Cuba and U.S. Agree on Deportation of Cuban Inmates from U.S. After Kidnapping |
On December 19, 1999, U.S. officials ended a hostage standoff at a detention facility in St. Martinville, Louisiana after it reached an agreement with the Cuban Government that allowed the U.S. to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
2 |
2000-02-01 |
Cuba |
Deportation |
Discovery of Stowaways Continue amid Promise of Better Enforcement by Hong Kong |
On January 10, 2000, officials in Seattle found a container on the giant freighter Cape May that housed 18 men, only 15 of which survived the trip from Hong Kong. |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
2 |
2000-02-01 |
Hong Kong |
Smuggle |
Australian Court Orders Malta Representative Office to Produce Bank Documents in Malta |
In June 1999, the Federal Court of Australia ordered a representative office of a Malta bank in Australia to produce documents and give information in connection with a money laundering investigation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
2 |
2000-02-01 |
Australia |
Money Laundering |
Arrest of 10 Young Chinese Girls on U.S.-Canada Borders Points to Growing Use of Native Border Ring for Smuggling |
On January 5, 2000, Canadian police arrested ten young Chinese women who were being smuggled into the U.S. by a growing group that operate from a native reserve on the Canadian-U.S. border. |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
2 |
2000-02-01 |
Canada |
Smuggle |