— Fyodor Dostoevsky, born on this date in 1821
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Three Chinese and a Taiwanese are among eight arrested in Australia for allegedly smuggling 90 liters of liquid methamphetamine on a fishing boat off the eastern coast, following a joint China-Australia operation, the Australian Federal Police said.
Australian and Chinese authorities established Taskforce Blaze in November 2015 to combat the production and transhipment of methamphetamine and other illegal narcotics along the China-Australia corridor. The task force is the only joint partnership Chinese authorities have with any foreign agency.
"This successful operation again shows how law enforcement agencies from China and Australia working shoulder to shoulder with strong determination to combat multinational drug crimes, can have a strong impact on organized crime," Chinese officer in charge of the Command Center of Taskforce Blaze Deng Jianwei said in a statement.
Five men were arrested in the early hours of Friday last week after authorities searched a tender craft just off Sydney's Palm Beach, finding three barrels full of liquid methamphetamine estimated to be worth 54 million Australian dollars (US$40.33 million). They were charged with the importation and possession of a commercial quantity of a border controlled drugs.
"Since the inception of Taskforce Blaze a year ago this month, Australian and Chinese investigations have resulted in the seizure of approximately six tons of drugs and precursors - consisting of crystal methamphetamine, liquid methamphetamine, ecstasy and precursors," Australia's Justice Minister Michael Keenan said.-Xinhua
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It’s coming through a hole in the air
From those nights in Tiananmen Square
It’s coming from the feel
That this ain’t exactly real
Or it’s real, but it ain’t exactly there
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From the sirens night and day
From the fires of the homeless
From the ashes of the gay
Democracy is coming to the USAIt’s coming through a crack in the wall
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Three Chinese and a Taiwanese are among eight arrested in Australia for allegedly smuggling 90 liters of liquid methamphetamine on a fishing boat off the eastern coast, following a joint China-Australia operation, the Australian Federal Police said.
Australian and Chinese authorities established Taskforce Blaze in November 2015 to combat the production and transhipment of methamphetamine and other illegal narcotics along the China-Australia corridor. The task force is the only joint partnership Chinese authorities have with any foreign agency.
"This successful operation again shows how law enforcement agencies from China and Australia working shoulder to shoulder with strong determination to combat multinational drug crimes, can have a strong impact on organized crime," Chinese officer in charge of the Command Center of Taskforce Blaze Deng Jianwei said in a statement.
Five men were arrested in the early hours of Friday last week after authorities searched a tender craft just off Sydney's Palm Beach, finding three barrels full of liquid methamphetamine estimated to be worth 54 million Australian dollars (US$40.33 million). They were charged with the importation and possession of a commercial quantity of a border controlled drugs.
"Since the inception of Taskforce Blaze a year ago this month, Australian and Chinese investigations have resulted in the seizure of approximately six tons of drugs and precursors - consisting of crystal methamphetamine, liquid methamphetamine, ecstasy and precursors," Australia's Justice Minister Michael Keenan said.-Xinhua
Chinese drug smugglers ambushed on boat at Sydney's Palm Beach
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It’s coming through a hole in the air
From those nights in Tiananmen Square
It’s coming from the feel
That this ain’t exactly real
Or it’s real, but it ain’t exactly there
From the wars against disorder
From the sirens night and day
From the fires of the homeless
From the ashes of the gay
Democracy is coming to the USAIt’s coming through a crack in the wall
