Americas
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$312 Million USD Worth of Cocaine Offloaded in San Diego From Operations Over Past 3 Months
December 18: The U.S. Coast Guard brought about 18,000 pounds of cocaine to port in San Diego Wednesday when they returned from a series of counter-narcotics operations at sea. Five […]
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López Obrador Announced Military Naval Base in Dos Bocas to Combat Piracy Last Month
November 14: In response to piracy in the Gulf of Mexico, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the construction of a military naval base in the port of Dos Bocas […]
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Theft Aboard Bulk Carrier at Callao Anchorage in November
November 21, 08:50 UTC: Crew on routine rounds onboard a bulk carrier at Callao anchorage in Peru (posn. 12:01.70S – 077:12.62W) noticed three unauthorized persons armed with long knives at […]
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Robbery Aboard Bulk Carrier at Callao Anchorage, Peru
December 07, 06:10 UTC: Three unauthorized persons boarded an anchored bulk carrier via the anchor chain and hawse pipe at Callao Anchorage, Peru (posn: 12:01.42S, 077:13.75W). They tied up the […]
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Industry Reeling From Hundreds of Pirate Attacks in 2019
Source: InSight Crime / Chris Dalby December 12: The seizure of an Italian oil supply vessel by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico in November was but the latest in […]
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Record Amount of Cocaine at Port of Savannah, Georgia Found Inside Shipping Container in October 2019
December 10: Customs agents seized $31 million worth of cocaine last week in Savannah, Georgia — the largest cocaine seizure ever at the Port of Savannah. Officers found the cocaine, weighing 2,133 pounds, on a […]
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US House of Representatives Advances Bill Strengthening Security of Inland Waters
December 12: The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to advance a bipartisan bill that strengthens the security of inland waters. Under the Inland Waters Security Review Act, the Department […]
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Record Cocaine Seizures in Brazil Reveals Drug Flooding Ports
December 06: Cocaine seizures in Brazil have hit a record high this year — with the vast majority of drugs detected in cargo containers at the country’s ports. Between January […]
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Dockworkers At Forefront of Protests in Chile
December 03:The Dockworkers Union of Chile (UPC) has been at the forefront of the protests against president Sebastián Piñera since the unrest began on October 18. The dockers’ union has […]
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Over 400 Pounds of Cocaine Seized From Sailboat at Port Everglades
December 02: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered more than 417 pounds of cocaine onboard a sailboat at Port Everglades on Monday. The estimated street value of the drugs […]
