Customs and excise officers have seized hundreds of BlackBerry smart phones, 9,740 ecstasy pills and 380 grams of crystal methamphetamine smuggled via mail services at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport,

Customs and excise officers have seized hundreds of BlackBerry smart phones, 9,740 ecstasy pills and 380 grams of crystal methamphetamine smuggled via mail services at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, an official said Thursday. Airport customs office chief Iyan Rubianto said the packages were sent between April 29 and May 6.“We seized 614 BlackBerry smart phones worth Rp 1.2 billion (US$140,000) on April 29. The packages were reported as electronic parts in the customs declaration form,” he said, adding that on May 3, officers confiscated 402 Nimetazepam pills, also known as Happy Fives, worth Rp 60 million, that were sent from Malaysia through a cargo delivery service to a fake address.  On May 5, officers seized ecstasy pills worth Rp 3.9 billion hidden in a bag that was abandoned...

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Match-fixing operations have resulted in murders committed by organised crime gangs in Europe

Speaking at the launch of an anti-corruption initiative between Fifa and Interpol aimed at targeting match-fixing, Commissioner Friedhelm Althans, of the Bochum police department, said he believed there had been killings resulting from attempts to rig football matches.“I can’t identify the people who have died, but certainly I believe it [has happened]. This is a special form of organised crime, a new phenomenon in Europe. In Asia we have seen this for many years but in Europe this problem was not so obvious.”Althans is leading the largest investigation of its kind into the suspected manipulation of more than 300 matches in 20 European countries, including games in World Cup qualifying groups and the Champions and Europa Leagues.Bribes worth £1.5 million have been paid to players, referees...

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