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She was identified following a tip-off to police in the Netherlands.

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In a statement shared on social media, Thai police say "the investigation team received a tip-off that a group of foreigners were planning a narcotics handover at the hotel".

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Rose Mnisi was allegedly seeking potential buyers for the human body tissue when she was picked up by security officers following a tip-off.

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The factory raid came after authorities received a tip-off from a worker who had managed to escape.

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Many affected families have formed search teams, known as "buscadores", who scour the countryside and the deserts of northern Mexico, following tip-offs, often from the cartels themselves, as to the whereabouts of mass graves.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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