Illegal wood seized in Spain
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Spanish authorities have seized 33 tonnes of illegally logged Brazilian wood destined to be crafted into musical instruments.
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A longtime international arms trafficker was arrested Thursday evening in Spain, where he has a mansion, on U.S. charges that he was conspiring to sell millions of dollars in arms to Colombian rebels.
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More than three tons of pure cocaine is seized on a UK-flagged yacht off the Canary Islands, police say.
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Hundreds of people face losing their retirement homes in Spain due to shady property dealings.
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Spanish explosives experts blew up a  suspicious object found on an electricity pylon near the French  border on Saturday after Basque separatist guerrillas ETA  warned they had planted two bombs, police said.
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Brazilian police arrested 18 people accused of allowing illegal logging in the Amazon rain forest and were searching for 19 others, including environmental protection agents, the environment minister said.
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Islamic radicals may have been planning  an attack in Barcelona, Spain's Interior Minister Alfredo Perez  Rubalcaba said, after police found explosive materials and  arrested those accused of involvement early on Saturday.
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The Spanish authorities detain 176 illegal immigrants who tried to reach the Canary Islands by ship.
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French customs officers have seized a set of Christmas Santa Claus decorations made of cocaine.
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Latvia struggles to stop people illegally cutting down Christmas trees near the capital Riga.
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Anti-terrorist police arrested the political leader of Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA in raids in France and Spain that resulted in arms caches and other suspected members being seized, officials said.
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EU members are divided over a European Commission plan to crack down on the lucrative illegal timber trade by making exporters prove their wood is not from endangered rainforests, officials said on Tuesday.
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Excerpt from report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  ["Illegal Local Government Construction Destroying China's Forests" - Xinhua headline]  Beijing, Feb.
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More than Â£1m of illegal medicines and veterinary drugs have been seized in a cross-border operation. The authorities said they have helped to smash a criminal ring involved in the manufacture and distribution of illegal antibiotics for use on farms.
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Police in Bosnia are holding six men suspected of stealing a bridge near Mostar, in the south of the country. The authorities were alerted when villagers saw the men loading sections of the iron structure into vans.
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Spain's socialist government has initiated steps during summer to combat two of the greatest political problems facing the country: illegal immigration and the threat from radical Islamist terrorism.
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It could be your new hardwood floor or coffee table, with a rich mahogany hue. While the wood may look good, there is a strong chance it came from timber harvested illegally in places such as Honduras, Indonesia or Peru, labor and environmental groups say.