Month: August 2019
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Colombian Authorities Seize One Tonne of Cocaine Off Narino
August 08: Authorities seized one tonne of cocaine from a speedboat off Tumaco, Narino department. Authorities said the boat intended to transport the drugs to Central America but did not […]
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Brazilian Authorities Seize 20 Cannabis Bricks at Manaus Port
August 10: Authorities seized 20 cannabis bricks from a vessel docked at Manaus port. Police found the narcotics after a routine inspection on the boat. One person was arrested at […]
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Authorities Seize 1.5 Tonnes of Cocaine at Brazilian Port of Itajaí
August 06: Customs authorities seized 1.5 tonnes of cocaine concealed in a shipment of wood at Itajaí port, reported national media. The cocaine was discovered during a routine search operation. […]
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Attempted Boarding of Chemical Tanker at Tanjung Uban Anchorage
August 07: Three unauthorized persons in a wooden boat came alongside an unspecified anchored Panama-flagged chemical tanker at 04:00 LT at Tanjung Uban anchorage. They attempted to board the tanker […]
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Malaysian Authorities Detain Three Suspects And Their Vessel, Suspected of Scrap Metal Theft From Barge
August 03: The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) while on routine patrol sighted and detained a small wooden boat without registration number along with three crew suspected of sea theft. […]
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Attempted Robbery Aboard Supply Vessel Berthed at Onne Port, Nigeria
UPDATED August 19: Nothing stolen and no violence. Upon being detected by OOW, the man aboard the canoe immediately left the area, leaving his colleague on board the supply vessel […]
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UPDATE 5: Two Vessels Hijacked Aug 14, 17 CM Total Kidnapped Near Douala Port, Cameroon / Calabar, Nigeria
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 06: Following further investigations, it is very likely that the most recent update was a false report. The vessel is believed to have entered restricted areas and experienced […]
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Arctic Patrol Summit 2019 – October 28-30 in Washington DC
As the Arctic operating domain attracts increasing attention from both partner nations and near-peer competitors, U.S. security and economic interests will intertwine with the Arctic area of responsibility even more […]
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InSight Crime Analysis: PCC-‘Ndrangheta, the International Criminal Alliance Flooding Europe with Cocaine
August 08: InSight Crime has released the following analysis: The recent arrests of two members of the ‘Ndrangheta in São Paulo have further highlighted the increasingly close partnership between the […]
