Tag: narcotics

  • 3,200 Pounds of Cocaine – worth $77 mn USD – Seized in Dried Fruit Container at Newark Port

    Authorities at the Port of New York and New Jersey have seized about 3,200 pounds of cocaine in what authorities are calling the largest cocaine seizure at the port in […]

  • 185 kg of Cocaine Seized in Istanbul Amid Banana Shipment From Ecuador

    Turkish narcotics police seized 185 kilograms (408 pounds) of cocaine Monday in an anti-narcotics operation in Istanbul, an official said. Acting on a tipoff, Istanbul Security Directorate’s narcotics units seized […]

  • CMF in new bust

    Huge total haul for the year beats 2017 figures. HMS Dragon seizes 3 tonnes of drugs from dhow in Indian Ocean HMS Dragon, a Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer, has […]

  • 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 […]

  • Indo-Seychelles drills

    Land and sea drills due. Forces from India, Seychelles combine for anti-narcotic, anti-piracy and counter-terrorism exercise By: Salifa Karapetyan Anti-narcotic, anti-piracy, and counter-terrorism operations are the focus of an Indo-Seychelles military […]

  • Phantom smugglers

    Phantom ship intercepted. Ship busted moving ice a repeat offender, says Indonesia AMANDA HODGE, NIVELL RAYDA Indonesian police say they believe a ‘phantom ship’ loaded with one tonne of crystal […]