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Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Yahoo
Dawn raid at house today in the fight against drugs
Police carried out a dawn raid at a house in Astley Bridge this morning. The raid was as a result of information from members of the community concerned about drugs in the area. A spokesman for GMP Bolton said: "Officers from the Bolton North Neighbourhood Team have executed a drugs warrant at a house in Astley Bridge this morning. "Following information from members of the community concerned about drug supply in the area, your local officers obtained a warrant from the court. READ MORE: Farnworth properties raided by police in fight against drugs Horwich police arrest one as they carry out dawn raid at property "A small quantity of what is believed to be class B drugs were found during the warrant. "A 26-year-old man remains under investigation. "If you have information about criminality in your area, you can contact the independent charity, CrimeStoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111." The raid is the latest to be carried out in Bolton to crackdown on drug dealing in the borough. Last month, police carried out a series of simultaneous dawn raids in the Farnworth area as part of an investigation drug gangs in the borough.
CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
500 federal agents and soldiers raid marijuana farms in rural Southern California
The National Guard and federal agencies joined the Drug Enforcement Administration to raid multiple marijuana grow operations in Southern California. The massive operation consisted of 500 personnel and took place in Thermal, a rural city in Riverside County near Coachella, according to the DEA. The federal agency said the task force included the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Patrol, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, FBI and the National Guard. The DEA posted on social media that it requested help from the agencies and the Army because of the "magnitude and topography of this operation." A DEA spokesperson said the mission was aimed at illegal marijuana farms spanning about 787 acres in the Coachella Valley town. "The operation is authorized by federal search warrants signed by a federal magistrate judge," the DEA wrote on X. Federal agents arrested between 70 and 75 undocumented immigrants and one U.S. citizen for impeding law enforcement. Multiple people are being questioned for their possible involvement in the marijuana grow operation.
Free Malaysia Today
13-06-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Weapons believed to be kept in Tan Sri's home, says MACC
MACC issued a clarification following a raid at the Tan Sri's residence in Bandar Tasik Selatan, Cheras, yesterday. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Officers from the Anti-Corruption Tactical Squad were deployed to assist in recording the statement of a Tan Sri on the alleged misappropriation of sukuk funds meant for a Klang Valley highway project due to suspicions that he had weapons hidden in a secret room at his home. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission clarified this following a raid on the man's residence in Bandar Tasik Selatan, Cheras, yesterday. MACC's strategic communications division said it received information that a secret room at the residence contained valuables and weapons related to the ongoing probe. 'The presence of the ACTS team was to ensure the safety of the officers involved and escort the seized items back to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya,' it said in a statement. MACC seized several luxury items, including branded handbags, watches, gold bars, coins, gold figurines, diamonds and other jewellery, in the raid. The items included 84 luxury handbags worth about RM3 million, 11 branded watches worth about RM1 million, gold bars, coins, and figurines valued at RM3 million, and diamonds and jewellery estimated at RM4 million. A set of luxury casino gaming equipment valued at about RM150,000 was also confiscated. 'MACC also discovered a bulletproof secret room used for storing firearms and ammunition, but no seizure was made as the weapons were registered under a security company owned by the individual,' the agency said. MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki confirmed that the total value of the seizures stood at some RM16 million and did not rule out the possibility of further confiscations. He said the process of recording the individual's statement had been postponed to a later date due to health reasons.
