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Another one from Domuschievi's ship arrested for cocaine smuggling.  Where are the Bulgarian owners in the scheme?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:44 GMT

The Irish Times has reported that the Gardaí in the Republic of Ireland, investigating the discovery of over €20 million worth of cocaine by Revenue officers aboard the bulk carrier Verilla in Co Limerick, hope that the examination of mobile phones and other communications equipment on the ship may help establish the destination of the drugs.Customs officers boarded the MV Verila on Tuesday morning, shortly after she docked at Foynes Port on the Shannon Estuary around 10am. With the assistance of sniffer dogs, they found an estimated 300kg of cocaine worth an estimated €21 million.Customs officers and gardaí were remaining tight-lipped about the operation, but it’s understood that the drugs were found in six separate large packs in a storage area above deck on the 190m long bulk carrier, rather than in the cargo holds of the ship which was carrying grain.The Garda assisted customs officers throughout Wednesday in the search of the vessel, and seized a number of mobile and satellite ...

8 arrested for running cocaine delivery service in Southern California 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:44 GMT

A total of eight men were taken into custody in connection with a widescale narcotics delivery service operating in parts of the Southland. Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Street Team detectives first learned of the delivery service operating in parts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties in July, authorities said in a press release. Their five-month investigation found that a “transnational drug trafficking organization” was using an elaborate system of drivers and dispatchers to supply Ventura County residents with cocaine.  Fire breaks out during private event at historic L.A. building “Drug trafficking organizations like this...are structured to sell their drugs to as many customers and across as wide of geographical area as possible,” VCSO officials said.Traffickers tend to organize their operations in similar ways, authorities said, employing a chain of command that ranges from delivery drivers all the way up to what is known as the "Cell Head." Preliminary investig...

3 drivers arrested at sobriety checkpoint in San Carlos

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:44 GMT

(KRON) – The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office arrested three drivers at their sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint in San Carlos on Friday. The checkpoint's location was on the 700 block of El Camino Real in San Carlos between the hours of 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Dec. 22. Petaluma Police Department conducted DUI checkpoint, 24 arrests Out of 1,067 vehicles screened, 12 field sobriety tests were conducted. Two drivers were arrested for driving under the influence and one driver was arrested for possession of drugs for sale.San Mateo deputies cited forty drivers. 1 Driver was cited for not possessing their DMV-issued California Driver’s License1 Driver was cited for no seatbelt on a child2 Drivers were cited for driving on a suspended license 36 Drivers were cited for operating a vehicle while unlicensedDrivers caught driving impaired and charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license.

Bell Jr., Matthews each with double-doubles, Mississippi St. moves to 10-2 with win over Rutgers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:44 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jimmy Bell Jr. and Cameron Matthews combined for 35 points and 29 rebounds to help Mississippi State cruise past Rutgers 70-60 on Saturday. Mississippi State (10-2), which was ranked No. 21 before losing consecutive games to Georgia Tech and Southern, has won four straight. Matthews scored 18 points on 6-of-7 shooing from the floor and made all six of his free throws to go with 11 rebounds. Bell scored a season-best 17 points, grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds while matching a career best with three blocked shots. Dashawn Davis had 13 points and seven assists for Mississippi State. Shakeel Moore added 10 points and two blocks. Aundre Hyatt made three 3-pointers, scored 18 points and had six rebounds to lead Rutgers (7-4). Cliff Omoruyi, who posted a career-high 25 points and had 11 rebounds in the Scarlet Knights’ 83-61 win over Long Island, scored three points in 20 minutes against the Bulldogs. Rutgers scored the last five points of the first half to tie ...

Liverpool and Arsenal draw in EPL at Anfield

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:44 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool was held by first-placed Arsenal to 1-1 at Anfield in the English Premier League on Saturday.Arsenal led through Gabriel’s fourth-minute header but Mohamed Salah evened the score in the 29th. Salah’s 151st Premier League goal moved him to 10th on the all-time list. Liverpool pressed hardest in the second half and hit the woodwork twice.Mikel Arteta’s team will go into Christmas at the top of the standings, with Liverpool a point behind in second.Defending champion Manchester City is likely happiest with the result after seeing two of its title rivals drop points.City, which fell to fifth while it was away winning the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia this week, is six points behind Arsenal with a game in hand. Another title challenger, Aston Villa, also dropped points with a surprise 1-1 draw against Sheffield United on Friday.Liverpool has drawn back-to-back games in the league against Manchester United and Arsenal. Jurgen Klopp...

