JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities are investigating whether a child pornography ring had links to an international network, police said on Tuesday, after videos of adult women engaged in sexual acts with boys went viral on social media. Police in West Java province said three boys, as young as seven, who figured in the videos are now in the care of social workers.At least seven people have been arrested, including the mothers of two of the boys, on suspicion of violating child protection and pornography laws and could face up to 15 years in prison."Results of the preliminary investigation show that the director sold the videos to someone in Russia and Canada," said regional police spokesman Yusri Yunus, adding that the motive of those involved was to make money."We are still investigating and coordinating with the national cyber crime unit."The director received 31 million rupiah (74,000 baht) to make the videos, media have said.Indonesia has been vulnerable to child pornography and … [Read more...] about Indonesian police probe foreign ‘orders’ for child porn
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Should cops sell guns? Some U.S. police chiefs say no, others hold auctions
SEATTLE—Kyle Juhl made one last attempt to patch things up with his fiancée, then took back his ring, put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger as she and her mother ran from the apartment. The bullet went through a wall and narrowly missed a neighbour’s head as she bent to pick up her little boy.The Smith & Wesson 9 mm that Juhl used to kill himself in Yakima, Wash., in 2014 was familiar to law enforcement: The Washington State Patrol had seized it years earlier while investigating a crime and then arranged its sale back to the public. It eventually fell into Juhl’s hands, illegally.It is fears of tragedies like that, or worse, that have created a split among law enforcement officials over the reselling of confiscated guns by police departments, a longtime practice allowed in most states.Juhl’s gun was among nearly 6,000 firearms that were used in crimes and then sold by Washington law enforcement agencies since 2010, an Associated Press review … [Read more...] about Should cops sell guns? Some U.S. police chiefs say no, others hold auctions
Woman arrested after police cruisers damaged during Burlington pursuit
BURLINGTON, ONT.—A Burlington woman is in custody facing charges this weekend after Halton Region police say three of their cruisers were damaged during a hair-raising pursuit.Police say the chase began after officers responded to a report of an impaired driver in Burlington. They say the suspect vehicle was located, but the driver refused to pull over.Police say the pursuing officers managed to box in the vehicle on Guelph Line and were trying to extract the driver when she stepped on the gas and they had to let her go.They say officers caught up with the vehicle again on the QEW and attempted a rolling block, but the driver started ramming their cruisers and the pursuit was called off. Police say no one was hurt, however, three of their vehicles were damaged.Investigators say the suspect car was later found abandoned across the road from an inn where the driver had booked a room, and was arrested. … [Read more...] about Woman arrested after police cruisers damaged during Burlington pursuit
Police discover 5 million meth pills in Suphan Buri raid
Police have seized nearly 5 million methamphetamine pills, worth about 1 billion baht, from two men believed to be working for a man known as Joe Donsa, son of Joe Danchang, a major drug trader who was killed in 1996. The real name of Joe Donsa is unknown, but an initial investigation found he is a "son of Joe Danchang", national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda told reporters yesterday.Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Salang Bunnag led a team in 1996 to arrest the narcotics kingpin and five other drug suspects in Suphan Buri, which ended up with the controversial extrajudicial killing of all of them.The latest operation occurred in the same province, when police officers arrested two aides of Joe Donsa at a house in U Thong district on Friday night.The two suspects were identified as Kriangsak Wongsuwan, aka Mai Donsa, 22, and Wichian Netthong, 25.The pair were nabbed by police as they sat in a parked truck in front of the house. An inspection found some 4.96 million speed pills … [Read more...] about Police discover 5 million meth pills in Suphan Buri raid
Police discover 5 million meth pills and ‘son’ of Joe Danchang in Suphan Buri raid
Police have seized nearly 5 million methamphetamine pills, worth about 1 billion baht, from two men believed to be working for a man known as Joe Donsa, son of Joe Danchang, a major drug trader who was killed in 1996. The real name of Joe Donsa is unknown, but an initial investigation found he is a "son of Joe Danchang", national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda told reporters yesterday.Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Salang Bunnag led a team in 1996 to arrest the narcotics kingpin and five other drug suspects in Suphan Buri, which ended up with the controversial extrajudicial killing of all of them.The latest operation occurred in the same province, when police officers arrested two aides of Joe Donsa at a house in U Thong district on Friday night.The two suspects were identified as Kriangsak Wongsuwan, aka Mai Donsa, 22, and Wichian Netthong, 25.The pair were nabbed by police as they sat in a parked truck in front of the house. An inspection found some 4.96 million speed pills … [Read more...] about Police discover 5 million meth pills and ‘son’ of Joe Danchang in Suphan Buri raid