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Friday, December 22, 2017
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Australian Police Seize Record $771 Million Meth Haul Arriving By Sea

 By Elouise Fowler SYDNEY, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Australian police said on Friday they had seized a record 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine with a street

December 22, 2017
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
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Spain Makes Record Cocaine Bust Involving Container Ship

Spain’s Ministry of the Interior said the bust was the largest seizure of cocaine so far this century and the largest-ever involving a container ship.

December 5, 2017
Total Views: 55

Friday, December 9, 2016
Second Stash of Cocaine Found in Container Carried by Maersk Ship at Manzanillo Port
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Second Stash of Cocaine Found in Container Carried by Maersk Ship at Manzanillo Port

Mexican authorities have seized another 278 kilograms of cocaine from a container arriving aboard the Maersk-operated Maersk Laura containership at the

December 9, 2016
Total Views: 64

Friday, September 30, 2016
200 Pounds of Cocaine And An Aristocrat Sugar Trader’s Nightmare
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200 Pounds of Cocaine And An Aristocrat Sugar Trader’s Nightmare

By Isis Almeida and Suzi Ring (Bloomberg) — The MSC Letizia, a container ship, set sail from Santos Port bearing familiar bounties of Brazil such as

September 30, 2016
Total Views: 277

Thursday, September 1, 2016
Cocaine Cruise Ships: Provocative Photos Released Of Women Caught Smuggling $30M In Drugs
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Cocaine Cruise Ships: Provocative Photos Released Of Women Caught Smuggling $30M In Drugs

Two Canadian women are accused of helping smuggle $30 million in cocaine aboard a Princess cruise ship while documenting the luxury globe-trotting

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 382

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Cocaine Found In Coca-Cola Shipping Container
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Cocaine Found In Coca-Cola Shipping Container

(Bloomberg) Workers at a Coca-Cola factory in southern France opened a shipment of orange juice but found a huge shipment of cocaine instead. The

August 31, 2016
Total Views: 155

Monday, August 29, 2016
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Cruise Ship Passengers FAIL To Smuggle 210lb Of Cocaine Into Sydney

Yesterday Australian Border Force (ABF) officers seized 95 kilograms (210 lb) of cocaine from three Canadian cruise ship passengers. On Sunday 28 August, ABF

August 29, 2016
Total Views: 51

Friday, August 12, 2016
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Tugboat Captain, Chief Mate Sentenced to 20-Years Each in UK’s Biggest Drug Bust

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Two Turkish sailors were jailed for a total of 42 years on Friday after their attempt to smuggle a huge haul of cocaine into

August 12, 2016
Total Views: 118

Friday, July 15, 2016
MSC Master in Hot Water Over Alleged Drug Trafficking
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MSC Master in Hot Water Over Alleged Drug Trafficking

The Master of an MSC containership is being accused of international drug trafficking after authorities in Italy unveiled a complex scheme to offload drugs at

July 15, 2016
Total Views: 316

Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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Tugboat Captain, First Officer Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking in UK’s Biggest Ever Cocaine Bust

The captain and first officer of an ocean going tug have been found guilty of drug trafficking in what authorities have described as the biggest seizure of

July 12, 2016
Total Views: 173

Monday, March 28, 2016
U.S. Authorities Seize More Than Six Tons of Cocaine from Drug-Smuggling Sub
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U.S. Authorities Seize More Than Six Tons of Cocaine from Drug-Smuggling Sub

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has seized more than 12,800 pounds (6 tons) of cocaine and apprehended four suspected drug smugglers from a self-propelled

March 28, 2016
Total Views: 32

Friday, January 22, 2016
Prosecutor: Colombians Smuggled Drugs Into U.S. Aboard Spanish Navy Training Ship
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Prosecutor: Colombians Smuggled Drugs Into U.S. Aboard Spanish Navy Training Ship

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Two Colombians ran a major heroin and cocaine smuggling operation to New York aboard the Royal Spanish

January 22, 2016
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Friday, October 16, 2015
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More Than 20 Tons of Hashish Found Stashed Inside Cargo Ship in Italy

  Italian authorities have seized more than 20 tons of hashish hidden inside the hull of a general cargo ship at the port of Cagliari in Sardinia,

October 16, 2015
Total Views: 168

Monday, September 21, 2015
Drugs and Weapons Reportedly Found on Höegh Car Carrier in Mombasa
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Drugs and Weapons Reportedly Found on Höegh Car Carrier in Mombasa

  A search of a Norwegian-flagged car carrier at the Port of Mombasa, Kenya has reportedly turned up firearms and drugs hidden inside a few of the

September 21, 2015
Total Views: 136

Friday, September 18, 2015
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Kenya Raids Höegh Car Carrier Suspected of Carrying Drugs and Firearms

  Update: Höegh Autoliners has confirmed that the vessel under investigation is its Höegh Transporter, a 6,500 ceu Pure Car/Truck Carrier (PCTC). A

September 18, 2015
Total Views: 89

Thursday, September 10, 2015
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Drugs Found Stashed on Teekay LNG Carrier in Peru

  The Peruvian Navy has confiscated more than 200 kilograms of cocaine found onboard a Teekay LNG tanker while at anchor near the Port of Pisco, Peru.

September 10, 2015
Total Views: 131

Monday, August 10, 2015
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The U.S. Coast Guard Just Offloaded Over $1 Billion of Cocaine Seized in Pacific Ocean

  The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more than 66,000 pounds of cocaine worth just over $1 billion from the USCGC Stratton in San Diego on Monday in what is

August 10, 2015
Total Views: 164

Friday, May 1, 2015
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Record Three Tons of Cocaine Seized from North Sea Tug

The seizure is believed to be biggest single seizure of illegal drugs in UK history, worth an estimated half a billion

May 1, 2015
Total Views: 51

Sunday, April 26, 2015
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UK Arrests Drug Smuggling Tug in the North Sea

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), with support from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset and Border Force cutter Valiant, intercepted an ocean-going

April 26, 2015
Total Views: 83

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
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Colombian Navy Divers Discover Cocaine Haul Near Rudder of U.S.-Bound Tanker

The drugs and stowaways were discovered by Navy divers inside a secret compartment of the Cyprus-flagged "Prisco Alexander" located near the

February 24, 2015
Total Views: 90
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