10/10/2008
Other News In Brief
Man Found Dead On Norfolk Path
The body of a convicted sex offender has been discovered on a path in Norfolk.
The body of Gordon Boon, 73, was discovered in Rabbit Lane in Great Witchingham on Monday. Police are treating the death as murder. Post mortem examinations have revealed the death was strangulation. Mr Boon was last seen alive in the Maids Heads Hotel area on 3 October. Detectives investigating the murder are appealing for anyone with information to contact them. The 73-year-old was jailed for six years in 2001 for serious sexual offences and placed on the sex offenders register for life.
Man Dies After Assault
A man in his 50s collapsed at a West Midlands bus station after being attacked, according to police. The man was taken to hospital following the incident at Bilston bus station, however he was pronounced dead on arrival. Detectives have launched a murder inquiry and revealed the man had been assaulted by two men earlier. A 34-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the incident.
Charges After Fall From Window
Two men and a woman have been charged after they were injured in a property in Aberdeen. The three were taken to hospital after they reportedly fell from a window in Great Northern Road on Wednesday. Grampian Police said two men – aged 27 and 35 – and a woman, 19, have been charged.
UK Border Agency Celebrates Success
The UK Border Agency has celebrated six months of success. Delivery by the Agency has gone from strength-to-strength, with more weapons seized, more foreign criminals removed and more illegal immigrants stopped trying to cross the border than ever before. Created in April 2008, the UK Border Agency was formed by uniting the Border and Immigration Agency, Customs at the border and UK visas. The Agency has created a strong new force at the border which is among the most secure in the world.
(JM/KMcA)
The body of a convicted sex offender has been discovered on a path in Norfolk.
The body of Gordon Boon, 73, was discovered in Rabbit Lane in Great Witchingham on Monday. Police are treating the death as murder. Post mortem examinations have revealed the death was strangulation. Mr Boon was last seen alive in the Maids Heads Hotel area on 3 October. Detectives investigating the murder are appealing for anyone with information to contact them. The 73-year-old was jailed for six years in 2001 for serious sexual offences and placed on the sex offenders register for life.
Man Dies After Assault
A man in his 50s collapsed at a West Midlands bus station after being attacked, according to police. The man was taken to hospital following the incident at Bilston bus station, however he was pronounced dead on arrival. Detectives have launched a murder inquiry and revealed the man had been assaulted by two men earlier. A 34-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the incident.
Charges After Fall From Window
Two men and a woman have been charged after they were injured in a property in Aberdeen. The three were taken to hospital after they reportedly fell from a window in Great Northern Road on Wednesday. Grampian Police said two men – aged 27 and 35 – and a woman, 19, have been charged.
UK Border Agency Celebrates Success
The UK Border Agency has celebrated six months of success. Delivery by the Agency has gone from strength-to-strength, with more weapons seized, more foreign criminals removed and more illegal immigrants stopped trying to cross the border than ever before. Created in April 2008, the UK Border Agency was formed by uniting the Border and Immigration Agency, Customs at the border and UK visas. The Agency has created a strong new force at the border which is among the most secure in the world.
(JM/KMcA)
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27 April 2015
Nine Arrested Over Drug Seizure On Tugboat
Nine men have been arrested in connection with cocaine found onboard an ocean-going tugboat in the North Sea. The National Crime Agency said that intelligence received led to a joint operation with Border Force and the Royal Navy, to intercept MV Hamal, around 100 miles off the coast of Aberdeenshire.
Nine Arrested Over Drug Seizure On Tugboat
Nine men have been arrested in connection with cocaine found onboard an ocean-going tugboat in the North Sea. The National Crime Agency said that intelligence received led to a joint operation with Border Force and the Royal Navy, to intercept MV Hamal, around 100 miles off the coast of Aberdeenshire.
01 May 2012
Seven Arrested On Suspicion Of Terrorist Fundraising
Seven people have been arrested on suspicion of terrorist financing offences, according to the Metropolitan Police. They were arrested at four separate addresses in London, Cardiff and Coventry at approximately 6am on suspicion of being concerned in the funding of a terrorist organisation, and laundering the proceeds of crime for that purpose.
Seven Arrested On Suspicion Of Terrorist Fundraising
Seven people have been arrested on suspicion of terrorist financing offences, according to the Metropolitan Police. They were arrested at four separate addresses in London, Cardiff and Coventry at approximately 6am on suspicion of being concerned in the funding of a terrorist organisation, and laundering the proceeds of crime for that purpose.
07 February 2012
Drug Dealer Jailed For 12 Years
A drug smuggler who imported herbal cannabis with a street value of £2.1m was sentenced yesterday, Monday 6 February, to 12 years imprisonment. Alexander Odewale, 44 (23.09.
Drug Dealer Jailed For 12 Years
A drug smuggler who imported herbal cannabis with a street value of £2.1m was sentenced yesterday, Monday 6 February, to 12 years imprisonment. Alexander Odewale, 44 (23.09.
03 September 2008
Drugs Worth £4.5m Uncovered
A man is to appear in court today charged with attempting to smuggle heroin worth an estimated street value of £4.5 million into the UK.
Drugs Worth £4.5m Uncovered
A man is to appear in court today charged with attempting to smuggle heroin worth an estimated street value of £4.5 million into the UK.
05 June 2015
68 Immigrants Found In Shipping Container
Sixty-eight immigrants have been found locked inside a shipping container at a port in Essex, it has been confirmed. East of England Ambulance Service said they had been discovered at Harwich International Port at around 10pm on Thursday, 4 June.
68 Immigrants Found In Shipping Container
Sixty-eight immigrants have been found locked inside a shipping container at a port in Essex, it has been confirmed. East of England Ambulance Service said they had been discovered at Harwich International Port at around 10pm on Thursday, 4 June.
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