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20,000 bees chase car for two days
A swarm of about 20,000 bees chased a woman's car in Wales and then clung to the back of the vehicle for two days. Roger Burns, of the Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association, said the hive's queen had probably been trapped somewhere inside the car, prompting the workers to give chase. It took local national park ranger Tom Moses and two beekeepers more than three hours to trap the insects in a cardboard box for relocation.
Officials seize 'meth burritos'
US customs officials in Tucson, Arizona, have seized two burritos containing nearly a pound of methamphetamine. Officers say a 25-year-old woman was crossing the border between Mexico and the US on foot when sniffer dogs alerted them to the £2,000 worth of drugs hidden inside the food.