Tag: UNODC

  • Kenya repatriates 62 Somali pirates

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    Somalis had completed their sentences. Kenya repatriates 62 Somali pirates The Kenyan government on Wednesday claimed to have repatriated 62 Somali pirates who have finished their jail terms, as part […]

  • Sri Lanka will not be a transshipment location for drugs

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    Indian Ocean smuggling route in spotlight. Sri Lanka will not be a transshipment location for transnational drug trafficking Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, Minister of Justice representing Sri Lanka attended the […]

  • Robust Response Needed To Counter Maritime Drug Trafficking

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    Indian Ocean key smuggling route. More Robust Response Needed From International Community To Counter Maritime Drug Trafficking The Indian Ocean could become a haven for criminal activity, the 13th Crime […]

  • Somali pirates release hostages

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    Ransom of $150,000 allegedly paid. Somali pirates release Thai hostages held for 4 years NAIROBI: Four Thai fishermen held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly four years have been released, […]

  • Counter-Piracy and the Security-Development Nexus

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    Examination of UNODC’s counter-piracy efforts. Pirate Mania: Counter-Piracy and the Security-Development Nexus in Somalia Brittany Gilmer, Florida International University Following the 2009 hijacking of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama and kidnapping […]

  • UNODC Maritime Crime Programme

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    UNODC issues 2014 maritime crime report.  UNODC Maritime Crime Programme MARITIME CRIME poses a serious threat to the safety of seafarers, international trade and regional stability. As over 90% of […]

  • A Free Pass for Drug Traffickers at Sea

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    Antipiracy patrols dump tons of heroin and other drugs overboard—but have to let the bad guys go. A Free Pass for Drug Traffickers at Sea By YURY FEDOTOV The Combined Maritime […]

  • Albedo Survivors Helped by their Govt.

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    Former MV Albedo hostages receiving financial help. Bangladeshi Albedo Survivors Helped by their Govt. By Joseph R. Fonseca Yesterday, 16th September 2014, Chirag Bahri, MPHRP’s Regional Director for South Asia, […]

  • Anti-piracy effort applied to drug fight

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    Seychelles wish to benefit from their program of fight against piracy to deal with drug trafficking By: Rassin Vannier (Seychelles News Agency) – UNODC held a special meeting to discuss the increase […]

  • UN urges action on drug trafficking

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    Sea routes seeing increase in drug smuggling.  UN agency urges prosecution to end impunity for drug trafficking on high seas The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted […]

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