Tag: Belgium
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Costa Rican Authorities Seize 954 Kilos of Cocaine Hidden Amongst Banana Pulp On Europe-Bound Ship
October 28: Costa Rican authorities seized a shipment of 954 kilos of cocaine hidden in a container destined for Belgium, the government said Monday. The drugs had been concealed in […]
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Brazilian Authorities Seize 220 kg of Cocaine at Paranagua Port
August 17: Authorities seized 220 kg of cocaine hidden among a cargo of wood at Paranagua port. Authorities found the narcotics after receiving an anonymous tip-off regarding the location of […]
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Cocaine Traffickers Call Police After Getting Stuck in Shipping Container During Heatwave in Antwerp, Belgium
July 25: Two men became trapped in a shipping container full of cocaine in the port of Antwerp on Wednesday, the hottest day ever recorded in Belgium. As the heat […]
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Cocaine Worth Nearly €1m Seized at Port of Antwerp, Belgium
June 07: Belgian customs authorities seized 19 kilos of cocaine – worth approx. €950,000 euros – that had been concealed in a refrigerated container from Colombia. As one of the […]
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180kg of Cocaine Seized and Five Arrested in Port of Waasland, Belgium
May 31: In the port of Waasland, the Federal Judicial Police of Antwerp, in cooperation with the Customs and Navigation Police, arrested five Albanians last week and found 180 kilograms […]
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364kg and 329kg of Cocaine Seized in Two Operations at/near Port of Santos
May 18: The Brazilian Federal Police seized 364kg of cocaine destined for Europe in the Port of Santos (SP) on Saturday (18 May). Some of the drugs were found inside […]
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2.2 Tons of Cocaine Seized at Santa Marta Port, Colombia
May 12: Authorities in Colombia reportedly seized 2.2 tonnes of cocaine hidden inside four bags of copper ore in a container at Santa Marta port. According to police, the narcotics, […]
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Authorities Investigate Narcotics Trafficking Amongst Fruit Traders in Netherlands
March 20: The tax office, customs officials and police have been mounting a coordinated operation against a number of fruit traders in the province of Zeeland who are suspected of […]
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NATO looks at USVs
NATO looks to tech solutions. Thirteen Allies to cooperate on the introduction of Maritime Unmanned Systems At our Summit in Brussels in July, NATO leaders endorsed the implementation of NATO’s […]
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Antwerp’s cocaine connection
Smugglers have a new route. Cocaine’s New Gateway to Europe: Busy Belgian Port By Valentina Pop ANTWERP, Belgium—Europe’s largest container port for bananas has also become the continent’s gateway for […]