Friends of the arrested man say he was fooled into smuggling the cocaine as he was returning to Israel after a fund-raising trip to Costa Rica.

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Three air crew were arrested attempting to smuggle 140 kilos of cocaine into Spain

Three airline crew have been arrested at Madrid Barajas after what police say is the largest haul of cocaine the airport has ever seen.

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Federal police hunted for top leaders of the La Familia drug cartel in a western Mexican state on Thursday, unleashing narco-blockades and shootouts that have left at least five people dead, including an 8-month-old baby.

Federal police believe that several La Familia members may have been killed, including one of its top leaders, said Alejandro Poire, government spokesman for security issues. He did not say who the leader may have been.

"The way the criminals have tried to protect themselves as they fled from our operations yesterday and today suggests that we have located and are closely pursuing high-level leaders of La Familia Michoacana," Poire said. "Similarly, preliminary unconfirmed information indicates that in their retreat, the organization has suffered significant causalities, including possibly the death of one of their leaders."

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Calling all parents: Has your son or daughter taken an interest in tea or have they brought home anything that resembles incense lately?

If so, be warned: What your child might have is K2 or “Spice,” which is basically synthetic cannabis – or what is more commonly known as marijuana.

And for the time being, it is completely legal.

K2 is a mixture of herbs and spices that have been sprayed with a synthetic compound, including the chemicals JWH-018, JWH-703, HU-210, HU-211.

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