Tag: narcotics
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FS Courbet Seizes 3,534kg Hashish in Gulf of Oman
December 13: On Friday 13 December 2019, French Ship (FS) COURBET, a frigate operating in the Gulf of Oman in direct support of Combined Task Force 150, seized 3,534kg of […]
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Torres Strait Seen as Easier Location to Traffic Narcotics By Attempted Cocaine Traffickers
December 12: International drug traffickers see the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea as a “softer target” for smuggling drugs into the country, a court has been told. […]
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Record Amount of Cocaine at Port of Savannah, Georgia Found Inside Shipping Container in October 2019
December 10: Customs agents seized $31 million worth of cocaine last week in Savannah, Georgia — the largest cocaine seizure ever at the Port of Savannah. Officers found the cocaine, weighing 2,133 pounds, on a […]
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Record Cocaine Seizures in Brazil Reveals Drug Flooding Ports
December 06: Cocaine seizures in Brazil have hit a record high this year — with the vast majority of drugs detected in cargo containers at the country’s ports. Between January […]
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Authorities in Antwerp, Belgium Seize 2,019 kg Cocaine From Container of Fertilizer From Colombia; 1 Suspect Arrested in Netherlands
November 27: Police in the Netherlands announced on Monday [December 09] the arrest of a 25-year-old Rotterdam man in connection with the discovery of 2,019 kilograms of cocaine at the […]
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Over 400 Pounds of Cocaine Seized From Sailboat at Port Everglades
December 02: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered more than 417 pounds of cocaine onboard a sailboat at Port Everglades on Monday. The estimated street value of the drugs […]
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Dubai Police Arrest 12, Seize 194kg Assorted Narcotics In Two Dhows
December 04: 12 suspects were arrested with 194 kg of drugs hidden inside two dhows, an official in Dubai police said on Wednesday. Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, Commander-In-Chief […]
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Columbian Authorities Seize 2.5 Tonnes of Cocaine from Fishing Vessel Headed From Venezuela to Honduras
November 28: Authorities seized approximately 2.5 tonnes of cocaine from a boat some 280 nm off the coast of San Andres, a Colombian island in the Caribbean Sea. Authorities found […]
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Authorities Seize 158 kg of Cocaine at Santos Port, Hidden Within Backhoe Loader
November 19: Authorities seized 158 kg of cocaine hidden in a hollow part of a backhoe loader at an unknown terminal of Santos port. It is unclear how authorities obtained […]
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One Tonne of Cocaine Seized at Santos Port, Hidden Amongst Scrap Metal
November 22: Authorities seized one tonne of cocaine concealed among a cargo of scrap metal at an undisclosed terminal of Santos port. Authorities, aided by sniffer dogs, found the narcotics […]