drug smuggling


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

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

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

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
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Sunday, April 26, 2015
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News

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

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
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
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Defense

Australian Frigate Intercepts Huge Stash of Heroin

While supporting Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) off the coast of east Africa, Australia’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba discovered 388 kgs of

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 43

Thursday, October 30, 2014
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Defense

Royal Navy Makes Major Drug Bust Off Bermuda

The British Royal Navy reports that HMS Argyll, a Type 23 frigate, has seized $15M (10M Pounds) worth of cocaine from a drug smuggling yacht off the coast of

October 30, 2014
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Friday, August 29, 2014
Kenya Blows Up Ship Caught Smuggling Heroin – PHOTOS
Incidents

Kenya Blows Up Ship Caught Smuggling Heroin – PHOTOS

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday proudly gave an order to Kenyan Defence Forces to destroy a ship and drugs at the center of a record heroin bust in

August 29, 2014
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014
drugs cocaine Juan Sebastian Elcano seized
Maritime News

Spanish Sailors Turned Drug Dealers Busted with 127 Kilos of Cocaine Aboard Tall Ship

Spain’s police, La Guardia Civil, seized 127 kilos of cocaine onboard the Spanish Navy training ship Juan Sebastian Elcano while at port in Cadiz over the

August 6, 2014
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Friday, July 25, 2014
Notorious Drug Smuggling Freighter Headed for Scrapyard
Maritime News

Notorious Drug Smuggling Freighter Headed for Scrapyard

A freighter seized off the coast of Washington state nearly four decades ago in one of the largest marijuana busts in the region's history was moved to Seattle

July 25, 2014
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Kenya Makes Record Heroin Haul from Ship in Mombasa
Press Releases

Kenya Makes Record Heroin Haul from Ship in Mombasa

Kenyan police on Tuesday seized 341.7 kg of heroin hidden in the diesel tank of a ship, the biggest ever single seizure of drugs at the Indian Ocean port of

July 15, 2014
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Monday, June 23, 2014
Tanker At Center of Record Heroin Bust
Maritime News

Tanker At Center of Record Heroin Bust

The Hellenic Coast Guard says it has seized a record of more than 2 tons of heroin smuggled into the country aboard a Togolese-flagged tanker, leading to the

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 93

Friday, September 13, 2013
LUNA-S Cannabis Bust More Epic Than Thought
Interesting

LUNA-S Cannabis Bust More Epic Than Thought

France's Ministry of Defence is eager to confirm that the LUNA-S drug bust and smoke-out in the Mediterranean was a little more epic than previously

September 13, 2013
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Light it Up: Another Weed Ship Goes Up in Smoke
Defense

Light it Up: Another Weed Ship Goes Up in Smoke

A cargo ship smuggling marijuana in the Mediterranean Sea was set ablaze in an alleged attempt by the crew to destroy the evidence, the second such incident in

September 11, 2013
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Royal Navy Leads Massive Drug Seizure Near Puerto Rico
Navy

Royal Navy Leads Massive Drug Seizure Near Puerto Rico

The U.K. Royal Navy recorded its biggest seizure of illegal drugs in four years in an operation near Puerto

August 14, 2013
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
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Collision

US Coast Guardsman Killed in Hit-n-Run Collision with Alleged Drug Smuggler

U. S. Coast Guard Boatswain’s Mate Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne died this morning from injuries sustained during a hit-and-run collision at sea

December 2, 2012
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
USCGC Northland
Defense

USCG Cutter Northland Makes Huge Cocaine Bust

MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Northland interdicted 3,532 pounds of cocaine from a 35-foot go-fast vessel in the Caribbean Sea March 3.

March 13, 2012
Total Views: 111

Thursday, August 4, 2011
USCG Diver Finds Drugs Payload
USCG

Canadian Drug Smuggling – USCG Not Protecting the Border?

(Dow Jones) U.S. Coast Guard crews stationed near an upstate smuggling hotspot aren’t adequately prepared to chase speedy, rogue boats they regularly

August 4, 2011
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Drug smuggling submarine
Blog

Drug Smuggling Sub’s [Photos]

gCaptain has looked at the phenomena of drug trafficking submarine’s before (Link) but a new photo documentary from Time magazine shows these tiny

March 29, 2011
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
USCG

Coast Guard Interception Of Homemade Submarine

The USCG has intercepted another DIY Semi-Submersible operated by drug smugglers. CNN tells us: In the past three months the Coast Guard has learned of more

March 20, 2008
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