Maritime Crime
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Coast Guard Sweep Brings Approx. $38.5 Million of Cocaine to Port of LA
September 03: The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter “Ward” brought in a hefty illegal drug haul on its first counter-smuggling patrol in the eastern Pacific. Multiple drug interceptions were discovered and […]
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Nigeria To Host Conference To Address Maritime Threats In The Gulf of Guinea.
August 27: The Gulf of Guinea is one of the most dangerous gulfs in the world because of the widespread piracy that has affected a number of countries in West […]
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Suspicious Approach By Two Skiffs in Arabian Gulf
September 04 10:55 UTC: An MV in position Lat: 2812.3N, Long: 05047.2E has reported being followed by two skiffs within 200M. Skiffs were green in colour with two POB on […]
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Suspicious Approach Near Aden in Gulf of Aden
September 03 13:32 UTC: A merchant vessel was reported under attack by one skiff with more than 2 POB in position 12.08.1 N, 044.35.5 E. One skiff was sighted with […]
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Cocaine Worth £20m Seized From Yacht Off Welsh Coast
August 28: Cocaine with a street value of £20m has been seized and six people arrested after a sailing yacht was intercepted off the coast of Wales. National Crime Agency (NCA) officers […]
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Panama Authorities Seize 1.5 Tonnes of Cocaine In Two Operations Off Coast; 2 Arrested
August 28: Authorities seized 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in two operations off the coast of Panama. In one of the seizures, authorities found the narcotics after capturing a speed boat […]
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Police in Guinea-Bissau Seize 1.8 Tonnes of Cocaine in Caio, Canchungo
September 02: Police seized over 1.8 tonnes of cocaine in Caio and Canchungo in what was reportedly the largest seizure in the country. The drugs, hidden in sacks of flour, […]
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Guatemalan Authorities Seize 500 Cocaine Bricks at Santo Tomas de Castilla Port
September 01: Authorities seized 500 cocaine bricks concealed in four containers at Santo Tomas de Castilla port, Izabal department. Authorities found the narcotics during a routine cargo inspection. The narcotics […]
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Brazilian Authorities Seize 500 kg of Cocaine at Rio de Janeiro Port
August 31: Authorities aided by sniffer dogs seized 500 kg of cocaine at Rio de Janeiro port. The drugs were seized during a routine container inspection, according to local authorities. […]
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Theft Aboard Crude Oil Tanker Near Bandar, Penawar, Malaysia
August 26 04:45 LT: While at anchor, four unauthorized persons armed with knives and sharp object(s) boarded the crude oil tanker RIDGEBURY EAGLE (IMO #9233753) from a wooden raft by […]
