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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Mexico's Sinaloa drug chief arrested Nigeria court rules central bank governor can't be arrested pending plea Egypt police officers acquitted of 2011 killings APNewsBreak: Mexico's Sinaloa drug chief arrested Liberia: Ex-forestry boss arrested for corruption

Mexico's Sinaloa drug chief arrested  Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 02:03 PM PST MEXICO CITY (AP) — A massive operation that mushroomed through the western Mexican state of Sinaloa last week netted the world's top drug lord, who was captured early Saturday by U.S. and Mexican authorities at a condominium in Mazatlan, officials from both countries said. Full Story	Top
Nigeria court rules central bank governor can't be arrested pending plea  Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 01:31 PM PST A Nigerian court has issued an order on the security agencies, barring them from arresting suspended Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi, after he was briefly detained and his passport seized at the airport, a document viewed by Reuters showed. Justice Buba Ibrahim issued the order on Friday, after Sanusi complained that his detention had breached his right to freedom of movement, since he had not yet been charged with committing the financial malpractices for which he was suspended. President Goodluck Jonathan suspended Sanusi on Thursday, removing an outspoken critic of his government's record on corruption, citing "acts of financial recklessness". Since the suspension, presidential spokesman Reuben Abati has accused the central bank of procurement irregularities during Sanusi's tenure, most of them dating back to 2011. Full Story	Top
Egypt police officers acquitted of 2011 killings  Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 10:49 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court acquitted six police officers Saturday on charges of killing 83 protesters during the country's 2011 uprising, something rights activists say could allow toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak to walk free on similar charges. Full Story	Top
APNewsBreak: Mexico's Sinaloa drug chief arrested  Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 08:26 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that the head of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel was captured overnight by U.S. and Mexican authorities at a hotel in Mazatlan, Mexico. Full Story	Top
Liberia: Ex-forestry boss arrested for corruption  Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 06:10 AM PST MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The former head of Liberia's state forestry agency has been arrested and indicted for allegedly defrauding the country of millions of dollars by issuing bogus permits that allowed foreign companies to exploit the country's hardwood forests between 2006 and 2012. Full Story	Top

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