Lion cub has both eyes removed after being smuggled 1,200 miles across Russia in box without food

Lion cub is forced to have both eyes removed after being smuggled 1,200 miles by bus across Russia in a tiny wooden box without food or water Cub, named Grom, was discovered in luggage compartment of bus in summer  Animal was travelling from Makhachkala to Moscow when he was discovered   He was given tocircus before vets … Read more

Star Trek actor James Doohan’s ashes smuggled on board the International Space Station

Scotty IS beamed up! Star Trek actor James Doohan’s ashes were smuggled on board the International Space Station after his death in 2005 Richard Garriott, 59, smuggled James Doohan’s ashes on to the ISS in 2008 Doohan played Montgomery Scott and inspired the phrase ‘Beam me up, Scotty’ His remains have traveled more than 1.7 billion miles … Read more

Britain’s secret shelters for smuggled puppies come under siege from European gangsters

At the centre, several breeds of dog bound from their beds vying for attention – golden labradors and chow chows, popular for their teddy-bear looks. Staff say that dogs shipped here solo are the most pitiful, peeking timidly from their cages and less trusting of humans Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, … Read more

Father who abducted his three sons ‘smuggled them out of the UK in back of van’

A father who abducted his three children from their foster home ‘smuggled them out of the UK in the back of a van’, police believe. Imran Safi, 26, snatched Bilal, 6, Ebrar, 5, and Yaseen, 3, from a foster home in south London, just before they were due to be adopted before taking them to … Read more

Carlos Ghosn ‘wired £650,000 to firm run by man who smuggled him out of Japan’

Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn wired more than £650,000 to a company linked to one of the men accused of helping smuggle him out of Japan in a box last year, prosecutors said in a new court filing. Prosecutors filed documents Tuesday detailing two wire transfers made by Ghosn in October 2019 as … Read more