Boy Aged 12 Drives Himself 1,300km Across Australia

A 12-year-old boy who was apparently trying to drive across Australia has been stopped by police 1,300km (800 miles) into his journey. The boy was pulled over in Broken Hill in the New South Wales outback on Saturday after a patrol noticed the car’s bumper dragging on the ground. Police said the boy had been … Read more

Police Arrest 50 Residents of Ekpu Over Violent Protests

A Police force, made up of 150 personnel from the National Police Headquarters and 150 from the Western Regional Command, today [Tuesday], arrested 50 residents of Ekpu, a fishing community in the Jomoro District for vandalizing properties belonging to the Half Assini District Police Command. Residents of Ekpu are alleged to have gone to the … Read more

Police Seize 1,100kg In Australia’s ‘largest Cocaine Bust’

Fifteen men have been charged after police said they made the biggest cocaine bust in Australia’s history. The drugs, with an estimated street value of A$360m (£212m; $258m), were uncovered after a police investigation over more than two years. Police said they seized 500kg (1,100lb) of cocaine from a boat in Brooklyn, north of Sydney, … Read more

Police Seize 1,100kg In Australia’s ‘largest Cocaine Bust’

Fifteen men have been charged after police said they made the biggest cocaine bust in Australia’s history. The drugs, with an estimated street value of A$360m (£212m; $258m), were uncovered after a police investigation over more than two years. Police said they seized 500kg (1,100lb) of cocaine from a boat in Brooklyn, north of Sydney, … Read more