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ED detains five accused in hawala racket

ED detains 5 in Kerala for high-volume hawala ops; Rs 300 cr involved. Detenues sent to Central Prison & Correctional Home, Thiruvananthapuram. Searches conducted in 14 locations, foreign currencies & Rs 4 cr seized. ED investigating illegal Forex dealings without KYC/bills.

The Hindu · Sep 5, 2023

Laughing gas to be banned by end of 2023 – with users facing two years in prison

Secondary legislation has been brought forward on Tuesday which will control nitrous oxide as a class C substance under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh loses prison privileges over recorded phone call for documentary

South Carolina prison officials said Murdaugh’s lawyer Jim Griffin recorded the killer reading aloud journal entries in a jailhouse call and then handed the recording to documentarymakers

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Nitrous oxide to become class C drug with users facing two year prison sentences

User of laughing gas will face up to two years in prison or an unlimited fine, while dealers could receive 14 years sentences

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2023

Search for escaped murderer prompts Pennsylvania school closures after mother’s surrender message

Unusual tactics are being deployed to help find murderer Danelo Cavalcante in Pennsylvania

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for Jan. 6 riot role

Tarrio was one of six Proud Boys leaders to be charged for conspiring to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. Of them, he has received the longest prison sentence to date.

WEKU · Sep 5, 2023

France World Cup lock Bastien Chalureau insists ‘I’m not racist’ despite conviction

The lock is appealing against a suspended prison sentence for a racially-motivated attack in 2020

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

‘Donald Trump’s army’: Proud Boys members face decades in prison for January 6 sedition

A former leader of the far-right gang and three members were convicted of seditious conspiracy. They received some of the largest sentences yet in connection with the attack on the US Capitol, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Who is Enrique Tarrio? Ex-Proud Boys leader faces longest prison sentence yet for January 6

The former leader of the neo-fascist gang was sentenced to 22 years in prison

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Notorious French gangster stands trial for helicopter jailbreak

Infamous French criminal Rédoine Faïd, who escaped prison in 2018 aboard a hijacked helicopter in a jailbreak that astonished France, went on trial in Paris on Tuesday. Faïd, dubbed the “getaway king”, faces life in prison on charges of escaping jail in an organised gang and hijacking an aircraft.

France 24 · Sep 5, 2023