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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-ASSISTANT MINISTER-INTERVIEW

(240603) -- DAMASCUS, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Farhat Jameel Abdullah, Syrian assistant minister of oil and mineral wealth, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Damascus, Syria, May 27, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: U.S.-led oil smuggle, sanctions cripple Syrian economy" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-ASSISTANT MINISTER-INTERVIEW

(240603) -- DAMASCUS, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farhat Jameel Abdullah, Syrian assistant minister of oil and mineral wealth, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Damascus, Syria, May 27, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: U.S.-led oil smuggle, sanctions cripple Syrian economy" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says It Controls Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border

Israeli tanks move towards Rafah during the wider military operation in the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Despite the growing opposition to Israel's operation after at least 45 People were killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 250 others injured in the Israeli strike near a displacement camp on Sunday. Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said Israel was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Photo by Saeed Qaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Int'l Museum Day: Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities

STORY: Int'l Museum Day: Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities SHOOTING TIME: May 17, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq 2. various of people visiting the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq STORYLINE: As the world commemorates International Museum Day, Iraq is still struggling to retrieve thousands of looted antiquities despite the passing of 21 years of the U.S.-led invasion of the country. As an ancient civilization with a history of thousands of years, Iraq is rich in archeological resources. However, the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the ensuing chaos and instability provided a rare opportunity for robbers and lawbreakers to plunder and smuggle Iraqi antiquities from museums and unprotected archeological sites. Years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, antiquity trafficking remains a serious problem in Iraq, as chaos and weak management have left more than 10,000 archeological

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U.S. forces smuggle stolen Syrian resources into Iraq: media

STORY: U.S. forces smuggle stolen Syrian resources into Iraq: media SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of truck assembly point 2. various of the truck convoy 3. various of trucks crossing the illegal crossing point to Iraq 4. various of U.S. tanks on the road of Al-Hasakah countryside STORYLINE: A convoy of U.S. forces plundered more Syrian sources on Monday, taking out trucks of oil and grain through an illegal crossing with Iraq, state news agency SANA reported. According to the SANA report, 69 vehicles, including 45 tankers with oil and 24 trucks with wheat, were observed exiting the illegal Al-Mahmudiyah crossing on their way to Iraq. The resources were looted from northeastern Syria's Al-Hasakah province, and it is believed that the convoy's destination is U.S. bases in northern Iraq, said the report. Civilian sources in the countryside of Al-Hasakah near the Iraqi border said that U.S. forces have intensi

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-DRONE-GOLD SMUGGLE

(230503) -- MANZHOULI, May 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2023 shows an unmanned aerial vehicle seized by police in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Police in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have busted a gang that deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle to smuggle gold nuggets into the country. Four suspects were arrested and 5.2 kg of gold were seized in the police action in April, said the public security bureau of Manzhouli City. (Photo by Li Zhiyuan/Xinhua)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-DRONE-GOLD SMUGGLE

(230503) -- MANZHOULI, May 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2023 shows gold nuggets seized by police in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Police in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have busted a gang that deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle to smuggle gold nuggets into the country. Four suspects were arrested and 5.2 kg of gold were seized in the police action in April, said the public security bureau of Manzhouli City. (Photo by Li Zhiyuan/Xinhua)

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Türkiye arrests 37 suspects linked to int'l criminal ring

STORY: Türkiye arrests 37 suspects linked to int'l criminal ring SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of teams leaving the police headquarters to carry out operations 2. various of special operations STORYLINE: Turkish authorities have arrested 37 people suspected of being part of an Australia-based international crime syndicate, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Thursday. The gang, known as Comanchero, is involved in drug trafficking, murder, kidnapping, and other crimes, Yerlikaya said in a post on the social media platform X. The minister said the gang tried to smuggle drugs from different countries and launder the money they made from illegal activities in Türkiye, without revealing when or where the arrests took place. "We will not let organized crime gangs and drug dealers get away with it," Yerlikaya said. Located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Türkiye has been gra

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Türkiye seizes 2,000-year-old statue's head in smuggling crackdown raid

STORY: Türkiye seizes 2,000-year-old statue's head in smuggling crackdown raid DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. footage of anti-smuggling police seizing the head of a 2,000-year-old Hellenistic statue hidden in a dishwasher during an operation against antiquities smugglers in Izmir, Türkiye 2. various of the statue STORYLINE: Turkish police seized the head of a 2,000-year-old statue in the western city of Izmir as part of a crackdown on a ring of historical artifact smugglers, the state-run Anadolu agency reported Saturday. The police raided the house of a suspect believed to be involved in the smuggling of ancient treasures in the Karabaglar district of Izmir and found the head of the statue in a dishwasher. The head is believed to be part of a marble statue depicting a goddess or a noble dating back to the Hellenistic period. Legal procedures have been launched against the suspect who allegedly attempted to smuggle the artifact abroad.

