An investigation by the Met’s Public Protection team has resulted in a lengthy sentence for a man who was convicted of a sex offence. Laurence Rafter, 43 (01.09.81) of Bittacy Hill, Barnet appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, 28 February where he was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment, after officers were able to prove…
A Nigerian woman, Margret Mgbudom, has been arraigned before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Navsari, Gujarat, India, on charges of importing cocaine valued at Rs 1.49 crore. According to The Indian Express, Gujarat’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC) intercepted the illicit substance—estimated to be worth N256 million—last Wednesday. The 37-year-old has remained in SMC custody…
The former leader of a brutal Mexican cartel, Rafael Caro Quintero, described by the White House as the world’s “most evil” drug boss, pleaded not guilty to narcotics charges in New York Friday. In a letter to the Brooklyn court opposing bail, the Justice Department called Caro Quintero, who appeared in a Brooklyn court handcuffed,…
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a sharp retort to Tory leader Kemi Badenoch on Wednesday, dismissing her assertion that he had followed her advice on cutting the aid budget. He also took a swipe at her political stance, calling her a “self-appointed saviour of Western civilisation” in what appeared to be a pointed…
US President Donald Trump unveiled plans Tuesday to sell new “gold card” residency permits for a price of $5 million each — and said Russian oligarchs may be eligible. Trump said sales of the new visa, a high-price version of the traditional green card, would bring in job creators and could be used to reduce…
A man who went on a stabbing rampage in France, killing one and wounding several others in what President Emmanuel Macron called an “Islamist terrorist act”, was on a terrorism watchlist and subject to deportation orders, according to authorities. The knife-wielding suspect, later identified by prosecutors as a 37-year-old Algerian-born man, was arrested at the…
At least three people are dead and around 74 injured after the roof of a food court at a busy shopping center collapsed in northern Peru, authorities said Friday. “So far we have three deceased, two men and a woman,” fire department Commander Gelqui Gomez said on America TV. The number injured had risen to…
At least 18 passengers were injured after an aircraft belonging to Delta Air Lines, which was on a trip from Minneapolis in the U.S., crashed and overturned while landing at the Toronto Pearson Airport in Canada on Monday evening. The flight was carrying 80 people – 76 passengers and four crew when it crashed. Initial…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that in a tragic incident, South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron has been found dead in her home at the age of 24, officials have confirmed. Sae-ron rose to fame after starring in the Netflix series Bloodhounds. According to The Sun, the actress’ body was discovered by friends, who reported the matter to…
US Congressman, Scott Perry, has said that US aid agency, United States Agency for International Development, funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. Perry, a Republican representing Pennsylvania, made the claim during the inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency on Thursday. The session, titled “The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge…