, South African policies and regulations do not yet effectively protect most of the targeted species. Multiple seizures in South Africa also show that law enforcement agencies recognise the seriousness of the crime. When harvesters destroy the soil, they contribute to erosion and break rocks where some of the species grow. What is the result of gaping holes in the ground where little wonders used to be? [Red](http://redlist.sanbi.org/index.php) Listed in South Africa, several of the illegally harvested and traded species were recently [added](https://www.iucnredlist.org/) to the global International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. This is possibly due to COVID-19 restrictions that limited foreign travel, but almost certainly due to poverty and limited employment opportunities in the Succulent Karoo region. [arrested](https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=24491) in South Africa for being in possession of over 2 018 plants. Scientists suspect that the recent spike in illegal harvesting has been driven by the emerging market in Southeast Asia. But, as a South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) official told ENACT, 'then COVID hit and it just sort of exploded.' Locals became the primary harvesters. Illegal harvesting to supply the international horticultural market threatens some of South Africa's endemic succulent species. South Africa is home to three of the world's 36 biodiversity hotspots. The Succulent Karoo is the world's most biodiverse arid region, with many of its species occurring nowhere else on Earth.

Over the last two years, the criminal organization managed to send from the island of Gran Canaria to countries including Ghana and Senegal over 5000 tons ...

The latter was "removing waste from the legal channel" with the help of a "supposed management company that falsified documents on the origin and management". The waste was sent by boat, "mainly" to Mauritania, Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal. According to the Spanish Customs and Civil Guard, the "criminal organization that, during the last two years, had managed to send from the island of Gran Canaria to Africa more than 5,000 tons of hazardous waste of electronic devices, would have earned more than one and a half million euros" of profit.

Criminals are stripping Succulent Karoo in South Africa and Namibia of its unique plant life to satisfy international demand.

Because illegal harvesting and trade increased exponentially in a short period, South African policies and regulations do not yet effectively protect most of the targeted species. What is the result of gaping holes in the ground where little wonders used to be? [Red](http://redlist.sanbi.org/index.php) Listed in South Africa, several illegally harvested and traded species were recently [added](https://www.iucnredlist.org/) to the global International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. It may also serve as a blueprint for preventive, holistic responses to transnational organised crimes that target natural resources — as seen in the multistakeholder strategy being planned to tackle abalone poaching. Multiple seizures in South Africa also show that law enforcement agencies recognise the seriousness of the crime. This is possibly due to Covid-19 restrictions that limited foreign travel, but almost certainly due to poverty and limited employment opportunities in the Succulent Karoo region. [arrested](https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=24491) in South Africa for being in possession of over 2,018 plants. When harvesters destroy the soil, they contribute to erosion and break rocks where some species grow. These would take too long to grow under cultivation and can therefore often only be sourced from the wild. South Africa is home to three of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots. Illegal harvesting to supply the international horticultural market threatens some of South Africa’s endemic succulent species. The Succulent Karoo is the world’s most biodiverse arid region, with many of its species occurring nowhere else on Earth.

SPANISH police have arrested 43 people who were smuggling toxic electrical waste from the Canary Islands to Africa. Amongst the 5 tonnes of waste were.

Investigators in Las Palmas seized more than 300 tonnes of waste and 14 containers that were ready for transport. Police discovered five ‘clandestine’ facilities dedicated to the illegal management of waste throughout Gran Canaria. Amongst the 5 tonnes of waste were electrical materials destined to be melted down rather than disposed of safely.

Lawmakers yesterday condemned the Lienchiang County Government over allegations that Matsu-based smugglers were selling Australian rock lobsters to Chinese ...

A senior US senator on Monday questioned the willingness of some US allies to help defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. HOT-SPRING RETREAT: A hotel in Japan incurred a loss of about US$1,846 after a Taiwanese man failed to show up for his reservation due to a misunderstood message A Taiwanese man who failed to show up for a hotel reservation in Japan has apologized and offered compensation, the hotel said yesterday. The office said it is assisting the relatives of one of the victims to travel from “TECO LA conveys our heartfelt condolences to the victims and their families, and sends our prayers to the injured for a speedy recovery,” it said in a statement. 9 informed the Lienchiang District Prosecutors’ Office about alleged smuggling and presented a report to the Executive Yuan’s Smuggling Committee on Dec. 20 last year showing a shipment of 1,400kg of lobster sent from Taiwan proper to the county.

Thokozile Anna Mkhwanazi arrived at the prison in Cullinan, east of Pretoria, on December 12 carrying her lunch and two Ultramel custard containers.

SAPS was called and the items were opened ... “They discovered [a wrapped ball which] was immediately taken to the HCC office. Mkhwanazi was taken to the head of correctional centre (HCC).

Brazilian nationals Igor dos Santos and his wife Juliana Nunes are facing drug smuggling charges in Lebanon after they were arrested December 19.

They were arrested in Beirut on December 19 The Brazilian couple had told their families that they were going to go shopping, leaving their home in Rio Grande do Sul on December 13 and arriving in São Paulo the next day They kept in communication until December 18 before cutting off all means of contact.

Thokozile Anna Mkhwanazi arrived at the prison in Cullinan, east of Pretoria, on December 12 carrying her lunch and two Ultramel custard containers.

SAPS was called and the items were opened ... “They discovered [a wrapped ball which] was immediately taken to the HCC office. Mkhwanazi was taken to the head of correctional centre (HCC).

TEHRAN, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian police have arrested 76 suspects and seized 98 illegal weapons from them in the southwestern province of Khuzestan over ...