- Pirates attempted to board underway container ship off the coast of Brass on 21 February.
- Brazil authorities seized 680 kg of cocaine at Santos port on 19 February.
- Dominican Republic authorities seized 91 kg of cocaine at Caucedo port on 24 February.
- Navy seized 630 kg of cocaine off the coast of Sinaloa on 18 February.
- Netherlands Customs intercepted 90,000 bottles of vodka at Rotterdam port on 22 February.
- United Arab Emirates authorities eased Qatar shipping ban on 20 February.
COCAINE
$2.4m in cocaine found at Pt Lisas port
Police are searching for an Arima businessman whose name and address appeared on documents relating to a container where over two million worth of cocaine was found at Plipdeco.
According to police reports, officers of the Organised Crime and Intelligence Unit (OCIU) along with officers of Custom and Excise Division seized 24.56 kilograms of cocaine in a container destined for St Marteen.
In a media release, police said the container arrived on the port at Point Lisas last Tuesday (5 Feb.) at 9...
USCG Offloads 34,780 Pounds Of Cocaine In Port Everglades
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC-911) offloaded approximately 34,780 pounds of cocaine Tuesday in Port Everglades worth an estimated $466 million wholesale seized in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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The drugs were interdicted off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America and represent 21 separate, suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions by the U.S. Coast Guard:
- The cutter Forward was responsible for eight cases...
Coast Guard offloads Pacific cocaine hauls worth $466 million
Six Coast Guard cutters seized over 17 tons of cocaine worth an estimated $466 million during operations in Eastern Pacific international waters in recent months, Coast Guard officials said as the haul was offloaded Tuesday at Port Everglades, Fla.
The crew of the 270’ medium endurance cutter Forward, homeported in Portsmouth, Va., were the interception champs with eight cases capturing 14,207 pounds, and did the honors of delivering the combined seizures to port. The drug shipments were taken...
Over 115 kilos of cocaine seized in port of Gioia Tauro
Italian police seized over 115 kilograms of pure cocaine in the southern port of Gioia Tauro in a major operation against the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate, authorities said on Tuesday.
The drug was hidden aboard a cargo ship inside a container carrying paper reels from San Antonio in Chile. The ship reached Gioia Tauro after a stopover in the Panamanian port of Rodman, and its final destination was the port of Livorno in central Italy.
The cocaine seized would have been worth about 23 million...
http://container-news.com/over-115-kilos-cocaine-seized-port-gioia-tauro/
S. African Authorities Confiscate 706 Kg of Cocaine Hidden in a Boxship
South African authorities have confiscated 706 kilos of cocaine hidden at the bottom of a 30-story containership.
140 pound of cocaine seized in Busan
South Korean authorities have seized more than 140 pounds of cocaine smuggled aboard a container ship.
Busan Main Customs said Monday (Dec. 17) that officers discovered a bag, containing taped packages with a total weight of approximately 140 pounds of cocaine and a potential value of $168, Yonhap News reported.
The container was first shipped on Oct. 17 in Ecuador, stopped by Mexico and docked at a port in the southern port city of Busan on Nov. 14. It was scheduled to arrive in China on Nov. 20.
Cocaine Found on Board San Clemente Boxship
Cocaine found on board Singapore-flagged containership San Clemente during an inspection in the Port of Callao, Peru.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/267025/cocaine-found-on-board-san-clemente-boxship/
Cocaine seized in Caen Port
Agents of the regional customs administration in Caen, northwestern France, have seized 1,662 kg of cocaine in the commercial port of Caen, the French Ministry of Public Action and Accounts said Monday (Dec. 10) in a statement.
According to the statement, the cocaine, packaged in packs of about one kilo, was concealed in a container from Brazil. The market value of the drug seized on Dec. 6 is estimated to be more than 70 million euros (about 79.83 million dollars) at wholesale price and before...
Armen Men Board Hamburg Süd Boxship, Tie Up Crewman
Five armed criminals boarded a containership owned by Hamburg Sud in Santos anchorage, Brazil.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/266030/armen-men-board-hamburg-sud-boxship-tie-up-crewman/