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Police said the smuggling group packed 2,519 grams of cannabis flowers into 24 packets of well-known Thai instant noodles. The drugs were mixed with small amounts of broken noodles and seasoning to make the packets look like normal instant noodles before being resealed and shipped to Taiwan.

Court says drug trafficking group provided man with 500 British pounds’ worth of TRX cryptocurrency to pay for travel from the United Kingdom to Germany and hotel accommodation, the court said. He was also promised 600 pounds, or about NT$25,000, after completing the delivery. The relatively small payment stood in sharp contrast to the scale of the shipment, which prosecutors said contained more than 27 kg of ketamine.

The officer, surnamed Wang, reportedly first climbed over a wall behind his police station with a sickle and cut down two bunches of bananas belonging to a local resident. About two weeks later, he stopped beside nearby farmland before dawn, pulled two young avocado trees from the ground, and replanted them at his home.

Police said Su had previously had his scooter plate suspended for riding without a license. Worried that riding without a plate would be too obvious, he allegedly attached his home address plate to the vehicle. It did not have the intended effect.

Officers said both drivers violated traffic rules requiring drivers to immediately yield to ambulances, fire trucks, police vehicles, and emergency repair vehicles using sirens. The drivers will be summoned to give statements and face fines of NT$6,000 to NT$30,000. Their driver’s licenses may also be revoked, and their vehicle plates suspended for six months, police said.

The Ciaotou Summary Court said a violation of spousal rights does not depend only on whether sex or physical intimacy occurred. The judge said that, under ordinary social standards, staying overnight in the same room with someone who is married exceeds a reasonable boundary.

Five businesses have been cited for illegal wastewater discharge after about 4,800 kg of dead fish were found in Houjin Creek (後勁溪), the Kaohsiung Environmental Protection Bureau said.

The judge said the warning provision is discretionary, not automatic. To qualify, the case must not seriously endanger traffic safety or order, must be minor in nature, and must be suitable for non-citation handling. The court said Zhuang’s conduct did not meet those conditions because he was suspected of drunk riding, ran a red light, rode unsteadily, and tried to avoid police inspection. The court also found that Zhuang had previously been penalized for drunk driving on Aug. 19, 2019, putting the latest case within the 10 years for a repeat offense.

Each offense carried a sentence ranging from three years and eight months to eight years, producing a cumulative total of 663 years and nine months. The court, however, did not combine the terms into a single enforceable sentence. Under Taiwan’s Criminal Code, the maximum combined enforceable term for fixed-term imprisonment is capped at 30 years.

A suspected drunk driver crashed onto the Kaohsiung light rail tracks Friday night, blocking service near Heart of Love River Station for nearly an hour, police said.