Cocaine bust

Police Dog Sniffs Out $900M Worth Cocaine in Banana Shipment

Credits: Sue Zellers

A dog has helped police in Italy catch a huge consignment of drugs, reports abs News.

Cocaine bust 

Officials said on Tuesday that with the help of this dog, the Italian police seized 2700 kilos of drugs sent from Ecuador hidden among a pile of bananas. This huge quantity of drugs was hidden among 70 tonnes of bananas. Police has estimated that the price of this cocaine of very good quality will be $900 million (about Rs 7200 crore) in the international market.

According to...

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[Watch] Cocaine Shipment Worth $24m Seized

In a high-speed helicopter chase last week, the Mexican Navy busted a large 1,700-kilo shipment of cocaine aboard a single motorboat far off the coast of Chiapas, reports the Maritime Executive.

The Mexican Navy said that it received intelligence of a pending cocaine shipment and deployed assets to the transit area, located some 200 nm southwest of Puerto Chiapas. The region is at the northern end of the busy Eastern Pacific transit corridor for cocaine shipments from Colombia.

A video of the...

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Custom Officials Seize EUR 207m Worth Cocaine

  • Officials at Rotterdam port discovered 2,773 kilos of cocaine within a span of six days.
  • Authorities exposed 550 kilos of cocaine in a container filled with pumpkins from Brazil.
  • Smaller amounts were also detected this week in containers filled with fish, bananas, avocado and gift wrappings.

Custom officials at the port of Rotterdam discovered 2,773 kilos of cocaine within a span of six days, reports NL Times.

Cocaine worth 207m euros

Seven suspects were arrested in relation to the drug findings.

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[Watch] 46 Kilograms of Cocaine Busted in Cargo Ship

  • 46 kilograms (101 pounds) of cocaine hidden behind a water intake grate in the hull of a cargo ship, has been seized by Greek authorities.
  • The Marshall Islands-flagged ship ‘SKYROS’ had set sail from the port Santarem, Brazil.
  • The ship was going to dock at a coastal facility in the area of Kalamaki, near the Corinth Canal.

A recent news article published in the Greek City Times reveals that 46kg of cocaine was hidden in cargo ship seized near Corinth.

Inspection by Hellenic Coast Guard divers

On...

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Officials Make Massive Cocaine Bust Aboard Submarine

The US Department of Justice in Puerto Rico has announced a record-breaking cocaine bust after officials seized a submarine in Caribbean waters, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

Cocaine bust aboard submarine

Officials captured a 15.8-metre-long, 2.4-metre-wide semi-submersible carrying 2500 kilograms of cocaine worth about $US75 million ($96 million), US Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico Stephen Muldrow said.

The vessel had allegedly left Colombia’s northern coast with the goal of...

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Cargo Ship Cocaine Bust Worth $1 Million

  • Federal authorities say that more than $1 million worth of cocaine has been hauled of a cargo ship.
  • The cargo ship was anchored in the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Maryland.
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that the seizure was made Wednesday during a freighter inspection.

A recent news article published in the Ridgefield Press reveals that cocaine has been busted worth $1 million in cargo ship.

Uncovered 44 pounds of the drug

The agency said that agents uncovered 44...

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220kg Massive Cocaine Bust Aboard Container Vessel

  • Turkish authorities seized 220 kilograms of cocaine on a ship that arrived at a port in the country’s southern coast from Brazil.
  • Police in the coastal province of Mersin found the cocaine hidden in a container carrying packages of paper.

Turkish authorities seized 220 kilograms of cocaine on a ship that arrived at a port in the country’s southern coast from Brazil, reports Devdiscourse.

Cocaine in ‘paper’ container

Police in the coastal province of Mersin found the cocaine hidden in a container...

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1.5 Tons Cocaine Seized from Berthed General Freighter

1.5 tons of cocaine found hidden in a General cargo ship bound for Cadiz, Spain, reports Maritime Bulletin.

Berthed cargo ship searched

Brazilian Federal Police searched General cargo ship UNISPIRIT on Oct 2 at Sao Sebastiao Port, Brazil, where the ship is presently berthed.

Cocaine hidden with corn

1.5 tons of cocaine were found hidden in big bags with corn. 

The cargo was loaded at Sao Sebastiao and was bound for Cadiz, Spain. 

Any arrests reported?

No crew arrests were made so far. Crew is said to...

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Officials Confiscate 25 Kilo Cocaine Aboard Capesize Bulker

  • Officials report of a cocaine bust aboard Japanese capesize bulk carrier.
  • Anti-narcotics division searched ship’s hull and found a container or a box, attached to hull in aft section.
  • Box contained packages with cocaine, totaling 25 kilo.
  • Seven crew including Captain were detained, caught allegedly, in the process of procuring the packages from a box.
  • Owners and Charterers deplore any involvement with the carriage of drugs and have strict policies in place to prevent such incidents.
  • They said...

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