Couriers in a sentence

Alibaba-backed food delivery service Ele.me has committed to bringing more social security and welfare benefits to its roughly 3 million couriers, following a similar move by JD.com in March.

Also, as we continue to iterate this technology and continue to invest, we hope to integrate autonomous delivery with couriers and selectively establish an efficient hybrid on-demand delivery network at city level.

Among the couriers sentenced for being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin were a 17-year-old boy, from Southend, who was sentenced to a two-year youth referral order, supervision requirement and activity requirement.

At present, a middle ground is being sought; in contrast to Tõnis Lukas, Kõverik said that app-based couriers and taxi drivers are often people who stay in Estonia for a short time only, meaning they have no motivation to learn the language.

Co-op online shopping orders are being delivered by new partners Gophr, one of the UK’s biggest food delivery networks, and Just Eat orders by their nationwide network of couriers.

More damaging is the fact that large consignments of psychotropic drugs like capsules are carried through airlines by these couriers.

On March 7, 2022, the channel noted, “We have couriers and observation units, and we see everything.

Residents are complaining about the noise levels, the gatherings of couriers on the street, and the taking up of urban spaces that the public can’t access.

The 50 new jobs at Apache Pizza include positions for supervisors, managers, customer service representatives and delivery couriers.

The couriers, who were paid around £3,000 for each trip, were booked on business class flights due to the extra luggage allowance.

The gang’s downfall started in January last year when one of their couriers, who cannot be named for legal reasons, made a drug run to Europe in a Real Estate Removals van.

Voting there is expected to be held on Sunday if couriers walk through the night, said Paluku Maker, an official for Bapere sector.

According to the FIR, hawala operators were used to arrange and distribute this illicit money, and police officers and employees were also used as couriers to distribute the protection money.

After the hiring spree, Evri’s workforce of self-employed couriers will grow to 28,000 as it prepares to deliver up to four million parcels on busy days.

But on the other hand, most parcel firm couriers are 'gig economy' workers without an hourly wage who are paid per package delivered - so a long round trip to deliver one item isn't in their financial interests.

Describing the evidence in a trial of issue hearing at Bolton Crown Court, prosecutor Jamie Baxter said Riglar facilitated the transport and receipt of Class A drugs from Greater Manchester through trusted couriers.

Evri will start training and onboarding new couriers from July, a month earlier than last year.

He was also "directing couriers", including another man who was arrested as part of the Lancashire investigation and who was subsequently jailed for 16 years for offences including importing drugs.

In excess of 300kg of high purity cocaine, with an estimated street level value of between £35million and £53million, was moved by highly trusted criminal couriers.

In most instances, “money mules” (unsuspecting couriers) were used to collect large amounts of money from the victims.