Tag: narcotics
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Heroin Worth Estimated £40m Seized at Felixstowe Port, UK; 2 Suspects Arrested in Rotterdam
August 06: Border officials have shown the scale of a huge heroin haul that was discovered under bathrobes in a shipping container. Thought to be one of the UK’s largest […]
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1.2 Tons of Cocaine Seized Off Coast of Chiapas, Mexico
August 11: The Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico reported that they have seized 1.2 tons of cocaine off the coast of Chiapas. The boat carrying the drugs was discovered […]
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Indonesian Authorities Seize 43.5 kg Methamphetamine and Arrest 4 Suspects
July 25: Indonesia’s National Police’s Narcotics Directorate apprehended four suspected narcotics traffickers in Bengkalis, Riau, on July 25. The suspects were identified as AK (31), RDW (40), MR (43), and […]
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Indonesian Police Seize 10 Kg Crystal Meth Wrapped in Teabags at Port of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta
July 10: Jakarta Metro Police narcotics directorate foiled the smuggling attempt of 10 kg crystal meth wrapped in teabags owned by a Malaysia-Jakarta criminal network. Authorities arrested seven suspects (all […]
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Colombian Authorities Seize One Tonne of Cocaine Off Narino
August 08: Authorities seized one tonne of cocaine from a speedboat off Tumaco, Narino department. Authorities said the boat intended to transport the drugs to Central America but did not […]
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Brazilian Authorities Seize 20 Cannabis Bricks at Manaus Port
August 10: Authorities seized 20 cannabis bricks from a vessel docked at Manaus port. Police found the narcotics after a routine inspection on the boat. One person was arrested at […]
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Authorities Seize 1.5 Tonnes of Cocaine at Brazilian Port of Itajaí
August 06: Customs authorities seized 1.5 tonnes of cocaine concealed in a shipment of wood at Itajaí port, reported national media. The cocaine was discovered during a routine search operation. […]
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InSight Crime Analysis: PCC-‘Ndrangheta, the International Criminal Alliance Flooding Europe with Cocaine
August 08: InSight Crime has released the following analysis: The recent arrests of two members of the ‘Ndrangheta in São Paulo have further highlighted the increasingly close partnership between the […]
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Germany Seizes Another 1.5 Tons Of Cocaine Hidden in Sports Bags in Container On Vessel
August 09: Following the recent record seizure of cocaine shipment at the Port of Hamburg, local customs officers have discovered a further 1.5 tons of cocaine on board a containership. […]
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Over Two Tons of Cocaine Seized Aboard Vessel in Port of Praia, Cape Verde
August 05: Cape Verde authorities on Monday announced the seizure of nearly 2.3 tons of cocaine aboard a ship calling at Praia, the capital of the archipelago. The boat, named […]