Federal Police

Nigeria’s Senate approved a bill to allow states to create their own police forces to address rising insecurity. The reform aims to decentralize policing, enabling states to handle local security while the federal police manage national issues like counterterrorism. The legislation, supported by the president and bipartisan lawmakers, requires approval from two-thirds of state assemblies due to constitutional changes.

Federal Police raided the home of Jaques Wagner, President Lula’s leader in the Senate, seizing $55,000 and €33,000 in cash. Wagner is the first member of Lula’s inner circle implicated in the bank scandal, with investigators suspecting undue influence.

Munich Airport halted all flight operations for over an hour on May 30 after a suspected drone intrusion near the airfield. The security shutdown began around 9:00 a.m. local time following pilot reports of a suspicious aerial object, prompting Federal Police to close both runways.

A high-speed train collided with a minibus carrying children in Buggenhout, Belgium, killing four people, including two children, and injuring five others. The minibus appeared to have driven through a closed railway crossing barrier, and the train, traveling at 120 kph, had no time to brake. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever expressed deep concern over the incident.

An Australian man was sentenced to nine years in jail for smuggling cocaine inside printers, with a total of 22.4kg of cocaine found concealed within their paper trays. The smugglers had attempted to transport the drugs by hiding them inside computer hardware. This is not an isolated incident, as authorities have previously discovered methamphetamine hidden inside laser printer toner cartridges and PC cases.