DRUGS SEIZURE

FBI alleges Mexican cartel, Canadian truckers part of drug ring

U.S. authorities say 19 men have been indicted as part of a drug-smuggling operation that involved large quantities of narcotics moved from Mexico across the U.S. and Canada by long-haul truckers.

The cross-border investigation dubbed “Operation Dead Hand” by the FBI led to the arrest of Roberto Scoppa, a Montreal man alleged by authorities to be a large-scale Canadian trafficker and Italian Mafia figure.

Authorities also arrested Guramrit Sidhu, a resident of Brampton, Canada, also known as...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fbi-alleges-mexican-cartel-canadian-truckers-part-of-drug-ring

Agents find $15M in meth in cargo trucks entering from Mexico

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Laredo and Pharr, Texas, discovered almost 800 pounds of methamphetamine in two recent shipments arriving from Mexico.

The first case happened March 25 at Laredo’s World Trade Bridge. Agents found 367 pounds of alleged methamphetamine in a shipment of industrial magnets. The narcotics had a street value of $7.3 million.

The second incident occurred Sunday at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge. CBP discovered 421 pounds of alleged...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/agents-find-15m-in-meth-in-cargo-trucks-entering-from-mexico

Border agents seize $37M in meth from trucks

In two recent cases, border agents in Texas and California foiled attempts to use commercial trucks to move methamphetamine across the United States-Mexico border.

Liquid meth was found in a truck’s gas tank in California. (Photo: CBP)

On Saturday, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents found gallons of liquid methamphetamine inside a tractor’s gas tank at the Highway 111 checkpoint in Southern California.

Agents were unable to determine the weight of the liquid meth due to the volatile and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/border-agents-seize-37m-in-meth-from-trucks

Mexican police find $62M in drugs in abandoned truck near border

Mexican police found more than $62 million worth of narcotics hidden inside a tractor-trailer that was abandoned just south of the United States-Mexico border, according to the office of Juárez Mayor Armando Cabada.

The incident occured Saturday night when authorities in Juárez, Mexico, received an anonymous tip about an abandoned truck in a residential neighborhood.

Authorities found a flatbed tractor-trailer loaded with sacks of plaster mix. A drug-sniffing dog alerted the officers to the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/police-find-truck-with-60m-in-drugs

Kuwait finds 10 mln Tamol pills in a container

Kuwait seized 10 million Tamol pills enlisted among narcotics that affect human mental condition, the Kuwaiti Customs Directorate General said on Friday, July 12.

Jamal Al-Jalawi, Director of the Kuwaiti Customs Directorate General, said in a statement that the banned drugs were seized by personnel of the customs warehouses management at Shuwaikh Port.

The pills were in a container and shipped from an Asian country, Al-Jalawi said, adding that the importer tried to smuggle the shipment illegally...

https://container-news.com/kuwait-seizes-10-mln-tamol-pills-in-a-container/

MSC statement on Philadelphia drugs seizure

MSC statement:

This is an update following the recent law enforcement drug trafficking operation on MSC Gayane in Philadelphia.

As a result of that operation, MSC Gayane has been under U.S. government control since 17 June while the authorities conduct investigations. MSC is assisting and cooperating in any possible way with the authorities and is not the target of the investigation.

How does this affect cargo on this voyage?

MSC Gayane was en route to northern Europe at the time of the incident,...

https://container-news.com/msc-statement-on-philadelphia-drugs-seizure/

Almost $400m of the drug ice seized at Sydney port

NSW Police have swooped on a massive haul of ice, seizing almost $400m worth of the drug that was bound for the streets.

Strike Force Ferguson was set up to investigate international contract networks in the supply of drugs in Australia.

As part of their investigations, last month a container declared having clothing inside it came to the attention of Australian Border Force authorities at the Sydney Container Examination Facility near Port Botany.

Read more on at https://www.9news.com.au/national/...

https://container-news.com/400m-drug-ice-seized-sydney-port/