Maritime Crime
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Sri Lanka to Establish a Special Raid Unit to Prevent Illegal Fishing Practices
March 18: Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development has decided to establish a special raid unit in order to prevent illegal fishing practices related to inland fishing, […]
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Two More Narcotics Seizures by HMS Dragon Under CTF-150 Command
March 14 & 17: Royal Navy warship, HMS Dragon, concluded its operations under the command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 on a high note with two final drug seizures […]
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Combined Task Force 150 Seizes 4,085 kg of Narcotics
February 27-28: Over a 24 hour period, Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 seized 4 085 kg of illegally smuggled hashish from two separate boarding operations by warships operating in the […]
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Piracy Attacks in Nigeria Linked to Insider Collusion
March 25: Piracy attacks in the country have been linked to crew members that are off duty leading others to attack their own vessels. This is even as stakeholders have […]
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Attempted Boarding of Anchored Vehicle Carrier at Callao Anchorage, Peru
March 19: At approx. 0700 UTC, four robbers wearing jackets and caps in a small boat approached an anchored vehicle carrier at Callao anchorage in Peru (Posn: 12:01.66S – 077:12.03W). […]
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Rotterdam Mayor Calls for More Structured, Well-Resources Response to Crime at Port
More investigators and customs officers are needed to combat drug crime in the port of Rotterdam, according to Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb. The Rotterdam mayor calls on the government to structurally […]
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Two Tons of Cocaine Seized in Piura, Peru, Destined for US
March 10 2019: Peruvian authorities have seized 2,134 tons of cocaine hidden in a tanker and arrested seven suspected narcotics traffickers in Sechura (Piura region, Peru). The narcotics traffickers are believed […]
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Attempted Robbery Aboard Anchored Bulk Carrier off Macapa, Brazil
March 10 2019: 0430 UTC: Posn: 00:03.5N – 050:57.8W, Macapa Anchorage, Brazil: Two robbers armed with knives boarded an anchored bulk carrier by using a rope with a hook. Duty AB […]
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Egyptian Naval Forces Intercept Cannabis and Contraband E-Cigarettes in Two Separate Seizures
March 13: Egypt’s Naval Forces thwarted the smuggling of eight tons of Cannabis in the western coasts on Wednesday, official spokesperson of the Armed Forces Tamer al-Refai stated. Refai stated that […]
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3,200 Pounds of Cocaine – worth $77 mn USD – Seized in Dried Fruit Container at Newark Port
Authorities at the Port of New York and New Jersey have seized about 3,200 pounds of cocaine in what authorities are calling the largest cocaine seizure at the port in […]
