Maritime Crime
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$70M Worth of Cocaine Seized in St Petersburg Port, Russia
June 11: Russian customs officials have seized 400 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipping container transporting canned fish from Ecuador, the Federal Customs Service (FTS) said in a statement Tuesday. The […]
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Honduran Authorities Seize 160 kg of Cocaine at Cortes Port
June 05: Authorities seized 160 kg of cocaine hidden in a container at Cotes port. Authorities found the narcotics during a routine operation, aided by sniffer dogs. The container filled […]
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Authorities Seize Narcotics at Brazilian Port of Manaus
June 04: Authorities seized an unreported volume of marijuana and cocaine hidden on a ship docked at Manaus port. Authorities found the narcotics after receiving an anonymous call regarding a […]
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India Bans Its Seafarers from Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea Due to Piracy Risk
June 07: The Directorate General of Shipping in India has banned Indian seafarers from working in vessels in Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea, due to the increasing risk […]
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Australian Frigate Seizes Over 6 Tonnes of Narcotics in 6 days As Part of CTF-150
June 12: Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS Ballarat has seized a total of 6,828kg of narcotics in a 6 day period worth a regional wholesale value of over $3.5m (USD) […]
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‘Going Dark’ is a Red Flag – AIS Tracking and Sanctions Compliance
May 29:Turning off the AIS to avoid detection is having the opposite effect when it comes to authorities monitoring vessels in areas covered by sanctions. The Automated Identification System (AIS) […]
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EU Drugs Agency Highlights Concern Over Narcotics Trafficking Using Containers
June 11: The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has published its European Drug Report 2019: Trends and Developments, available for download here. Of particular note for […]
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$350M Worth Of Cocaine & Marijuana Seized During 3-Month Operation Across Americas
June 06: The U.S. Coast Guard completed a massive offload of narcotics Thursday, which were seized at sea during a three-month-long operation. The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter […]
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Israeli Navy Arrests Stowaway Suspected of Attempted Arson on Cargo Vessel Near Haifa
June 10: The Israel Navy arrested a stowaway aboard a Turkish merchant ship on Sunday after the man was suspected of attempting to set the vessel on fire outside Haifa […]
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Case Study: Stowaways in the Steering Gear Trunk
June 11: The Swedish Club has released a case study of stowaways in the steering gear trunk of a container vessel that departed from Lagos. A container vessel had departed […]
