Turkey cuts Russian gas imports as tensions rise

Russian top military officials speak to the media in front of an aerial images they say are oil trucks near Turkey’s border with Syria displayed by the Russian Defense Ministry at a briefing in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. The Russian Defense Ministry invited dozens of foreign military attaches and hundreds of journalists to reveal what they said were satellite and aerial images of thousands of oil trucks streaming from the IS-controlled deposits in Syria and Iraq into Turkish sea ports and refineries. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family of personally profiting from the oil trade with the IS. (AP Photo/Vladimir Kondrashov)

ANKARA: The United States strongly denied Wednesday a Russian claim that the Turkish government buys smuggled Syrian oil from the...

Philippine: 900,000-MT rice imports due in 2016

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15/12/2015

MANILA: The country may see as much as 900,000 metric tons (MT) of rice imports in the first half of...

US customs seizes 122 pounds of marijuana in Presidio

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15/12/2015

PRESIDIO: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers made a big drug bust in Presidio. According to...

India palm oil imports rise by 10% in November: SEA

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15/12/2015

NEW DELHI: India's palm oil imports rose by about 10 per cent to 8,73,592 tonnes in November on account of...

Canada: Hamilton police seize taser, drugs, cash and cellphones

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15/12/2015

HAMILTON: Two Hamilton men are facing drug charges after police found a "suspicious vehicle" with marijuana parked on Mohawk Road...

UK: Trading standards officers impound ‘dangerous’ hoverboards worth £100K

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15/12/2015

SALFORD: Trading standards officers in Salford have impounded another £100,000 worth of potentially dangerous hoverboards. It is the second seizure...

Canada: RCMP seizes 16 lbs of marijuana seized, 2 arrested in Bear River

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15/12/2015

BEAR RIVER: More than 16 pounds of marijuana were seized from a home in Bear River after a search by...

US: Florida senator vows crack down on wildlife smuggling

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15/12/2015

MIAMI: Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) met with federal officials at Miami International Airport about the smuggling of wildlife through Florida...

Singaporean shipping company guilty of aiding arms smuggling

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15/12/2015

SINGAPORE: A court found Singapore-based Chinpo Shipping guilty of assisting a prohibited shipment of arms to North Korea. In 2013,...

Canadian woman found not guilty after smuggling drugs into prison

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15/12/2015

EDMONTON: An Edmonton grandmother who tried to smuggle drugs inside her body cavity into the Edmonton Institution has been found...

Hong Kong customs seizes suspected dried shark fins of Sphyrnidae

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15/12/2015

HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs seized about 16 kilograms of suspected dried shark fins of Sphyrnidae, an endangered species, and...

Maldives import duty revenue at MVR 1.8b: Customs

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15/12/2015

MALÉ: Import Duty for this year increased by 14 percent and revenue currently amounts to MVR 1.8 billion, stated Maldives...

Malaysian customs collects over RM30 billion in GST revenue

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15/12/2015

KUALA LUMPUR: The Customs Department has collected over RM30 billion in goods and services tax (GST) since the tax system...

Jamaica customs continues to surpass revenue targets

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15/12/2015

KINGSTON: Even though its Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) World project is not yet fully implemented, vigilance on the...

Bulgarian customs prevents smuggling of ancient coins, artifacts into England

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15/12/2015

SOFIA: Bulgarian customs authorities have prevented the smuggling of thousands of ancient coins and archaeological artifacts from Bulgaria into England,...