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Haiti declares state of emergency after 4,000 inmates escape jail amid rising violence

Haiti declares state of emergency after 4,000 inmates escape jail amid rising violence

The Haitian government has declared a state of emergency after thousands of inmates escaped from its largest prison following an explosion of gang-led violence over the weekend. The government cited the “deterioration of security,” notably in the capital Port-au-Prince, and “increasingly violent criminal acts perpetrated by armed gangs,” including kidnappings …

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NDLEA intercepts largest consignment of heroin at Lagos airport, arrests 4 cartel members and declares 11 others wanted

NDLEA intercepts largest consignment of heroin at Lagos airport, arrests 4 cartel members and declares 11 others wanted

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has successfully dismantled and arrested members of an organized criminal organization which specializes in trafficking heroin across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America in a 12-day well-coordinated operation leading to the seizure of the single largest consignment of heroin at the Murtala …

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