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Kalispell man caught in online sting pleads not guilty to child sex trafficking

A Kalispell man has pleaded not guilty to offering to pay who he thought was a Missoula 16-year-old for a weekend together. Ernest Crawford, 52, pleaded not guilty Monday to one count of child sex trafficking and one count of child prostitution before Judge Jason Marks in Missoula

CBP seizes more than 100 million lethal doses of fentanyl at SW border in six months

(The Center Square) – A record more than 100 million lethal doses of fentanyl have been seized at the southwest border in the past seven months. The seizures were made by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents working out of 54 ports of entry (POE) in California, Arizona, New Mexico

200-year-old smuggler’s secret whisky distillery found underground

200-year-old smuggler’s secret whisky distillery found underground

By Elizabeth Hunter The remains of a 200-year-old whisky smuggler's secret distillery have been discovered by archaeologists. The stone structure found in Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve (NNR) was used as a site for making booze, experts say. A piece of a copper still has been

Another U.S.-Canada border bust: Gun smuggling operation

89 firearms seized, including 17 reported stolen

International human smuggling ring exploiting Canadian visa system thwarted by US

(The Center Square) – Another international human smuggling ring exploiting lax Canadian border security and visa processes has been thwarted by U.S. officials. Mexican smuggling at the U.S.-Canada border isn’t new but during the Biden and Trudeau administrations, illegal activity increased to record levels that exploited weak

Bahamas parliament candidate faces scrutiny over ties to accused cocaine smuggler

(The Center Square ) – A former Bahamian national security minister running for parliament faces growing scrutiny ahead of next week’s general election over his ties to a boat captain accused of attempting to smuggle cocaine into the United States. Marvin Dames, a candidate with the Free National Movement party, acknowledged

Teen with 30 tortoises under clothes nabbed at Thai airport

Teen with 30 tortoises under clothes nabbed at Thai airport

Thai authorities arrested a teenager at a Bangkok airport for allegedly smuggling 30 protected tortoises valued at about $9,000 that were taped under her clothing, wildlife officials said Wednesday. Thailand is a major transit hub for wildlife smugglers who often sell highly prized endangered animals on the lucrative black