Daily Archives: August 24, 2013

Official: Iran Arrests 10 Drug Traffickers

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drugA senior Iranian official says police have arrested 10 drug traffickers and confiscated more than 7 tons of narcotics in a bust of an international smuggling network.

Gen. Ali Moayedi, head of Iran’s anti-narcotics police, was quoted Saturday by the semi-official Mehr news agency as saying that the international smuggling network was dismantled after six months of tracking the suspects in cooperation with police in the United Arab Emirates.

Iran lies on a major trafficking route between Afghanistan and Europe, as well as Persian Gulf states. Large drug seizures are common across the region.

Moayedi said Iran has confiscated more than 215 tons of drugs in the past five months alone.

 

Dozens killed in Bolivia prison fire, brawl

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bolivia-prisonA prison brawl and fire left 29 inmates dead and dozens injured in eastern Bolivia, state media reported Friday.

The incident at Palmasola prison in Santa Cruz started with a battle between two groups.

A child was among the fatalities, state-run ABI news agency said. At least 50 people were injured.

Bolivia allows children to legally live with incarcerated parents.

President Evo Morales expressed sympathy and solidarity with victims and their families. He demanded an investigation into the incident, which authorities described as the deadliest prison violence in Bolivia.

State media reported that the fire started early Friday with a confrontation between two groups of inmates. One group attacked the other with sharp weapons and firearms, and set two liquid gas cylinders on fire, sparking an explosion.

At least 100 additional troops were dispatched to reinforce security inside the prison, according to state media.

The prison is a maximum security facility.

 

The newly appointed Ambassador of the Philippines presented his credentials to the President of Armenia

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3608_bToday, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Philippines to the Republic of Armenia (residence in Moscow) Alejandro Mosquera presented his credentials to the President of Armenia.

The President of Armenia congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment and expressed hope that during his service in our country, using the existing potential he will make his personal contribution to the enhancement and expansion of the Armenian-Philippine cooperation in different areas. According to Serzh Sargsyan, Armenia attaches importance to the deepening of her relations with the Philippines and toward that end is ready to implement joint initiatives and programs.

Ambassador Alejandro Mosquera assured that during his tenure in office, he would do his best so that through the steady and joint work the two countries have qualitatively new relations.

 

Couple Charged After 40 Pythons Found in Motel

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pythonA Canadian couple has been charged with animal cruelty after 40 ball python snakes and five eggs were found in a motel room.

The discovery is sure to stoke fear of snakes in Canada, where a python that escaped from a pet store strangled two young boys in New Brunswick earlier this month.

The reptiles, some of them more than 3 feet (a meter) long, were found last week in plastic storage bins in a motel room in Brantford, Ontario.

The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said Friday the snakes were dehydrated, and didn’t have enough space. A man and a woman were charged with animal cruelty. Their names have not been released.