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For white-collar prisoners who just can't disconnect, $3,000 contraband cellphones can literally fall from the sky
Well-heeled criminals who just can't disconnect are paying top dollar for contraband prison cellpho…
Laura Italiano
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Todd and Julie Chrisley's daughter says she fears that someone might 'place contraband' on her parents after she criticized their prison conditions
Savannah Chrisley is worried someone will "place contraband" on Todd and Julie Chrisley because she…
Eammon Jacobs
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A 19-year-old was arrested after he attempted to break into a South Carolina prison, report says
Nathaniel Jose Perez was carrying four backpacks' worth of contraband items intended for delivery t…
Yelena Dzhanova
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US Customs seized and destroyed 194 pounds of illegal bologna smuggled in at the Mexico border
CBP agents discovered the lunch meat in both the trunk of the car and in a suitcase.
Julie Gerstein
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A herd of drunk Indian buffaloes exposed a hidden stash of contraband liquor and got a group of farmers arrested
A vet noticed that the water in the buffaloes' trough turned yellow, after the bovines began jumpin…
Matthew Loh
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A contraband pair of Levi's were worth up to $500 on Germany's black market during the Cold War because they were an icon of American culture
The government banned the jeans, but smugglers found a way to hook the youth up with contraband any…
Jennifer Ortakales
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Customs and border officials at JFK airport check 1,000 bags an hour for narcotics and illicit food. Here's where the contraband goes.
When a regular traveler arrives in the US, they're required to declare any food items they're bring…
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron
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China could seize key islands from Taiwan in as little as 6 months, war analysts warn
In a short-of-war coercion campaign, China could take Taiwan's most vulnerable territories, war ana…
Chris Panella
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I've been to North Korea more than 180 times. Here's how tourists can stay out of trouble.
A North Korea tour operator outlines the key rules for visiting the country, which is partially reo…
Hannah Abraham
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Ukraine says it caught a man trying to escape the country by paddling on an inflatable mattress to Moldova
The 39-year-old Dnipro resident was trying to paddle his way on the Dniester after paying someone $…
Matthew Loh
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A pair of cruise passengers were arrested after authorities searched their luggage and found 112 bags of marijuana
One of the passengers claimed the 56 bags of cannabis in his luggage were for personal use and he h…
Pete Syme
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Royal Caribbean cruise staff saved the life of a cat named Ovie after a passenger smuggled the feline on board, CEO says
Royal Caribbean CEO Michael Bayley said the cat was "supposed to be euthanized" after he was discov…
Erin Snodgrass
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Sam Bankman-Fried could go to a low-security prison and get out early if he plays his cards right, prison consultants say
Prison consultants say Sam Bankman-Fried has the chance to get years taken off of his 25-year sente…
Katie Balevic
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Young Thug and his co-defendant did in a 'hand-to-hand drug deal' inside a Georgia courtroom, prosecutors allege
Young Thug's lawyer said the rapper did not know what his co-defendant was handing him and immediat…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Courier scam makes 66-year-old poorer by ₹1.52 crore – Here’s how you can protect yourself
Scams have been on the rise in the country, from scammers using AI deepfake videos to SIM swap scam…
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When the crowd leaves Trump's hush-money trial, the judge spends his day in a very different kind of court
When he's not overseeing former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial on Wednesdays, the judge …
Jacob Shamsian
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Astronauts are banned from drinking alcohol at work, but this hasn't stopped them sneaking everything from communion wine to cognac into space
Russian cosmonauts have hidden bottles of alcohol in their space suits, hollowed-out books, and eve…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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Harvard professor says he gets thank-you notes from prisoners, some of which are secretly using smartphones to take his free computer-science class
A Georgia inmate told The Marshall Project he uses a phone to teach incarcerated people in other st…
Britney Nguyen
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US CBP officers officers stopped a woman trying to cross the border with 50 wheels of undeclared cheese under a blanket in her car. They gave her a $1,000 penalty and destroyed 100 pounds of cheese.
"Travelers can import cheese commensurate with personal consumption levels," a CBP director said. "…