Police: 2 students brought loaded guns to 2 separate Prince George’s Co. high schools over 2 days

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:44 GMT

Two students who attend different high schools in Prince George’s County, Maryland, are facing charges after police said they each brought a loaded gun to school.A 17-year-old male student at Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School in Upper Marlboro was found with a loaded gun by Prince George’s County Public Schools security personnel around 9:30 a.m. Friday, according to Prince George’s County police.The student faces charges of “handgun on person,” “dangerous weapon on school property,” “loaded handgun on person” and additional charges, according to police.A separate, but similar, incident occurred Thursday at Charles Herbert Flowers High School in Springdale.Police said Prince George’s County Schools security personnel recovered a loaded gun from Ke’Shawn Reeves, an 18-year-old student, of Lanham, at about 8:20 a.m.Reeves faces charges of “handgun on person,” “dangerous weapon on school property,” R...

El Gobierno de Nicaragua confirma la muerte de 16 personas en accidente de tránsito

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:44 GMT

(CNN Español) — La vicepresidenta de Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, confirmó que son 16 las personas que perdieron la vida este sábado cuando un autobús con aproximadamente 70 pasajeros cayó de un puente. El accidente se registró en horas de la mañana en la ruta que une Waslala y Matagalpa, en el norte del país.En una comunicación telefónica con el canal 6, Murillo informó que además hay más de 20 personas heridas, algunas de gravedad.Noticia en desarrollo…The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

República Checa marca día de luto tras tiroteo masivo que dejó 14 muertos en Praga

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:44 GMT

PRAGA – La República Checa se paralizó a mediodía del sábado, mientras en todo el país se guardaba un minuto de silencio por las víctimas de su peor tiroteo masivo, que dejó 14 muertos, y preguntas sobre el motivo del pistolero.Las banderas nacionales de los edificios públicos ondearán a media asta y las campanas doblaron a mediodía. El Presidente Petr Pavel y los portavoces de ambas cámaras del Parlamento asistieron a una misa por las víctimas en la catedral de San Vito de Praga, la más grande del país, que estaba abarrotada.“Todos estamos todavía conmocionados a nuestra manera”, dijo el arzobispo de Praga, Jan Graubner. “Tenemos que condenar claramente lo ocurrido, pero también tenemos que mirar hacia el futuro”.“No hay que dejar a nadie solo en estos duros momentos”, dijo la rectora de la Universidad Carolina, Milena Kralickova, en sus palabras hacia el final de la misa. El tiroteo se produjo el jueves en el interior de la Facultad de Let...

Serie A leader Inter beats Lecce. Juventus wins at Frosinone

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:44 GMT

There was an unlikely scoring replacement for Lautaro Martínez when defender Yann Bisseck bagged his first goal for Inter Milan and launched the Serie A leader to a 2-0 victory over Lecce on Saturday.Bisseck, who hit the woodwork moments earlier, netted two minutes from the break to help Inter bounce back from a midweek Italian Cup defeat and consolidate top spot in the league. Bisseck also had a header fingertipped over the bar in the second half.Nicolò Barella sealed the result and Inter moved four points ahead of Juventus, which won 2-1 at Frosinone. Defending champion Napoli was at Roma later looking to trim the gap to the top four.Lautaro was unavailable for the first time in 89 matches after the Argentine World Cup winner was injured on Wednesday during an Italian Cup exit to Bologna.Lautaro, the Serie A leading scorer with 15, is expected back early in the new year. Another key player, Federico Dimarco, was also out hurt.Inter appealed for a penalty almost immediately when He...

Liverpool defender Tsimikas injured after colliding with Klopp in game against Arsenal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:44 GMT

Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas was injured when he collided with his manager Jurgen Klopp on the sideline during the English Premier League game against Arsenal on Saturday. Tsimikas was challenged by Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka and stumbled into Klopp, who then landed on top of him.After being treated by medical staff, Tsimikas was brought off with an apparent shoulder injury. Joe Gomez replaced him in the 35th minute.Klopp was OK.The game was 1-1 at the time. Arsenal led after four minutes through Gabriel. Liverpool replied in the 29th when Mo Salah hit his 151st Premier League goal to move up to 10th on the list of the competition’s top scorers. ___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource