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Tobacco Shipments To Resume To Soldiers Overseas
The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it plans to resume shipping care packages with cigarettes and other tobacco to Michigan National Guard and other soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. A...
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Analysis: High Cigarette Taxes Contribute To Increased Smuggling Rates In...
MIDLAND (WWJ) - While many think high cigarette taxes prevent Michigan residents from smoking as much, a new government analysis suggests the higher taxes are actually contributing to increased rates...
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3 From Mich. Arrested In Multi-State Drug Ring Bust
INDIANAPOLIS (WWJ/AP) - A pair of brothers and 18 other people from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio have been indicted on charges they ran a major operation that smuggled cocaine and methamphetamine from...
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County Jail Deputy Faces Drug, Smuggling Case
FLINT (WWJ/AP) – A Genesee County jail deputy has been charged with obtaining drugs illegally and smuggling contraband into the facility. The Flint Journal reports 35-year-old Amy R. Gatica, of Grand...
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Scuba Diver Caught Smuggling Drugs Across U.S.-Canada Border
MARINE CITY (WWJ) - Authorities say a 24-year-old Canadian man was busted trying to smuggle illegal drugs into the United States by crossing the St. Clair River in a scuba suit. Jesse James Thomas...
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Father, Daughter Caught With Suitcase Full Of Cash At Metro Airport
ROMULUS (WWJ) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have seized more than $270,000 dollars from a father and daughter landing at Metro Airport from Amman, Jordan. Authorities say Hekmat and...
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Man Caught With 50 Turtles Strapped To Body At Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Charged...
DETROIT (AP/WWJ) – A Canadian man has been charged after border agents at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel found more than 50 live turtles strapped to his body and hidden between his legs. The Detroit News...
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Detroit Zoo Takes In Turtles That Were Smuggled Over U.S.-Canadian Border
ROYAL OAK (WWJ/AP) — The Detroit Zoo is caring for more than 1,000 turtles that authorities say are tied to an international smuggling ring. Zoo officials say a number of the turtles were found stuffed...
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2 Metro Detroit Women Jailed In Texas; Police Say $716K In Marijuana Destined...
AMARILLO, Texas (WWJ/AP) – Two Michigan women have been arrested in Texas and accused of trying to smuggle $716,000 worth of marijuana from Arizona. The Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday...
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Authorities: Man Smuggled Guns From Michigan To His Native Lebanon
GRAND RAPIDS (WWJ/AP) – Authorities say a 54-year-old western Michigan man used his import-export business to smuggle handguns from the U.S. to his native Lebanon. A criminal complaint in U.S. District...
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Man Charged With Middle East Gun Smuggling Released On Bond
GRAND RAPIDS (AP/WWJ) – A Grand Rapids, Michigan man charged with smuggling handguns to the Middle East has been released with an electronic monitor while the case unfolds in federal court. U.S....
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Canadian Smuggler Caught With Turtles In Pants At Tunnel Pleads Guilty
ANN ARBOR (AP/WWJ) – A Canadian college student has pleaded guilty to smuggling or attempting to smuggle thousands of turtles from southeastern Michigan, more than a year after he was caught at the...
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Man Charged With Smuggling Guns From Michigan To Lebanon Gets Plea Deal
GRAND RAPIDS (WWJ/AP) – A Grand Rapids man charged with smuggling handguns to his native Lebanon has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Arms Export Control Act. Gilbert Oscar Elian, 55,...
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Turtle Smuggler From Canada Snapped With 57 Months In US Prison
ANN ARBOR (WWJ/AP) – A Canadian man who repeatedly entered Michigan to buy and ship thousands of turtles to his native China has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for smuggling. It’s a...
View ArticleU.S.-Canada Pot Seizures: Homeland Security Says There’s A Dramatic Increase...
(CBS DETROIT) – More than 400 pounds of marijuana was found in a garbage truck that crossed over from Canada Tuesday morning. An X-ray screening on ambassador bridge alerted Detroit border patrol to...
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