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Meth bust at US-Canada border one of largest in Canadian history

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Canadian border officials made what they say is likely the largest narcotics seizure in the...

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4 Filipino Seafarers Arrested In Australia For Reportedly Importing Cocaine

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Four Pinoy seafarers aboard a Cyprus-flagged vessel had been apprehended in Australia for importing cocaine, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Monday. In its statement, the DFA highlighted that it is “closely monitoring” the entire situation of the four crew members of the Safe Bulkers vessel dubbed Kypros Bravery.

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Reports shared by the Australian media said that federal police had seized nearly 416 kilograms of cocaine from the commercial bulk-carrier...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/4-filipino-seafarers-arrested-in-australia-for-reportedly-importing-cocaine/

Drugs Worth INR2,000 Crore Confiscated From Another Vessel Off Indian Coast

800 kgs drugs

Less than five months after India’s largest-ever drug haul off the coast of Gujarat (State in the west coast of India), about 750 kgs of contraband was seized by team members of India’s Narcotics Control Bureau. The cost of the contraband is estimated to be nearly Rs 2,000 crore.

The ship from which the contraband was seized seemed to be of foreign origin. The vessel had been sailing in the high seas close to Porbandar-Jamnagar. It had foreign crew members on board.

The NCB discovered 525 kgs of...

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7-Month Delay In Ukrainian Seafarers’ Drug Import Case ‘Totally Unacceptable’: ITF

MSC Capucine crew

Seafarers’ unions are extremely concerned that four Ukrainian nationals have now been detained without charge by Turkish authorities for more than seven months. The crew are being held over claims the seafarers knew about 176 kilograms of cocaine that was found by officials inside a shipping container onboard the MSC vessel that they were operating.

In July 2021, officials boarded the MSC Capucine R (IMO: 9210086) at Iskenderun, on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. While on board the authorities...

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USCG Nabs 2 Smugglers, Seizes $7.5 Million In Cocaine In Caribbean Region

Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore interdicted a drug smuggling go-fast vessel in the Caribbean Sea with 250 kilograms of cocaine and the crew apprehended two smugglers Sept. 25, 2021, in waters south of the Dominican Republic. The apprehended smugglers are two men, Dominican Republic nationals, and the seized cocaine is estimated to have a wholesale value of approximately $7.5 million dollars. The interdiction resulted from multi-agency efforts in support of U.S. Southern Command’s enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere and coordination with the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force.

BC Ferries revealed the name of its sixth Island Class ferry at a naming ceremony at Victoria’s Point Hope Maritime. Island Gwawis is the last in this series of Island Class vessels to enter the fleet and will allow for the Nanaimo Harbour – Gabriola Island route to be serviced by two Island Class vessels.

Gwawis means “raven of the sea” and was selected with input and support from the ‘Na̲mg̲is First Nation. It celebrates the cultural connection between the original mariners of the coastal...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/uscg-nabs-2-smugglers-seizes-7-5-million-in-cocaine-in-caribbean-region/

U.S. Navy Ships Interdict Heroin Worth $4 Million With International Task Force

U.S. Navy Ships Interdict Heroin Worth $4 Million With International Task Force

Two U.S. Navy ships seized 385 kilograms of heroin worth approximately $4 million from a stateless fishing vessel transiting the Arabian Sea, Dec. 27. U.S. Coast Guard personnel embarked aboard USS Tempest (PC 2) and USS Typhoon (PC 5) discovered the illegal shipment while conducting a flag verification boarding in accordance with customary international law. The confiscated drugs were destroyed at sea by U.S. forces.

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The coastal patrol ships were operating as part of an...

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Mundra Port Drug Bust: Crew Members Smuggling Heroin Kept Unaware Of Delivery Point

Port Silhouette

Gujarat’s anti-terrorism squad (ATS) has been investigating the 30kg heroin seizure. They have reportedly said that the seven Indian crew members who have been arrested were not aware of the delivery point. The instruction was to share location via their Thuraya satellite mobile when they entered Sri Lankan waters.

They had been using a Thuraya phone and had been asked to share the location via a VHF channel once the vessel entered Sri Lankan waters. The bosses, who the crew members know as Khan...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/mundra-port-drug-bust-crew-members-smuggling-heroin-kept-unaware-of-delivery-point/

Three Tonnes Of Heroin From Afghanistan Seized At Mundra Port

Bizerta port

A consignment of about three tonnes of heroin allegedly from Afghanistan with a net worth exceeding Rs 19,000 crore has been confiscated from the Mundra port in Gujarat, India.

After the heroin, which had been stored in two containers labelled as talc, was uncovered by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at the Mundra Port, Gujarat, two Indians were arrested.

The consignment had one container loaded with about 2,000 kg of heroin and another bearing about 1,000 kg – originating from...

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Over 300 Kg Of Crystal Meth Found On Thai Cargo Ship In Sydney

Australian Border Force Meth Seizure

Close to 316 kg of crystal methamphetamine has been intercepted from a cargo ship by the Australian police in Sydney. The drugs had been concealed in electric barbeque grills and water heaters of the Thai cargo ship.

The Australian Border Force ABF had been tipped off regarding some consignment inconsistencies onboard the Thai cargo vessel at Botany Port. Apparently, the ship had declared 62 large cardboard boxes as food items and electric barbeque grills and that alerted the ABF.

When the police...

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Almost $100m Worth Drug Found in Cargo Ship

  • Close to $100 million worth of the drug ice has been found concealed in electric barbecue grills and water heaters on a cargo ship docked in Sydney.
  • Police officers intercepted the Thai cargo vessel at Port Botany on May 4.
  • 62 large cardboard boxes were searched after the ABF noted inconsistencies in the consignment details.

A recent news article published in the 9 News reveals that close to $100 million in drugs found in heaters, barbecues on Sydney cargo ship.

What did the officers find?

Once...

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