As reported by Gulfnews.com smuggling the world’s largest land animal across an international border sounds like a mammoth undertaking, but activists say that does not stop traffickers supplying Asian elephants to Thai tourist attractions. Read Article
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According to Cyprus-mail.com, two men and two women – were yesterday remanded in custody for four days in connection with impersonation and illegal entry into the Republic, Larnaca police said. Read Article
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Bangkokpost.com reported that fourteen Russian tourists are demanding that police speed up their investigation into a scam by a Russian travel company in Pattaya. The tourists told the superintendent of Pattaya Police Station on Saturday that they had paid a total of 3 million baht for package tours but the operator did not keep her [...]
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An increasing number of fake condoms are turning up on shop shelves, according to the UK government’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulation Agency (MHRA) reported au.lifestyle.yahoo.com. In the last 18 months, millions of counterfeit condoms, including those from major brands such as Durex, have been illegally imported into the country, the BBC Newsbeat radio program [...]
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An admittedly unique robbery attempt took place last week in Spain, in which Polish contortionists Krzysztof Grzegorz and Jouoastaw K found themselves (both literally and figuratively) in a tight spot. Read Article
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Five Philippine policemen forced a German tourist to buy them laptop computers by threatening him with false drug and terrorism charges, a police chief said yesterday. The incident, which took place in Manila’s upscale financial district of Makati, is the latest embarrassment for the country’s police force. Read Article
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PEOPLE across the Vale have been warned against a directions scam which took place outside B&Q in Evesham on Wednesday (27). The incident occurred as a woman left the store in Four Pools Lane and placed her handbag onto her passenger seat as she got into her car. Read Article
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Counterfeit tobacco sold in a Scottish market has been found to contain more than 30 times the lead levels of genuine tobacco, an investigation has discovered. High levels of toxins, including arsenic and cadmium, were also found in the products being sold by tobacco gangs. Read Article
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