Tactics today our panel guests who have both backgrounds in Law Enforcement join me to discuss policing and america all right its time to prove your news i knew. The United States war on drugs was ramped up in the caribbean and eastern pacific with the u. S. Military targeting cocaine trafficking on the high seas meantime a new u. N. Report indicates that the amount of land being used to grow the coca plant in colombia has actually decreased so what is that all actually mean for that lets turn our to correspondent john how he was live in our miami studio with more on this so john whats going on. In the middle of the un office on drugs and crime as its called released a report on wednesday showing that the amount of land and you touched on this in the. The amount of land being used to grow the coca plant in colombia dropped by 9 percent in 2019 from 169000 hectors to 15154000 so thats basically the equivalent of 380500 acres heres the thing though while the amount of land being used to
That all right its time to. You. Tension is building over International Waters near the coast of alaska after the United States says it intercepted another fleet of russian bombers but while the u. S. Claims the flight was too close for comfort russia claims it went according to schedule argues Rachel Blevins is joining us now to break this all down for us so rachel what is russia said about this incident so far well the Russian Defense ministry is saying this was a scheduled flight and they say that a no point did they deviate from their plan to fly off the coast of siberia and alaska and they actually released footage from this incident which shows one of their 4. 00 to 95. 00 bombers on the mission and it then shows the u. S. 22. 00 fighter jets that shadowed their aircraft during part of the patrol now take a look at just how close it was. Fighter jet to get to the bomber now here is what a Russian Air Force commander had to say about it. Crews a strategic and a sort of carrying bo
Waiting as long as 8 hours just to be turned away were going to tell you all about that all right its time to. I knew. Tension is building over International Waters near the coast of alaska after the United States says it intercepted another fleet of russian bombers but while the u. S. Claims the flight was too close for comfort russia claims it went according to schedule argues Rachel Blevins is joining us now to break this all down for us so rachel what is russia said about this incident so far well the Russian Defense ministry is saying this was a scheduled flight and they say that a no point did they deviate from their plan to fly off the coast of siberia and alaska and they actually released footage from this incident which shows one of their 4. 00 to 95. 00 bombers on the mission and it then shows the u. S. 22. 00 fighter jets that shadowed their aircraft during part of the patrol now take a look at just how close it was fighter jets to get to the bomber now here is what a Russia
Several of those who died could be vietnamese. One Family Member has described receiving distressing Text Messages apparently sent from the back of the truck. Ed thomas reports. This is pham thi tra my. Shes 26 and from vietnam. Tonight, shes missing. Her family fear she was one of the 39 people to lose their life in the refrigerated container found in essex. At the exact time the container was crossing from zeebrugge, she sent this disturbing message. I m really, really sorry, mum and dad. My trip to a foreign land has failed. I am dying, i cant breathe. I love you very much. Her brother wanted to broadcast this appeal on the bbc. Translation my sister went missing on the 23rd of october on the way from vietnam to the uk and we couldnt contact her. We are concerned she may be in that trailer. We are asking the British Police to help investigate, so that my sister can be returned to the family. The bbc has also spoken to the family of nguyen dinh luong, a 20 year old man also missing t
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Police in the uk have arrested a fourth person following the discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry east of london on wednesday. A bbc investigation has discovered several of those who died could be vietnamese. One Family Member has described receiving distressing Text Messages apparently sent from the back of the truck. Andy moore reports. The bbc has been contacted by six vietnamese families who believe their loved ones may have been on their loved ones may have been on the lorry. They include this woman who is 26, at the time the content is crossing to the uk she sent a series of Text Messages saying, im really, over the uk she sent a series of Text Messages saying, im billy, with a sorry, a trip to a foreign land has failed. I am dying, i cant breathe. I love you very much. Im sorry. The bbc has also be contacted much. Im sorry. The bbc has also be co nta cted by much. Im sorry. The bbc has also be contacted by the family this matter was 20. And also missi