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CTV News
5 days ago
- Politics
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HMCS William Hall assists in seizing 13K kg of cocaine
A Halifax-based navy ship has helped seize a significant amount of drugs during a counter narcotics operation in the Caribbean Sea.
CTV News
27-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
3 men charged with attempted murder in Richmond Hill shooting
Two guns seized in connection with a shooting investigation in Richmond Hill. (York Regional Police) Three men have been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Richmond Hill that injured a woman earlier this month. York Regional Police (YRP) said two men dropped off a female who had been shot at a hospital near Major Mackenzie Drive West and Yonge Street on the morning of May 16. The victim was later transferred to a trauma centre with non-life-threatening injuries, they said. Police said their investigation led them to determine that the shooting occurred at a building near Yonge Street and Yongehurst Road. 'Investigators have determined this to be an isolated, and there are no concerns for public safety,' they said. Since then, investigators searched two homes in Richmond Hill and recovered two firearms and a quantity of cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, alprazolam, fentanyl, and oxycodone. Drugs seized Police display the drugs they seized in connection with a shooting investigation in Richmond Hill. (York Regional Police) They have arrested three men: 29-year-old Sergen Dino from Newmarket, 31-year-old Deshaun Abrahams from Richmond Hill, and 32-year-old Jason Zagazeta from Markham. In addition to attempted murder, the three suspects have also been charged with aggravated assault and numerous drug- and firearm-related offences. Police said Dino was under a weapon prohibition order, and probation and release orders at the time of the shooting. Investigators are urging anyone who may have heard anything in the area of Yonge Street and Yongehurst Road during the early morning hours of May 16 to contact them at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7241, or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
Free Malaysia Today
21-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Cops nab hardened criminals with a total of 138 records over theft of car
Seremban police chief Hatta Che Din said the three men, aged between 34 and 48, were arrested in Cheras, Selangor. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Two hardened criminals, with 61 and 77 criminal records respectively, including for attempted murder, were among three arrested two days ago for suspected involvement in car theft. Seremban police chief Hatta Che Din said they were arrested after a man lodged a police report about the theft of his Honda Civic RS. 'In the 10am incident, the victim claimed the suspects took his car keys from a car wash and drove off with the car. 'Acting on information, a team from the Seremban criminal investigation division's intelligence and operations unit arrested three suspects at 5.30pm the same day,' Harian Metro reported him as saying. Hatta said the three men, aged between 34 and 48, were arrested in Cheras, Selangor. Police also seized the car reported missing. He said police also seized a four-wheel-drive vehicle that had been reported missing in Petaling Jaya on May 16. 'We seized special equipment for car theft, such as a programming machine, a jammer and 12 vehicle number plates. 'Several car keys, seven Touch 'N Go cards and various branded handbags were also recovered. Further inspection also uncovered seven packets of drugs, believed to be methamphetamine, heroin and yaba pills,' he said. Hatta said the 77 criminal convictions of one of the suspects included one for luxury vehicle theft. 'The other suspect with 61 criminal offences is wanted for attempted murder in Bentong, Pahang,' he said. Hatta said urine tests found all the suspects positive for methamphetamine use. They were remanded for four days to aid investigations under Section 379A of the Penal Code for car theft. He said the two were also suspected of involvement in 13 car theft cases around Seremban, the Klang Valley, Melaka and Batu Pahat.
CTV News
15-05-2025
- CTV News
AGLC seizes 162 kilos of cannabis with estimated street value of $1.5M
On April 30, AGLC investigators seized 162 kilograms of illegal cannabis with an estimated street value of $1.5 million (AGLC)
