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Washington, United States (AFP) A six-month-old baby and its teen mother were among six people killed early Monday when gunmen opened fire at a home in California, police officials said. Sheriff Mike Boudreaux of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office described to reporters a grisly crime, a “targeted” attack that he said may be linked to gang and drug violence. Police said they believed two people attacked the home around 3:30 a.m. Monday, firing multiple shots. […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka(AFP) — Two foreign trawlers packed with over $33 million worth of heroin and crystal methamphetamine were seized in Sri Lanka’s biggest-ever drugs bust at sea, a navy spokesman said Thursday. Troops found 400 kilograms (about 880 pounds) of heroin and 100 kilograms (about 220 pounds) of the drug “ice” on board the two vessels, spokesman Isuru Sooriyabandara said. The street value of the seized narcotics was estimated by officials to be 6,000 […]
(REUTERS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said his country, a longtime U.S. ally, was seeking to build “many news alliances” and could turn to Russia and China for help, including on tackling his country’s drug problem. “By next year, I will have entered into so many new alliances,” he said during a speech after inspecting an illegal amphetamine factory. He also said he would not allow his country’s former colonial power, the United […]
