Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico and other countries are relaxing penalties for possession and personal use of small amounts of narcotics.

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico and other countries are relaxing penalties for possession and personal use of small amounts of narcotics.Critics warn drug abuse and violence will rise if the small-scale consumption of cocaine, marijuana and other drugs is tolerated, but policy makers in much of Latin America argue the new laws will free up resources to go after big traffickers and treat addicts.The shift away from zero-tolerance policies has picked up pace in the past year and U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration has voiced...

Martin Anthony Smith, 44, of North Shields, is wanted in connection with the rape of a child

Martin Anthony Smith, 44, of North Shields, is wanted in connection with the rape of a child under 16, gross indecency with a girl under the age of 16, indecent assault of a girl under 16 and the attempted rape of a girl under 16. He may be on the run with his wife and five-year-old daught...

Mark Ronald Brown, 44, of Liverpool, is accused of being the head of a drug smuggling gang that conspired to bring hundreds of kilos of heroin into Br

Mark Ronald Brown, 44, of Liverpool, is accused of being the head of a drug smuggling gang that conspired to bring hundreds of kilos of heroin into Brita...

Jody Michael Flynn, 28, of Birkenhead, is accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm.

Jody Michael Flynn, 28, of Birkenhead, is accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily ha...

Stephen John Burnell, 56, of Scunthorpe, is wanted following a failure to surrender to custody after being convicted of a series of sex crimes. He was

Stephen John Burnell, 56, of Scunthorpe, is wanted following a failure to surrender to custody after being convicted of a series of sex crimes. He was facing a six-year jail sentence for offences including attempted rape, indecent assault and indecency with a chi...

Michael Eddleston, 27, of Doncaster, is accused of three counts of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

Michael Eddleston, 27, of Doncaster, is accused of three counts of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substan...

Fatah Benlaredj, 32, originally from Algeria, is wanted for the rape of a seven-year-old girl.

Fatah Benlaredj, 32, originally from Algeria, is wanted for the rape of a seven-year-old gi...

Joseph Stephen Morley, 46, of Liverpool, disappeared from prison in 2000 while serving a 15-year sentence for conspiracy to import cocaine and heroin

Joseph Stephen Morley, 46, of Liverpool, disappeared from prison in 2000 while serving a 15-year sentence for conspiracy to import cocaine and her...

Stephen Henry Pitman, 53, of Chislehurst, southeast London, is accused of seven offences of of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

Stephen Henry Pitman, 53, of Chislehurst, southeast London, is accused of seven offences of of conspiracy to supply Class A dru...

Paul Walmsley, 40, who is wanted for heroin and cocaine trafficking

Paul Walmsley, 40, who is wanted for heroin and cocaine trafficking. He has been on the run for three years.Police are also appealing for help in finding Martin Smith, 44, suspected of raping a young girl.He is thought to be in hiding in Spain with his wife and five-year-old daught...

Benjamin Murphy, 29, is wanted for a robbery in which a gang ram-raided a jewellers in Sheffield and escaped with £1.6m worth of diamond rings

Benjamin Murphy, 29, is wanted for a robbery in which a gang ram-raided a jewellers in Sheffield and escaped with £1.6m worth of diamond rings and watches.Murphy, from Manchester, has been on the run since jumping bail 18 months ago.Although South Yorkshire Police had confiscated his passport he was able to apply and get a replacement, claiming he had lost the original.Two of Murphy's cousins are already serving long jail sentences for their part...

serious and persistent breaches of Gibraltar’s financial services legislation.

Financial Services Commission has today, pursuant to Section 11 of the Financial Services (Investment and Fiduciary Services) Act cancelled the licences of the following licensed firms and persons ;Gibland Secretarial Services Limited ; Licence No FSC00171BGibland Nominees Limited ; Licence No FSC00175BEquity Nominees Limited ; Licence No FSC00174BEquitar Management Limited ; Licence No FSC00172BGibter Management Limited ; Licence No FSC00173BCabor Trustees Limited ; Licence No FSC00430BMeridian Trustees Limited ; Licence No FSC00890BMarrache,...

Marrache & Co Gibraltar bank account supposed to hold the company’s cash in fact had a balance of less than nine Euros and no credit facility.

Two senior executives at a prominent Gibraltar law firm, brothers Benjamin and Solomon Marrache, appeared before the Magistrates Court yesterday charged with false accounting in respect of E1.8m of client money.The two men were arrested on Tuesday and spent the night in police cells before being ferried to court in a police van.The two Marrache brothers were ushered by police through a side entrance to Central Police station just before 10am and...