1.   A federal grand jury has indicted four members of an international smuggling ring that trafficked in rare and endangered reptiles, including such exotic species as the Komodo dragon.

2.   But she added that the international smuggling rings that help Chinese sneak into the U.S. have been quick to adapt, often creating new problems.

3.   This first novel is about a young lawyer in Singapore who has nine days to prove that her English boyfriend is not the mastermind of an international gambling ring.

4.   Without even trying, they stumble upon an international counterfeiting ring, which eventually takes them to Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

5.   Police had earlier cracked an international ring that had been allegedly channeling funds from Switzerland to Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka, the official said.

6.   Penic said the shipment appeared to have been collected by an organized crime ring and could also be related to international terrorist rings.

7.   Police have uncovered what is believed to be an international ring selling Romanian babies through a local maternity clinic, the justice minister said Monday.

8.   Police on Thursday said they have arrested five people believed to be part of an international kidnapping ring that lures business people to South Africa.

9.   A Dane has been charged with distributing child pornography through the Internet for an international ring with roots in Belgium, police said Monday.

10.   A Dutch man accused of leading an international ring which fabricated and distributed ecstasy pills in Europe has been arrested, police said Thursday.