Tag: drug smuggling

  • Brazil joins CMF

    CMF continues to expand. Brazil becomes the 33rd nation to join Combined Maritime Forces BRAZIL is warmly welcomed to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) family to become the 33rd nation to […]

  • Catching the smugglers

    “We have many common maritime challenges.” CNO Pledges to Build Partnerships in the Americas Amid Drug Battle By Gina Harkins The Navy‘s top officer met with maritime leaders from across the […]

  • Fiji’s naval boost

    No vacancies for crew, though. Fiji Navy to have three operational vessels by year-end Report by: Akosita Talei The RFNS Kula is currently in Lau as part of an ongoing drug operation, RFNS Kikau […]

  • Praise for the CMF

    Counter narcotics and anti-terrorism operations by the Combined Maritime Forces cuts funding to terrorist networks from drug smuggling pirates Anti-drug patrols smash hashish and heroin smugglers in the Arabian Sea amid record narcotics […]

  • USCG drugs seizure

    Huge haul offloaded. Coast Guard Offloads Cocaine Worth $260M in San Diego On Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Steadfast capped its latest patrol in the Eastern Pacific with the delivery of […]

  • UNODC boats for Ghana

    New assets will boost patrol capabilities. UN Office of Drugs and Crime donates 2 patrol boats to Ghana Marine Police The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime [UNODC] with […]

  • Sea-based drug smuggling

    Drug smuggling in the Indian Ocean. How Sea-Based Drug Trade Undermines Democracy The east African coast plays an increasingly significant role in the global heroin trade. Heroin is shipped from […]

  • Armed Police oversee China CG

    Expansion of duties welcomed. Armed Police to oversee Coast Guard China’s Coast Guard will be better trained once it starts working under the Chinese Armed Police Force, and it will […]

  • CMF seizes heroin haul

    Drug smugglers not doing well this year. Marine Nationale ship Nivose seizes illegal heroin in Western Indian Ocean Within a month of joining Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150), the French […]

  • Algeria seizes cocaine

    Refusal to berth raised eyebrows. Algeria seizes 700kg of cocaine on container ship Algerian authorities have seized more than 700kg (1,543lb) of cocaine smuggled aboard a container ship and made […]