CBS News
11-06-2025
- CBS News
ICE agents raid Pittsburgh-area restaurant
An immigration raid was conducted at a restaurant in Robinson Township last week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on June 6 converged on Thai Foon at the Settlers Ridge plaza. As of Wednesday afternoon, the restaurant was still closed. On the front door, a sign reads "closed no gas." "I figured that must be odd because the other places seem to be open." Frank Seanez said on Wednesday. In a statement to KDKA, a spokesperson for ICE wrote, in part, "ICE is protecting the homeland through the arrest and removal of those who undermine the safety of our communities and the integrity of our immigration laws, to include those who illegally re-enter the country after being removed, those who have been ordered removed and those who are unlawfully present or otherwise removable. Businesses next door said the owner of Tha Foon is of Asian descent and a nice guy. "He came here many, many times, helping us with the design," said Taysi, who works at Sakura Poke. "That's very unfortunate. I think it's bad for people who have tried to come to this country to find a better life," Seanez said. Taysi told KDKA she knows the owner of Thai Foon and the workers. "His employees should not be departed," Taysi said. "They are American people most. And in the kitchen, I saw some people, Hispanic, but they are good people."
CNN
11-06-2025
- Business
- CNN
Federal immigration raid at Omaha meat production plant sparks protests
Immigration Federal agenciesFacebookTweetLink Follow Immigration authorities raided an Omaha meat production plant Tuesday morning and took dozens of workers away in buses, leaving company officials bewildered because they said they had followed the law. The raid happened around 9 a.m. at Glenn Valley Foods in south Omaha, an area where nearly a quarter of residents were foreign born according to the 2020 census. A small group of people came out to protest the raid, and some of them even jumped on the front bumper of a vehicle to try to stop officers in one location while others threw rocks at officials' vehicles as a white bus carrying workers pulled away from a plant. Chad Hartmann, president of the food packaging company, said the front office was stunned by the aggressive nature of federal officials' raid and confused by why the company was targeted. 'My biggest issue is: why us?' Hartmann said. 'We do everything by the book.' The plant uses E-Verify, the federal database used to check the immigration status of employees. When he said as much to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who carried out the raid, they told him the E-Verify system 'is broken.' 'I mean, what am I supposed to do with that?' Hartmann said. 'This is your system, run by the government. And you're raiding me because your system is broken?' Omaha police and the Douglas County sheriff said immigration officials had warned them about their plans, and their departments helped block off traffic around the neighborhood where many food production plants are located while ICE officers worked. Meatpacking plants rely heavily on immigrant workers who are willing to do the physically demanding work. The industry has not yet been the focus of President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts, but the administration has been intensifying its efforts in recent weeks. Trump called out the National Guard this week to respond to ongoing protests in Los Angeles over his immigration policies. CEO and owner Gary Rohwer told WOWT in Omaha he wasn't made aware of the operation ahead of time. He said federal agents entered the plant with a list of 97 people they wanted to screen. 'Of course not. It's a raid,' said Rohwer, whose company makes the Gary's QuickSteak brand of ready-to-grill steak. Estefania Favila, a supervisor at Glenn Valley Foods, said she was in a morning meeting when federal officials began banging on the plant's doors and yelling, 'Homeland Security!' 'They just came in and said that it was a raid and we had to get everybody out of production,' Favila said. Employees were separated by those who had documents showing they were US citizens, those who had valid work documents and those who did not have documents, she said. About 70 people were taken away in buses with the windows blacked out, Favila said. Among them were two of her cousins who immigrated from Honduras, she said. Rep. Tony Gonzales joins The Lead ICE officials confirmed in an email the raid at Glenn Valley Foods, saying it was 'based on an ongoing criminal investigation into the large-scale employment of aliens without authorization to work in the United States.' They said it was likely the largest' worksite enforcement operation' in Nebraska since the start of Trump's second term. Hartmann, the company president, said he planned to contact Republican Rep. Don Bacon, who represents the district, and other Nebraska leaders to try to get answers. By Tuesday afternoon, Bacon had issued a statement saying the ICE raid sought to investigate stolen identities and that 'ICE verified that Glen Valley Foods complied with E-Verify 100% and is a victim in this as well.' Douglas County Commissioner Roger Garcia, who rushed out of a regular meeting Tuesday morning after he learned about the raid, said the community is shaken. 'It clearly instills a lot of fear,' said Garcia, who represents the area. 'People are asking me if this is going to continue for multiple days here in Omaha. People are asking me if this is going to spread to other cities.'