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-DRONE-GOLD SMUGGLE

(230503) -- MANZHOULI, May 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2023 shows gold nuggets seized by police in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Police in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have busted a gang that deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle to smuggle gold nuggets into the country. Four suspects were arrested and 5.2 kg of gold were seized in the police action in April, said the public security bureau of Manzhouli City. (Photo by Li Zhiyuan/Xinhua)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-DRONE-GOLD SMUGGLE

(230503) -- MANZHOULI, May 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2023 shows an unmanned aerial vehicle seized by police in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Police in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have busted a gang that deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle to smuggle gold nuggets into the country. Four suspects were arrested and 5.2 kg of gold were seized in the police action in April, said the public security bureau of Manzhouli City. (Photo by Li Zhiyuan/Xinhua)

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Iranians talk about trying to sneak into Australia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Members of an Iranian family talk -- in Java, Indonessia, in February 2014 -- about their unsuccessful attempt to smuggle themselves into Australia. While many refugees try to get to Australia to escape persecution and poverty, many are sent back to Indonesia, a way-stop in their journey, as Australia tightens controls on boats carrying them.

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Smuggling stimulants in auto tire

OSAKA, Japan - Smuggled stimulant drugs are shown to reporters at the Osaka Customs office in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2012. The same day prosecutors indicted two men for trying to smuggle the drugs into Japan by concealing them in the spare tire (front) of a car brought by container ship from Canada.

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Smuggling in the Gaza Strip

RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Men in this photo taken in July 2010 in Rafah, Gaza Strip, haul up cement from a tunnel used to smuggle in goods from Egypt. Smuggled goods are items banned by Israel, which controls trade with the Palestinian territory.

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Tokyo to convey concern over China's plan to execute Japanese man

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at his office on March 30, 2010, expressing regret over the Chinese government's planned execution of a Japanese man convicted of attempting to smuggle stimulant drugs from China to Japan in 2006. Japan's top government spokesman Hirofumi Hirano said he will convey to the Chinese government Japan's concern over the planned execution.

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Tokyo to convey concern over China's plan to execute Japanese man

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at his office on March 30, 2010, expressing regret over the Chinese government's planned execution of a Japanese man convicted of attempting to smuggle stimulant drugs from China to Japan in 2006. Japan's top government spokesman Hirofumi Hirano said he will convey to the Chinese government Japan's concern over the planned execution.

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Antiterrorist drill held in Hokkaido ahead of 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Police officers capture a suspected terrorist during an antiterrorist drill conducted at the Ishikari port in western Hokkaido on Oct. 11 as part of security training ahead of next year's Group of Eight summit at Lake Toya in Hokkaido. About 100 officers, customs agents and representatives from 12 other government agencies and companies took part in the drill, based on the scenario that a foreign vessel tried to smuggle explosives into Japan.

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Antiterrorist drill held in Hokkaido ahead of 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Police officers capture a suspected terrorist during an antiterrorist drill conducted at the Ishikari port in western Hokkaido on Oct. 11 as part of security training ahead of next year's Group of Eight summit at Lake Toya in Hokkaido. About 100 officers, customs agents and representatives from 12 other government agencies and companies took part in the drill, based on the scenario that a foreign vessel tried to smuggle explosives into Japan.

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N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Police officers search the North Korean freighter Turubong-1 at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12 on suspicion of the ship being used to smuggle stimulants to Japan.

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N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Police officers search the North Korean freighter Turubong-1 loaded with a pile of used bicycles at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12 on suspicion of the ship being used to smuggle stimulants to Japan.

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N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Turubong-1, which Japanese police believe was used to smuggle drugs into Japan in October 2002, arrives at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12. About 10 Tokyo police investigators boarded the ship to search it.

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4 Japanese arrested on suspicion of heroin smuggling

NARITA, Japan - A Narita airport customs office official on Jan. 9 shows some of the 16.7 kilograms of heroin which four Japanese men attempted to smuggle from Laos to Australia in Dece,ber 2002. The men were arrested while in transit at Narita airport.

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German caught after swallowing 1.4 kg of opium

NAGOYA, Japan - An official at the customs office at Nagoya airport shows about 1.4 kilograms of opium in a plastic wrap on July 19, which Frank Frohlich, a 32-year-old German, allegedly swallowed in a bid to smuggle the drug into Japan. X-ray examinations revealed an unidentified solid matter inside Frohlich's stomach as he arrived at the airport from Thailand's Don Muang airport on June 28.

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Japanese smuggler of turtles, lizards arrested

NARITA, Japan - Photos show a turtle and a lizard protected by the Washington Treaty which a Japanese man attempted to smuggle into Japan. Hiroto Fujita was arrested for trying to smuggle 23 turtles and four lizards into Japan when he arrived at Narita airport from Bangkok in December.

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Man held after record ecstasy pill haul at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - A customs official at Narita airport shows ecstasy pills to the media Oct. 26. Police and customs officials said they have arrested a man at Narita airport on suspicion of trying to smuggle some 53,200 ecstasy pills, the largest amount of the stimulant drug ever brought into Japan by one person.

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12 held for allegedly trying to smuggle selves into Japan

KOBE, Japan - Customs officials check the 39,582-ton Malaysian-registered freighter Bunga Raya Satu at Kobe port Oct. 9. The search led to the arrest of 12 men who said they are from Myanmar on suspicion of attempting to smuggle themselves into Japan.

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Brazilian woman nabbed for marijuana smuggling attempt

NARITA, Japan - The customs office at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 8 shows to the press 22.3 kilograms of marijuana which 22-year-old woman Keila Kakoi is suspected of trying to smuggle into Japan hidden in a carry-on bag. Kaoko, a resident of Kani, Gifu Prefecture, was arrested on July 20 when she arrived at the airport from Brazil. The drug haul is the largest found in a single piece of carry-on luggage at Narita since the airport's opening in 1978.