Truemors
Navigating through Airport Security
The concept of this article was born towards the end of my recent marathon journey vacation, which ended as we arrived to London Heathrow to see a rather disturbing sign posted just prior to the Immigration check with these unwelcoming words..."Tougher checks take longer"My... 
Cloned Dogs Used As Drug Sniffers In South Korea
In the best traditions of science fiction, South Korea is creating a population of working animal clones. Six puppies – all genetic clones of a Labrador retriever skilled at sniffing out contraband drugs – are now in service at the Incheon International Airport and other... 
Guide to Vietnamese Weddings - Part 2
Inviting a ReceptionWhat to expect on arrival at a Vietnamese Wedding reception. Second in a series of short articles documenting one foreigner's first-hand account of current and past Vietnamese Wedding customs and... 
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Guide to Vietnamese Weddings - Part 1
Negotiating an engagement.First in a series of short articles documenting one foreigner's first-hand account of current and past Vietnamese Wedding practices, customs and traditions.Vietnamese Weddings are unlike... Spanish customs seize huge cocaine haul
The Spanish custom officials have taken a boat carrying five tonnes of cocaine near the Canary Islands. Officials boarded the Dona Fortuna about 780 nautical miles (1,444 km) north-east of the islands on Thursday and discovered the boat's cargo with a street value of £221m.... 
Key member of alleged human trafficking ring pleads guilty
"ATLANTA–Francisco Cortes-Meza, 21, a/k/a "Paco," of Mexico, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to sex trafficking offenses involving young Mexican women following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ). United States Attorney David...
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Saturnalia, Everywhere I Go
From Dec. 17-23 in ancient Rome, holiday greetings rang out on the streets. Lit candles hung from trees, and the halls were decked with greenery. Everyone exchanged small gifts. Old enemies greeted each other...
created by denseatoms | 2 years ago | updated 1 year ago
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1066 views | 22 recommendations | 11 comments
Woman tries smuggling chorizo sausage in diapers
A woman from Mission, TX tried smuggling chorizo sausage across the US border. She was caught by Customs and fined $300. The 21-year-old woman tried declaring a bunch of soiled diapers. This... 
Cruise passengers found with £1million of cocaine
Four passengers on a cruise ship in the UK were found to have a millon pounds of cocain strapped to their bodies after the ship was raided when it docked in Southampton."More than £1 million-worth of cocaine has allegedly been found strapped to the bodies of four cruise ship...
Statewide immigration raids result in 1,157 arrests
A massive coordinated series of raids in California has arrested more than 1,150 illegal immigrants. The people arrested were those that had received deportation orders and not left the country."Federal immigration agents arrested more than 1,150 people in the largest...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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184 views | 24 recommendations | 7 comments
