Americas
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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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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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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 […]
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MSC Gayane Released on $50 Million Bail
July 16: The MSC Gayane is back underway to Rotterdam minus the nearly 20 tons of cocaine seized from the ship last month after the owner and operator posted bail […]
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UPDATE: Where Cruise Lines Are Diverting Calls to Cuba Amid US Travel Restrictions
UPDATE July 18: The original article stated that Azamara has not announced replacement itineraries for Cuba at this time. A correction has been made: Azamara has replaced its 2019 Cuba […]
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One of Italy’s Top Narcotics Traffickers Arrested in São Paulo State, Brazil
July 08: After five years on the run, one of Italy’s top cocaine traffickers has been arrested in São Paulo along with his son. Nicola Assisi, 61, a member of […]
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Federal Agents Seize Cargo Ship Linked To June’s Record-Setting Cocaine Seizure In Philadelphia
July 09: Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia have seized a large container ship from a global shipping company weeks after authorities raided its cargo and found more than 35,000 pounds of […]
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523 kg of Cocaine Seized at Santos Port, Brazil
July 02: Initial social media reports indicate that the Port Control Unit at the Port of Santos today seized 523 kg of cocaine in a container destined for an unspecified […]
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Record Setting $10m USD Worth of Cocaine Seized at Baltimore Port
June 25: Authorities at the Port of Baltimore disrupted a record-setting shipment of 333 pounds of cocaine from Panama to Maryland in a container of beach chairs earlier this month. […]
