Tag: trafficking
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$13m Worth of Weapons Smuggled Through Djibouti Port Seized in Ethiopia; 24 Suspects Arrested
March 11: Intelligence officials have told state-owned Ethiopian TV that a “container full of illegal firearms” that entered the country through the port of Djibouti has been seized. Officials are […]
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Sri Lankan Navy Arrests 2 Suspects And Seizes Over 14kg Gold Smuggled Near Madagal
February 14: The Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 2 persons with a stock of gold being smuggled in the sea area of Madagal on February 14, 2020. A naval craft patrolling […]
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18 Countries Participate in Maritime Security Training – IMO
February 18: IMO’s ongoing work to counter piracy/armed robbery against ships and other illicit activities at sea is underway at the Mohammed Bin Naif Academy for Maritime Science and Security […]
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181 Drums of Petrol & 692 Bags Rice Seized From Smugglers By Nigerian Navy in Two Operations in Calabar
January 19: The Nigerian Navy has intercepted suspected smugglers on the Cross River State waterways, with 692 bags of foreign rice and 181 drums of Premium Motor Spirit or petrol. […]
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Labuan Marine Police Report Successes Over Previous Year
Source: The Sun Daily / Bernama January 28: Marine police in the Malaysian federal territory of Labuan report that they have disrupted smuggling activities with a total seizure worth more […]
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1,000m³ Rare African Wood Seized at Saigon City Port
January 10: Customs officials in HCMC have discovered over 1,000 cubic meters (m³) of timber worth over $430,000 illegally imported from Africa with fake declarations. In the declarations, the shipment, […]
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Assailants Open Fire On Malaysian Customs Vessel Off Semporna Coast
December 20: A group of unidentified assailants opened fire on a Royal Malaysia Customs Department (JKDM) vessel in the waters near Mataking Island, located off the coast of Semporna along […]
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P54M Worth of Smuggled Sugar Seized at Manila Port From August-September
December 17: Shipments from China containing P54 million worth of sugar, misdeclared as steel and other hardware items, were seized at the Port of Manila, the Bureau of Customs (BoC) […]
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Nigeria, Benin, and Niger to Form Joint Border Patrol Force to Fight Smuggling
November 14: Nigeria and neighboring countries Benin and Niger have agreed to set up a joint border patrol force to tackle smuggling between the West African countries, they said in […]
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Four Firearms Seized From Yacht and French National Arrested in Bizerte, Tunisia
October 29: Customs authorities detained a French national after uncovering four firearms [three pistols and a revolver] and their ammunition, during a routine search of his yacht in waters off […]
