A man from Bentleigh East has been charged over the alleged importation of 71 conducted energy devices and 30 canisters of OC spray. He is due to appear in a Melbourne court on 19 October.
A joint inquest into the deaths of Sipho Samuel Hashe, Qaqawuli Godolozi and Twasile Champion Galela will begin on 12 October. The three activists disappeared in 1985, and details of their deaths emerged in 1997.
A joint investigation by Australian and Chilean police has led to four arrests over an alleged attempt to import 23kg of cocaine into Australia. The drug was reportedly to be carried on a commercial flight.
Algeria’s civil protection units responded to 6,521 calls from October 15 to 17. Their work included road crashes, fires and emergencies caused by heavy rain.
The Calvinia Regional Court sentenced 27-year-old Jason Galant to 22 years in prison for raping a 14-year-old child. It also declared him unfit to work with children or possess a firearm.
The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network identified about $270 million in suspicious financial activity potentially linked to fraud against federal student aid programs. It has sent the findings to federal investigators.
A 44-year-old man was sentenced by Parramatta Local Court for threatening an Australian high office holder. The threats were made in phone calls to the official’s office.
Kazakhstan’s Agency for Protection and Development of Competition has completed a joint investigation into public procurement for road repairs in Jetisu Region and Almaty. It uncovered a cartel.
Pfunzo Ramaano has been sentenced to 20 years’ direct imprisonment for murdering Miyahabo Mohomi. The sentence was handed down by the Louis Trichardt Regional Court.
Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Agency has placed blogger Mahmud Hikmatov, known as “Maha.dxb,” on an international wanted list. He is a citizen of Uzbekistan.
A court in Konaev has sentenced the leaders of the Amanat Drive financial pyramid scheme. Shүken K.K. received an eight-year prison term, while Үрәтбек M.S. was sentenced to one year.
Four people were arrested on suspicion of stealing 2.96 million afghanis from a money changer’s shop in Afghanistan’s Farah province. Two were detained in Herat and two in Farah.
US law enforcement arrested 1,296 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Nearly 350 gang members and associates were also charged with federal crimes, according to data cited by the White House.
Armenia took part in INTERPOL’s “Trigger X – Eastern Europe and Central Asia” operation. A total of 248 firearms and components, along with more than 11,000 rounds of ammunition, were removed from illicit circulation.
Kyrgyzstan’s financial regulator says companies cannot legally raise money from the public as “investment loans” without the required licence or permit. It advised citizens to verify a company’s credentials before handing over funds.
Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Agency has reported the alleged theft of 251 million tenge in subsidies in West Kazakhstan Region. Investigators say the suspect submitted documents to obtain investment subsidies.
A man in Hungary allegedly took two cars without permission in June and drove several hundred kilometres. While fleeing police, he swam across the Szamos River twice.
An unidentified person emailed bomb threats to several schools in Budapest over the past 24 hours. Hungary’s National Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into preparation for a terrorist act.
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