Month: July 2019
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42kg Cocaine Seized on Vessel in Port Purcell, Tortola, BVI
July 25: Police and customs officers seized 44.2 kilograms of cocaine last Thursday aboard a boat named Krautsand at Port Purcell (Tortola, British Virgin Islands), the Police Information Office reported. […]
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Brazil Seized Record Volume of Cocaine So Far In 2019, Mostly in Santos Port
July 23: Brazil seized 25.3 tons of cocaine bound for Europe and Africa in the first half of 2019, up more than 90 percent on the same period last year, […]
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Yemen Government and Houthi Rebels Board UN Ship to Discuss Hodeidah Troop Withdrawal
July 15: Negotiators from Yemen’s internationally recognised government and Houthi rebels boarded a UN ship in the Red Sea on Sunday to resume talks on a troop withdrawal from the […]
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Vietnam, China Embroiled in South China Sea Standoff
July 17: Vietnamese and Chinese ships have been embroiled in a weeks-long standoff near an offshore oil block in disputed waters of the South China Sea, which fall within Vietnam’s […]
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Scrap Metal Stolen From Barge in Westbound Lane of Singapore Strait TSS Again
July 16: At approx. 04:30 LT the tug boat SUNG FATT 31 and barge SUNG FATT 36 were carrying scrap metal bound for Penang, Malaysia in the westbound lane of […]
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Suspicious Sighting of Coastal Patrol Craft With Armed Men off Bayelsa, Nigeria
July 18: At approx. 05:00 UTC, a fishing trawler reported that a coastal patrol craft with armed men was seen 7.3 nm off floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) SEA […]
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New Militant Group Emerges in Niger Delta, Gives SPDC 14 Days Ultimatum to Vacate E. A Field
July 18: In what appears as a looming danger in the Niger Delta region, a new militant group under the aegis of Expendable Group has emerged issuing a 14-day ultimatum […]
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Cocaine Worth 9m TT Dollars Found in Container in Point Lisas Port, Trinidad
July 19: Police are on the hunt for an Arima Businessman, after 23 pounds of cocaine were seized at the Port of Point Lisas on Friday bound for St. Martin. […]
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Cocaine Worth €2.5m Found in Horsebox that Came Off Ferry in Rosslare, Ireland
July 19: Customs officers seized over 35kgs of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than €2.5 million, attempted to be smuggled through Rosslare Port in a horsebox. The seizure […]
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Strikes In Puerto Rico Cause Cruise Ships To Cancel San Juan Port Calls
July 22: A national strike in Puerto Rico has caused some cruise ships to skip calls on San Juan this week. MSC Seaside and Celebrity Equinox canceled stops at the […]
