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Yusufu Mierali was apprehended in Cambodia, and handed over to Thailand.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The suspect was apprehended after he made a bizarre 911 call.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Despite an extensive search operation, the perpetrators have not yet been apprehended, it said.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

The attempted incursion by Iranian forces occurred on May 2, according to a Kuwait army spokesman, who said the next day that four people had tried to enter the country by sea and were apprehended.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The prisoner’s dilemma owes its name to a scenario, formally identical to the one above, wherein two men suspected of a major crime are apprehended in the course of committing some minor offense.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos