Police Raids England

A 27-year-old man killed during police raids on suspected Irish Republican Army explosives caches in the British capital was not armed, the Daily Mail of London reported. The Police Complaints Authority said it would investigate the killing at the request of the Metropolitan Police. The dead man was identified as Diarmuid Michael O'Neill of London. During Monday's raids, police seized explosives, weapons and five men, all of whom are still in custody.

A 27-year-old man killed during police raids on suspected Irish Republican Army explosives caches in the British capital was not armed, the Daily Mail of London reported. The Police Complaints Authority said it would investigate the killing at the request of the Metropolitan Police. The dead man was identified as Diarmuid Michael O'Neill of London. During Monday's raids, police seized explosives, weapons and five men, all of whom are still in custody.

Amid dimming hopes for peace in Northern Ireland, British police won a new battle in their war with the Irish Republican Army on Monday, seizing terrorist suspects, weapons and enough ready-to-blow explosives to cripple a major city. One man died in an orchestrated series of dawn raids; five other suspects were arrested in what police portrayed as a major victory that short-circuited imminent, deadly terrorist violence.

Amid dimming hopes for peace in Northern Ireland, British police won a new battle in their war with the Irish Republican Army on Monday, seizing terrorist suspects, weapons and enough ready-to-blow explosives to cripple a major city. One man died in an orchestrated series of dawn raids; five other suspects were arrested in what police portrayed as a major victory that short-circuited imminent, deadly terrorist violence.

Police Monday seized nearly a ton of cocaine hidden inside lead ingots, the largest shipment of the illegal drug ever confiscated in Britain. Fourteen men were arrested in connection with an international ring that smuggled cocaine into Britain and the Netherlands, the customs office said. A customs official said the 1,980 pounds of high-quality cocaine was worth an estimated $225 million.

Police raids in England and the Netherlands on Friday recovered what could be about 500 original Beatles tapes that were stolen in the 1970s, including some never-released tracks. British police said the tapes were "priceless" and that the only such recordings that have been heard before were bootlegs. Dutch police, who recovered all the tapes in the Netherlands, agreed, but said they were still analyzing the material.

Police Monday seized nearly a ton of cocaine hidden inside lead ingots, the largest shipment of the illegal drug ever confiscated in Britain. Fourteen men were arrested in connection with an international ring that smuggled cocaine into Britain and the Netherlands, the customs office said. A customs official said the 1,980 pounds of high-quality cocaine was worth an estimated $225 million.