drug smuggling

Australian authorities have intercepted the nation’s largest-ever cocaine shipment, leading to the arrest of 13 suspects in a sophisticated maritime drug

In a significant blow to drug traffickers, the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) has successfully intercepted and offloaded more than 29,000 pounds

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute has offloaded approximately 9,690 pounds of cocaine and 5,490 pounds of marijuana at their homeport in St.

Spanish and French customs authorities have intercepted a Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship carrying an estimated 4,000 kilos of cocaine, 130 nautical miles off the

By Yannis Souliotis ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek appeals court on Friday reduced the prison sentences of 11 men involved in trafficking 1.2

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence offloaded more than 4,125 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades on Monday. The drugs, valued at approximately $54 million,

By Dani Morera Trettin SAO PAULO, July 24 (Reuters) – Sharks off the coast of Brazil’s party city Rio de Janeiro have tested positive for

By Max Ramsay, Lyubov Pronina and Cagan Koc (Bloomberg) — On a chilly night in March, harbor police at Belgium’s Antwerp port nabbed three youths

A specialized U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement unit embarked on USS Leyte Gulf, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, successfully intercepted and seized

By Gabriel Stargardter and Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Uruguay’s main port received two cargo scanners

The European Commission, along with various EU Member States and agencies, have launched the European Ports Alliance Public Private Partnership to combat drug

Turkish authorities have seized nearly 52 kilograms of cocaine that was found wrapped in plastic and tied to the chain of a ship’s anchor. The operation

The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded 33,200 pounds of cocaine and 12,400 pounds of marijuana, valued at approximately $448 million, at Port Everglades on Thursday.

By Matthew Bristow (Bloomberg) Mexican diplomats and law enforcement officials visited China last week for talks over how to curb the smuggling of chemicals

The European Commission has adopted a comprehensive EU Roadmap to intensify efforts to combat drug trafficking and criminal networks in European ports.

Seven individuals have been arrested in connection with a major cocaine seizure in the high seas off the coast of Ireland this week. A specialized unit of the

Irish military forces raided the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier M/V Matthew on Tuesday and discovered a “significant quantity” of

MADRID, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Spanish police have made a record cocaine seizure, finding 9.5 tonnes of the drug hidden among boxes of bananas in

AMSTERDAM, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Customs officials in Rotterdam seized a shipment of more than 8,000 kg (16,635 pounds) of cocaine

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Steadfast (WMEC 623) on Monday offloaded over 11,600 pounds of cocaine and 5,500 pounds of marijuana worth $158