Narcotics
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€32 Million-Worth of Cocaine Seized At Malta’s Freeport
March 19: €32 million-worth of cocaine was seized at Malta’s Freeport. In the early hours of Tuesday, 12 refridgerated containers were flagged by the Container Monitoring Unit due to their […]
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Four Arrested After 100kg of Cannabis Uncovered at Limassol Port
March 18: Four persons were arrested on Monday in connection with the discovery of a large quantity of cannabis, reportedly 100 kilogrammes, in a container that arrived at Limassol port. […]
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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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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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6.5 Tons of Narcotics Seized Off Sonora, Mexico
Naval forces seized 4.8 tons of marijuana and 1.7 tons of crystal methamphetamine. off the coast of the Mexican state of Sonora, the Naval Secretariat said Friday. Officials with the Fourth […]
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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 […]