UK police seize nearly 6,500 counterfeit vinyl records in Luton raid

10 Mwezi wa tano, 2026

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Police have confiscated almost 6,500 fake vinyl records in a major operation in Luton. The haul, valued at over £250,000, is believed to be one of the largest seizures of its kind in the UK.

The City of London Police’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit carried out the raid on April 22 at an unnamed premises in the Bedfordshire town. Officers took 6,498 records thought to have a retail value of £259,520. They worked alongside the British Phonographic Industry’s Content Protection Unit during the operation.

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Record 3 tons of cocaine seized near Sydney

Australian police have seized a record 3 tons of cocaine buried in underground bunkers near Sydney. The haul is the largest in the country's history and was uncovered in a joint operation targeting organized crime. Two men were arrested at the scene while six others had been detained earlier.

U.K. border agents seize five tons of cocaine at London Gateway

11 Mwezi wa nne, 2026 Imeripotiwa na AI

Border agents in the United Kingdom have seized approximately five tons of cocaine at London Gateway port in just under a month. The drugs, hidden in banana and South American red wine shipments, are valued at over £400 million, or about $538 million. The Home Office announced the busts on social media.

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Hong Kong customs seizes HK$3.4 million worth of suspected drugs, arrests two men

3 Mwezi wa nne, 2026 Imeripotiwa na AI

Hong Kong customs officers seized 6.5kg of suspected drugs worth HK$3.4 million (US$433,800) and arrested two men in separate operations earlier this week. The Customs and Excise Department said the first arrest took place at Hong Kong International Airport, where 3.1kg of suspected ketamine was found in a 43-year-old man's baggage from Bangkok; the second involved 1.7kg each of suspected cocaine and methamphetamine in Yau Ma Tei.

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