LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Zambian authorities have intercepted seven Somali nationals who were allegedly being smuggled through Zambia to Zimbabwe after they were found hidden beneath bags of rice in a vehicle, the Zambia Revenue Authority said on Wednesday. The authority said officers stopped a Toyota Probox during a routine operation in Kapiri Mposhi as…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-COCAINE worth £100,000 was found stashed in a British Airways plane toilet by a service engineer at Gatwick. The haul was spotted behind a panel while the Boeing was in a hangar for routine checks. It was uncovered after the jet touched down from Orlando, Florida. The engineer called police and now…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH(NEWSRANGERS)-A girl who went missing more than two years ago at the age of 4 was found alive by police on Monday, hidden underneath a staircase in a New York home. Paislee Shultis, now 6, was found at a residence in Saugerties, about 45 miles south of Albany, on Monday night after authorities…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Customs agents at Istanbul Airport scored a huge goal Wednesday against a drug trafficking network when officers discovered cocaine concealed inside portraits of the late Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona. The cocaine shipment – 2.65 kilos worth $227,000 – was being smuggled by a 72-year-old German man who had arrived on a flight…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered the sum of $919,202.07 (approximately N450 million) fraudulently hidden in a bank account for six years. The anti-graft agency announced in a statement on Monday, November 30, 2020 that its Rivers State office, acting on a petition, traced the loot…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office deputy made a surprising discovery on December 7 when he pulled over a truck and found millions of dollars hidden inside. The vehicle had been pulled over on I-85 near Shelby on Saturday after failing to maintain a lane and impeding the flow of traffic. The driver,…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A flight attendant in India has been arrested after she allegedly tried to smuggle almost $500,000 out of the country. $100 bills were found stacked in wads when authorities searched the baggage of 25-year-old Devshi Kulshreshtha, who had concealed the cash below cosmetics and shoes. Video footage released by authorities shows the…
