Maritime Crime
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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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Italian Shipowners Arrested in Fraud and Corruption Case
December 19: The mayor of the Calabrian town of Villa San Giovanni, Giovanni Siclari, as well as Antonino Repaci and Calogero Famiani, chairman and the chief executive officer of the […]
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Suspicious Mothership Vessel Spotted in Posn 03°N, 003°53’ E; Exercise Caution
December 19, 09:30 UTC: A suspicious mother vessel towing a speed boat was reported at 0930 UTC in position 0300N / 00353E. Vessels are advised to exercise extreme caution in […]
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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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Authorities Arrest Head of Narcotics Trafficking Operation Out of Algeciras, Spain
December 14: On Saturday, Spanish authorities arrested the suspected head of a major narcotics trafficking group operating in Algeciras port. Referred to only as “J.G.M.” and “King of the Port” […]
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1,457kg Cocaine From Brazil Seized During Four Operations at Rotterdam Port
December 17: During customs inspections at the port of Rotterdam, 1,457 kilos of cocaine have been seized over four operations in one week: December 12 – Customs found in a […]
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Mozambican Navy Seizes 1.5 Tons of Heroin, Arrests 12 Iranian Nationals, Off Coast of Cabo Delgado. 3 Suspects Died.
December 14: The Mozambican authorities are detaining 12 Iranians caught allegedly shipping narcotics off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado. The boat was intercepted on Saturday in […]
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Philippine Coast Guard Rescues 13 Women Being Smuggled Into Malaysia
December 17: The promise of well-compensated yet unidentified jobs in Malaysia prompted 13 women to fall for an alleged human trafficking scheme in Zamboanga City, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) […]
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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 […]
