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Ton of Cocaine Seized on boat in Panamanian Island

 

PANAMA CITY – Panama’s Senan naval air service seized a total of 1,141 kilograms of cocaine on an island off the country’s Caribbean coast near Colombia, a Senan official said Monday.

The seizure of the drugs took place on the weekend on Tiger Island after last Friday Senan received intelligence information about a boat that sailed from Colombia carrying the coke, Senan chief Jose Laniado told reporters.

The drug shipment was found on board the boat after it ran aground on Tiger Island, some 160 km (99 mi.) north of the Panamanian capital, after being pursued by two Senan patrol boats, Laniado said.

The packets of cocaine were stamped with assorted logos, including that of Audi, the luxury and sports vehicle manufacturer.

The San Antonio anti-drug operation is still under way as authorities search for the crewmembers of the boat transporting the drug, officials said.

Two Wounded in Shooting Inside Colombia’s Police HQ ( Lovers )

BOGOTA – At least two people were wounded Wednesday in a shooting inside the Bogota headquarters of Colombia’s National Police, the force said, describing the attack as a crime of passion.

The shooter, a male police officer, fired at a female officer who had been his girlfriend.

A third officer who tried to stop the assailant was also wounded.

“The first enquiries detected a romantic issue and it is under investigation by police units,” the force said in a statement.

The attacker was part of the headquarters security detail, whose members are the only people allowed to enter the building armed, police sources told Efe.

While some media outlets said the assailant shot himself after wounding the other officers, police did not confirm those accounts.

The wounded were rushed to police hospital, just down the street from the headquarters building, according to the statement, which offered no information on the victims’ condition.

Texan Gets 11 Years for Ramming Border Patrol While Trafficking Marijuana Across Rio Grande

MCALLEN, TEXAS — A Rio Grande City man is now serving a significant sentence for possessing with the intent to distribute marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.

Issac Medina, 29, of Rio Grande City, pleaded guilty June 26, 2014.

Today, U.S. District Judge Randy Cane sentenced Medina to 135 months of federal imprisonment to be immediately followed by a four-year-term of supervised release.

On March 14, 2014, Border Patrol (BP) agents observed Medina drive his vehicle down to the Rio Grande River where it was loaded with 34 large bundles that later tested positive for marijuana. Medina then headed north at a high rate of speed. A BP agent attempted to intercept the defendant and pulled onto a road where the agent observed Medina’s vehicle come to rest. Medina began to exit but then accelerated his vehicle forward striking the agent’s vehicle head-on.

The agent, hearing Medina accelerating his engine, feared being pushed into the roadway and discharged his service weapon. At that time, Medina surrendered and was taken into custody.

Judge Crane enhanced Medina’s sentence for use of a deadly weapon (the motor vehicle), use of violence against the agent and acting in a manner creating substantial risk of serious bodily injury.

Medina has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, Border Patrol and the Pharr Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Steven Schammel and former AUSA Juan Villescas prosecuted the case.

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The protest gathering of hundreds of teachers in Kurdistan, Iran

500 teachers of Mariwan, Kurdistan province converged along with teachers of other cities in front of the Education and Culture Office in the city of Marivan on Jan. 20th, and 21st.   
The teachers from 17 cities went on strike and protested against poor living conditions and existing security atmosphere in schools and refrained to go back to classrooms.

Tehran: people support a vendor after he clashes with police

A Basij militia attempted to prevent a vendor selling movie video CDs from doing his business. The vendor resisted the intrusion by the Basiji man which led to a clash between the two. This happened in Joumhuri Street district and nearby 30th Tir Ave on Jan. 18th. Soon other police agents and Basij and security arrived at the scene trying to arrest the vendor. The Basij agent asked police to confiscate the vendors’ property and arrest him. But a group of people at the scene and also other shop owners in this region came to the aid of the young vendor making the arrest so much more difficult. 
Eventually, the vendor collected his items and moved to another location.