COCAINE

Hamburg confirms record cocaine seizure from container vessel

German customs discovered 4.5 tons of cocaine with a street value of approximately one billion euros (1.11 billion U.S. dollars) on a container ship in the port of Hamburg, the Hamburg main customs office announced on Friday, August 2.

This “enormous quantity” represented the largest single cocaine seizure in Germany, according to the Hamburg customs office.

“This outstanding success proves once again how effectively German customs fights crime,” emphasized Rolf Boesinger, state secretary in the...

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Over 50 kilos of cocaine seized at Greek port

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 3.

The drugs were hidden in the refrigeration system of a container that was carrying bananas from Latin America and spotted when the shipment was being X-rayed. A specially trained dog also helped officers pinpoint the 47 packages containing the drugs.

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J.P.Morgan Container Ship Seized With 20 Tons of Cocaine Released by U.S

According to an article published in The Wall Street Journal, U.S. authorities have released a container ship that was seized with 20 tons of cocaine in Philadelphia.

What happened?

The vessel was released after the operator posted a $50 million bond, including $10 million in cash, but said they still plan to consider seeking forfeiture of the vessel.

The release of the MSC Gayane, owned by J.P. Morgan Asset Management and chartered to Mediterranean Shipping Co., means the ship can resume...

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[Watch] US Marine Police Board a Narco-Sub Carrying 17,000 Pounds of Cocaine

The US Coast Guard released a video on Thursday that showed exactly how one might intercept a fast-moving narco-sub on the high seas, netting more than 17,000 pounds of cocaine in the process.

The event, a video of which was released on July 11, took place on June 18 in the East Pacific Ocean. In the minute-long video, a member of the Coast Guard is heard yelling at a semi-submersible vessel tearing through the ocean, a half underwater and half exposed vessel and demanding it stop.

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JPMorgan Owned Ship Involved in Cocaine Bust Seized

Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia have seized a container ship operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Co., involved in 20-ton Philly port cocaine bust from firm with history of hidden drug hauls, reports Markets Insider.

What happened?

On June 18, CBP agents found 39,525 pounds of cocaine stashed in several containers on the MSC Gayane at the Philadelphia seaport. The street value of the drugs was estimated at about $1.3 billion, making it the largest cocaine seizure by the agency. 

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All cargo on arrested MSC Gayane now back en route – except the cocaine

MSC has sort to ease the fears of shippers with cargo aboard a vessel arrested by US authorities this week.
The MSC Gayane was impounded by US Customs on 17 June after a raid at the port of Philadelphia uncovered the largest amount of cocaine they ever found.
On Monday, US Customs and Border Protection revealed it had obtained a warrant to arrest the ship and it would remain in the court’s …

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