Tag: drug smuggling

  • Another CMF seizure

    Another nice catch for the CMF. MARINE NATIONALE SHIP LA FAYETTE SEIZES OVER $60M USD OF HEROIN IN RED SEA IN SUPPORT OF CTF 150 MARINE Nationale Frigate La Fayette continues […]

  • USCG’s coke scoop

    No sign of drug flow slowing. USCG Cutter Seizes $200m in Cocaine By Joseph Fonseca The crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC-623) returned home Friday to Astoria […]

  • CMF in new drug bust

    Scoops up almost 2,000kg of hashish. Marine Nationale ship La Fayette in support of CTF 150 in second narcotics seizure in under a week On 17 APRIL Marine Nationale frigate […]

  • Heroin haul for CMF

    Another huge haul for the CMF. Jean De Vienne in support of CTF 150 seizes over 530kg of heroin On 25 March 2018, the French Marine Nationale destroyer Jean de […]

  • The Northern Triangle

    Partner nations seek to protect maritime zones used as illegal trafficking routes for countries to the north. Northern Triangle Naval Forces Conduct Maritime Patrols Lorena Baires Naval forces from the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Somali piracy: 10 years on

    After Somali piracy, is sailing the Western Indian Ocean safe again? Sailors from the French Navy ship “La Somme” board a small craft after a pirate attack on a French […]

  • Cutlass Express wraps

    A busy week for the Combined Task Force. CTF150 completes Exercise Cutlass Express 2018 in Seychelles An international team from Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 recently travelled to the Seychelles […]

  • CMF seizes more drugs

    Not a good month for drug smugglers. CTF 150 nets an enormous drugs haul in the Indian Ocean International assets from Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, part of the Combined […]

  • Third CMF drugs haul

    Bad news for smugglers. HMAS Warramunga success at sea with third gigantic drug seizure HMAS WARRAMUNGA, a Royal Australian Navy frigate, seized 111 kilograms of heroin, a street value of […]