Tag: narcotics
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Hundreds of Kilos of Cocaine Intercepted in Two Seizures at Port of Rotterdam; 5 Suspects Arrested
August 9 & 12: This weekend two containers with hundreds of kilos of cocaine were intercepted in the port of Rotterdam. Five men have been arrested. The narcotics have a street […]
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New USCG Cutter Seizes 2,100 Pounds of Cocaine Before Even Reaching Home Port
August 09: In July, yet-to-be-commissioned Coast Guard cutter Midgett passed through the Panama Canal and started a roughly 5,000-mile trip to Honolulu. The Coast Guard accepted the Midgett in April, […]
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Tunisian Authorities Seize 2,300 Narcotic Pills in La Goulette
August 01: Authorities in La Goulette port in Tunis arrested two Algerian nationals and seized 2,300 smuggled pills of various narcotics, reported national media. The two were reportedly involved in […]
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USCG Seizes 500 kg of Cocaine Off Colombian Coast
August 04: The US coast guard seized 500 kg of cocaine from a speedboat in international waters off the coast of Colombia. Two people from Ecuador and a Colombian national […]
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Costa Rica Seizes 771 Kilos of Cocaine in Two Police Operations
August 04: Costa Rican authorities seized 771 kilos of cocaine in two operations carried out on Sunday along the Pacific and Caribbean coastlines, the government said Monday. The first operation […]
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Over 50 Kilos of Cocaine Seized at Greek Port of Thessaloniki
August 03: Officers from the Thessaloniki Port Authority’s narcotics squad have seized a 52-kilogram shipment of cocaine coming into the northern Greek city via container, authorities reported on Saturday, August […]
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Record 4.5 Tonnes of Cocaine Worth Approx. €1 Billion Seized at Hamburg Port
August 05: Customs officers in Germany have seized a record 4.5 tonnes of cocaine estimated to be worth €1 billion ($1.12 billion) that had been brought into the country via […]
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International Cooperation Leads to 368kg Cocaine Seized and Three Arrested in Port of Genova, Italy
July 30: Eurojust has supported the coordination of judicial cooperation among Colombia, the USA, France, Spain and Italy, leading to 368 kg of pure cocaine being seized in the Port […]
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$13.3 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized at Container Terminal in Kingston, Jamaica; Four Stevedores in Custody
July 29: Jamaican police along with a Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) from Jamaica Customs have seized approximately 10.2 kilograms of cocaine worth $13.3 million on a vessel at a container […]
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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 […]