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German court tries man for smuggling arms to Paris

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:30:22 +0200

A Montenegrin went on trial in southern Germany Friday accused of helping to prepare a terror attack after he was found driving to Paris last November with Kalashnikovs and explosives hidden in his car.

Woman hid child in bag on Air France flight to Paris

Wed, 09 Mar 2016 18:09:55 +0100

A woman who flew into Paris from Istanbul this week was found to have hidden a four-year-old girl in a bag on the plane, Air France said on Wednesday.

French cops find €2m of cannabis in truck's tank

Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:10:20 +0100

Police made the haul after stopping a truck which seemed to be travelling without any cargo... until they checked inside its fuel tank.

France makes record two tonne cocaine haul

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:31:02 +0100

Over 2 tonnes of cocaine was seized from a cargo ship in northern France on Thursday, making it the largest haul ever in the country.

Support grows for Brit who smuggled Calais girl

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:03:08 +0100

Support has flooded in for a British aid worker facing jail after trying to smuggle a four-year-old into Britain from the 'New Jungle' migrant camp in Calais with around 60,000 people signing an online petition in less than three days.

French fisherman 'helped smuggle refugees to UK'

Wed, 04 Nov 2015 12:04:28 +0100

A young French fisherman has been accused of helping migrants cross the Channel to Britain. He's just one of an increasing number of French people tempted into people smuggling in exchange for large sums of money.

French couple trades €8k and a BMW for a baby

Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:56:58 +0200

A family in southern France have defended their actions after they gave €8,000 and a used BMW in exchange for a newborn baby from Romania. The shocking story emerged as a gang of ten people went on trial for alleged trafficking of Roma babies.

Frenchman freed after 14 years in Jakarta jail

Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:30:00 +0100

A French drug smuggler was freed on parole on Monday after more than 14 years in an Indonesian prison, a rare early release of a foreigner that raises hopes for Australian inmate Schapelle Corby.

France and Spain crack down on drug smuggling

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:14:00 +0200

France and Spain have signed an agreement to intensify cooperation to "cut all drug routes," officials said on Thursday, adding that Morocco and Portugal would be invited to join the initiative.

One in six cigarettes smuggled into France

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:54:39 +0200

Over 15 percent of cigarettes in France are fake or have been smuggled into the country, a recent survey reveals.

Border cops seize 82,000 litres of contraband booze

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:15:24 +0200

French customs officials have seized 82,000 litres of contraband alcohol destined for the UK and Ireland in the last six weeks, authorities said on Tuesday.