Maritime Crime
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Costa Rican Authorities Seize 954 Kilos of Cocaine Hidden Amongst Banana Pulp On Europe-Bound Ship
October 28: Costa Rican authorities seized a shipment of 954 kilos of cocaine hidden in a container destined for Belgium, the government said Monday. The drugs had been concealed in […]
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12 Tons of Cannabis Resin Seized at Tanger-Med Port in 2 Days
October 28-29: Almost exactly 1 month after 11 kg of cocaine were seized at the port, Moroccan police and customs seized 12 tons of cannabis at Tanger-Med Port. The first […]
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$400M in Cocaine and Marijuana Seized By US Coast Guard in 18 Operations off Coast of Mexico, Central, and South America
October 28: International narcotics traffickers are short some 28,000 pounds of cocaine and about 11,000 pounds of marijuana, according to federal authorities. Ten U.S. Coast Guard cutters combined for a […]
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Theft Aboard Container Vessel at Pointe Noire Anchorage, Congo
October 20 03:20 UTC: On 20 Oct 2019 at about 0320 UTC, when anchored at Pointe Noire Anchorage area, Congo, a container ship was boarded by an unknown number of […]
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Philippine Navy Intercepts Imported Cigarettes Worth P80 Million and 200 Sack of Ammonium Nitrate in Zamboanga City
October 29: Naval Task Group-Sulu (NTG-Sulu) intercepted a motor launch loaded with an estimated 136,350 reams of imported cigarettes worth P85 million, and 200 sacks of ammonium nitrate, a bomb-making component. […]
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39 People Found Dead in Refrigerated Truck That Came From Zeebrugge, Belgium Through Purfleet port in England
UPDATE October 28: The below article previously reported that the 39 people found dead were Chinese nationals. Police have now stated that they are still working on confirming identities, and […]
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CORRECTION: False Report of Attack/Hijacking of OSV Near Port Gentil, Gabon
UPDATE October 29: The below incident has now been confirmed to have been misreported. The vessel was reportedly not attacked, but did require medical support. UPDATE October 24, 19:07 UTC: […]
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Mombasa, Kenya Identified As Narcotics Trafficking Hub
October 18: The Kenyan city of Mombasa, the largest port in East Africa, has become the capital of a new drug trafficking route. Heroin from Asia and cocaine from Latin […]
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7 Suspected Security Personnel Impersonators Amongst 23 Suspected Oil Thieves Arrested in Last Month in Rivers, Nigeria
October 18: The Nigerian Navy on Friday [October 18] said it arrested seven alleged impostors parading themselves as security personnel in Port Harcourt the day before. Cdr. Murtala Rogo, Base Operations […]
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Sabah’s ESSZone Dusk-to-Dawn Sea Curfew Extended Until Nov 7
October 22: Sabah’s dusk-to-dawn sea curfew which ends on Tuesday (Oct 22), will be extended for another two weeks until Nov 7, says Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah. He […]
