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Sudan’s Defence Minister Announces State of Emergency and Closure of Country’s Points of Entry After Arrest of President Bashir
April 11: On Thursday Omar al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan in autocratic style for 30 years, was overthrown and arrested in a coup by the armed forces, said Sudan’s defence minister, […]
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Canadians Seize 2.5 Tonnes of Hashish in the Indian Ocean
April 06: On April 6, 2019, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina seized 2,569 kilograms of hashish while deployed in the Indian Ocean as part of Operation ARTEMIS, the Canadian Armed […]
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Barrow’s Devonshire Dock Evacuated Amid Hoax Bomb Threat
April 10: Staff at a shipyard in northern England that builds Britain’s nuclear submarines were evacuated after what a local news website reported was a bomb warning on a nuclear submarine. “Following […]
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130kg of Cocaine Wash Ashore Along Romanian Black Sea Coast
April 05-07: Police in Romania are searching along the country’s Black Sea coast after 130kg (286lb) of cocaine was found washed ashore. Around 300 officers and 14 coastguard ships are […]
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Professional Diver, Suspected of Smuggling Cocaine, Arrested in Antwerp
April 05: SITUATION Brussels Police arrested a professional diver, Nabil K, suspected of aiding a drug syndicate with a smuggling operation. Investigators found Nabil in soaked clothes near quay that’s […]
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Authorities Seize 1,000 kg of Cannabis Near Ormara, Pakistan
April 04: The navy seized around 1,000 kg of hashish cannabis in the open sea near Ormara, Baluchistan. Authorities handed the seized contraband over to anti-narcotics forces. No further details […]
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Egypt Seizes 2 Tons Heroin & 99kg of Methamphetamine From European Ship Off Red Sea Coast
April 04: Egyptian security and naval forces have seized a large shipment of narcotics worth more than LE 2 billion (approximately $115 million USD) aboard a ship off the Red […]
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Theft Aboard Berthed Bulk Carrier in Casablanca
April 01: At approx. 0600 UTC, duty officer onboard a berthed bulk carrier heard noises from the boat deck while vessel was at Berth T36, Casablanca Port in Morocco. As […]
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Battle for Tripoli Escalates as Fighting Nears Libyan Capital
April 07: On 5 April 2019, unconfirmed reports emerged which indicate that unrecognized Libyan National Army (LNA) forces advanced into Tripoli along multiple axes of approach. The reporting indicates that […]
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UK FCO Updates Advice Warning of Strike in Anglophone Cameroon
April 05: The U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued updated travel advice for Cameroon, which reads in part as follows: “Armed separatists have announced an extended general strike in […]
