BEIRUT — Lebanese authorities Friday detained a suspected French drug dealer a few days after releasing him on bail, judicial officials said. The officials said members of Lebanon’s General Security Directorate detained Abdel Karim Touil at the request of the country’s prosecutor general and he was being held at the Justice Palace in Beirut. Officials … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO — A suspect was arrested in the brutal killing in Brazil of an American art dealer who was the co-owner of a prominent gallery in Manhattan, police said Thursday. Brent Sikkema, 75, was found dead on Monday with 18 stab wounds in his Rio de Janeiro apartment. Rio state police arrested a … Read more
Viktor Bout pictured in April, simply 4 months after the US launched him from jail in trade for Britney Griner.Anadolu Company/Getty Photos The US swapped Viktor Bout, a as soon as infamous Russian arms supplier, for WNBA star Britney Griner, final 12 months. Generally known as the “Service provider of Dying,” Bout spent 15 years … Read more