Population, however, remained superstitious: in 1926 Bronnitsy were swept with an outbreak of alleged demonic possession blamed on a local homosexual healer.

Nor is the alleged possession of P.K.K. literature a reason for a crackdown on a legal party and its members in a democratic country.

In November 2007 Nigerian authorities arrested five men for alleged possession of seven sticks of dynamite and other explosives.

Michael Taylor, an individual from the British town of Ossett, is notable for his alleged demonic possession.

He was arrested for alleged possession of drugs while he was riding a motorcycle.

Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction was presented as immediate threat to the United States.

They blamed the defeat on the Indians' alleged possession of numerous repeating rifles and the overwhelming numerical superiority of the warriors.

Meanwhile police have arrested a twenty four year old man in Glasgow's Milton area in connection with alleged possession of drugs.

In separate incidents across the city two more young men were found dead and a man was arrested in connection with alleged possession of heroin.

As of 25 May 2013, at five people had been arrested in connection with events connected to the exchange, including the alleged possession of false financial instruments.