Month: March 2019
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Two Migrant Boats Sink Near Sabratha, Libya; At Least 40 Killed
March 19: A migrant boat headed for Europe sank off the Libyan coast near the western town of Sabratha, security officials reported. At least 10 people have died and 17 […]
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Customs Officers Seize HK$5 Million Worth of Electrical Goods from Speedboat Off Siu Sai Wan
March 20: Customs officers in Hong Kong seized HK$5 million worth of electrical goods from a speedboat on Wednesday. The officers caught up with the boat in the water near […]
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Vietnam Fisheries Association Calls to Require China to Compensate Fishermen
March 18: The Vietnam Fisheries Association has asked the Chinese government to compensate fishermen for the sinking of their ships in the Paracel Sea and condemned the sinking as inhumane, […]
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Lobster Seed Smuggling Operation Worth Approx. 2.6m USD Disrupted in Indonesia
March 13: The Indonesian government has prevented the smuggling of 245,102 lobster seeds. With the help of the Fleet One Quick Response Task Force of the Joint Fleet Command I, […]
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1,232 kg of Beedi Leaves Found Floating Off Sri Lankan Coast
March 26: Thirty-five parcels containing a total of 1,232 kg of Beedi leaves floating on the sea off Udappuwa in Chilaw have been intercepted by several naval officers, stated the […]
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327kg and 160g of Beedi Leaves Seized off Coast of Talaimannar, Sri Lanka
March 20-22: During a further search conducted in the sea area of Talaimannar on the morning of March 21, 4 sacks containing 327kg and 160g of Beedi leaves were found […]
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Authorities Seize 600 Boxes of Contraband Cigarettes Shipped From China to Taiwan
March 20: Undercover officers posing as a married couple directed a police operation that shut down a syndicate trying to smuggle 600 boxes of cigarettes into Keelung harbor from China in a […]
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Shipment of Bomb-Making Components Intercepted in Sulu Sea
March 15: Philippine Marine troops have intercepted a shipment of bomb-making components at the Sulu Sea, military officials said Friday. Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) spokesperson, Col. Gerry Besana, said the […]
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Smuggler Arrested in Papua with 2,227 Endangered Turtles
March 14: A man has been arrested for trying to smuggle 2,000 endangered pig-nosed turtles, police said, marking the latest wildlife-trafficking arrest as the Southeast Asian nation battles the vast […]
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Narcotics Seizures in the Maldives
March 16: Maldives Police Service (MPS) has on Saturday arrested a 27-year-old Maldivian in a drug bust in Mahibadhoo island of Alif Dhaalu Atoll Upon being tipped off that the […]
