Maritime Crime
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International Cooperation Leads to 368kg Cocaine Seized and Three Arrested in Port of Genova, Italy
July 30: Eurojust has supported the coordination of judicial cooperation among Colombia, the USA, France, Spain and Italy, leading to 368 kg of pure cocaine being seized in the Port […]
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$13.3 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized at Container Terminal in Kingston, Jamaica; Four Stevedores in Custody
July 29: Jamaican police along with a Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) from Jamaica Customs have seized approximately 10.2 kilograms of cocaine worth $13.3 million on a vessel at a container […]
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Cocaine Traffickers Call Police After Getting Stuck in Shipping Container During Heatwave in Antwerp, Belgium
July 25: Two men became trapped in a shipping container full of cocaine in the port of Antwerp on Wednesday, the hottest day ever recorded in Belgium. As the heat […]
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USCG Transports Over 26,000 Lbs Cocaine Seized Cumulatively Off Central and South America
July 26: A large quantity of cocaine seized from Pacific Ocean narcotics smugglers has been brought to San Diego by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. More than 26,000 pounds (11,793 […]
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ReCAAP Issues Guidance on Abduction of Crew in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and Waters off Eastern Sabah
July 26: The ReCAAP ISC has produced the Guidance on Abduction of Crew in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and Waters off Eastern Sabah. Between 2016 and 2019, a total of 29 […]
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42kg Cocaine Seized on Vessel in Port Purcell, Tortola, BVI
July 25: Police and customs officers seized 44.2 kilograms of cocaine last Thursday aboard a boat named Krautsand at Port Purcell (Tortola, British Virgin Islands), the Police Information Office reported. […]
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Brazil Seized Record Volume of Cocaine So Far In 2019, Mostly in Santos Port
July 23: Brazil seized 25.3 tons of cocaine bound for Europe and Africa in the first half of 2019, up more than 90 percent on the same period last year, […]
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Scrap Metal Stolen From Barge in Westbound Lane of Singapore Strait TSS Again
July 16: At approx. 04:30 LT the tug boat SUNG FATT 31 and barge SUNG FATT 36 were carrying scrap metal bound for Penang, Malaysia in the westbound lane of […]
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Suspicious Sighting of Coastal Patrol Craft With Armed Men off Bayelsa, Nigeria
July 18: At approx. 05:00 UTC, a fishing trawler reported that a coastal patrol craft with armed men was seen 7.3 nm off floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) SEA […]
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New Militant Group Emerges in Niger Delta, Gives SPDC 14 Days Ultimatum to Vacate E. A Field
July 18: In what appears as a looming danger in the Niger Delta region, a new militant group under the aegis of Expendable Group has emerged issuing a 14-day ultimatum […]
