Two young women with Portuguese nationality have been charged with drug trafficking in Papua New Guinea, after being arrested at the airport in possession of more than 15 kilograms of cocaine. According to local press reports quoted by Notícias ao Minuto, the Portuguese women, aged 20 and 23, were brought before the court on Tuesday, December 17,...
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Two teachers accused of kidnapping a 10-year-old girl arrested
The National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) arrested two teachers in Gaza on charges of kidnapping a 10-year-old girl. The accused were demanding a ransom payment of 500,000 meticais. According to SERNIC, the ransom of the minor, who didn't stay 24 hours in the...
Sofala: Three people arrested for electoral offenses
Three people from Sofala province, in the center of the country, have been arrested on charges of electoral offenses, the Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) said. Quoted by Radio Mocambique, the police say that eleven electoral offenses have been recorded since the start of the campaign. The cases occurred in the districts of Búzi, Machanga, Muanza, Caia and Beira, and...
Local elections: Electoral offenses registered in Nampula and Quelimane
Yesterday, during the voting process, the Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) arrested an alleged agent of the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR) in possession of ballots that had already been filled in at the 01 de Janeiro Community School in the city of Nampula. According to the observers who were there to check the ballot,...
Eight people arrested in connection with dam collapse in Libya
Libya's Prosecutor General has ordered the arrest of eight current and former government officials while the investigation into the collapse of two dams earlier this month, which caused thousands of deaths, continues. The two dams on the outskirts of the city of Derna (east) broke on September 11, after being flooded by the storm...
Two public officials arrested for corruption offenses
Two civil servants were arrested in "flagrante delicto" asking for money from workers in the sand and mine transportation business so that they wouldn't issue fines. The information was released on Thursday by the Maputo Provincial Office for Combating Corruption (GPCCM). According to the GPCCM, the investigation came about as part of a complaint involving two...