EMEA
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Prosecutors Reveal Two Previous Undisclosed Cocaine Seizures Amongst Banana Shipments at Rotterdam Port in October
November 06: Authorities seized 1,550 kg of cocaine in two previously undisclosed incidents at Rotterdam port in October. Both drug caches were found in banana shipments from Ecuador and destined […]
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Authorities in Pakistan Seize 241 kgs Heroin, 2 kg Hashish in Joint Operation
November 12: A joint Intelligence-based Counter Narcotics Operation was conducted by Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency, and Anti-Narcotics Force at Pishukan near Jiwani, Balochistan. A huge cache of narcotics […]
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Four Persons Board Bulk Carrier Berthed in Agadir, Morocco
November 08, 02:05 UTC: Duty officer onboard a bulk carrier berthed at Silos Terminal, Agadir, Morocco (posn: 30:25.55N – 009:38.88W) noticed four unauthorized persons onboard the vessel. Alarm raised and […]
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Piracy Attempt Averted 57nm NNW of Sao Tome Island
November 07, 00:15 UTC: Armed persons in a skiff approached and fired upon a tanker underway approx 57nm NNW of Sao Tome Island (posn: 01:13.6N – 006:09.6E). Alarm raised, vessel […]
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Iran Informs IMO of Two New Attacks on Its Tankers, Calls Red Sea ‘Unsafe’
November 07: Tehran had previously only reported a single attack on one of its tankers, which took place in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on 11 […]
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Benin Increases Piracy Preventing Measures in Cotonou Port
November 07: Benin’s government on Wednesday announced scaled up protection, security and safety measures for hovering vessels in the Cotonou port. The measures include the “provision of an armed protection […]
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Over 750kg of Cocaine Washes Up on French Atlantic Beaches
November 11: More than 750kg (1,654lb) of cocaine – most of it 83% pure – has washed up in plastic packages along France’s Atlantic coast this month. The drugs have […]
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Four Firearms Seized From Yacht and French National Arrested in Bizerte, Tunisia
October 29: Customs authorities detained a French national after uncovering four firearms [three pistols and a revolver] and their ammunition, during a routine search of his yacht in waters off […]
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Iran Says Saudi Arabia Released 19 Iranian Fishermen
October 31: Saudi Arabia has released 19 Iranian fishermen following diplomatic consultations between Saudi and Iranian authorities, according to an Iranian official. Ali Asghar Arablou, head of the Iranian foreign ministry’s […]
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Iraq’s Main Port Reopens, 4 Protesters Killed in Baghdad
November 07: Iraq’s main port reopened on Thursday after being blocked by protesters for five days, while in Baghdad, four protesters were shot dead while trying to remove security barriers […]
