The U.S. Coast Guard has offloaded seized cocaine and marijuana worth more than $228 million street value in Port Everglades, Florida. The drugs were interdicted in international waters in the Easter Pacific off the coasts Mexico, Central and South America, and in the Caribbean sea by U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy crews. In total, 13 interdictions of suspected drug … [Read more...]
USCG Warns Mariners of Potential for Positive Drug Tests from CBD
The U.S. Coast is warning credential mariners against the use of hemp-based CBD products that could result in a positive drug test. The warning was issued as Marine Safety Advisory 01-20 titled “Potential for Positive Drug Test Result from Use of Hemp-Plant Products”. Due to the easing federal and state regulations, it’s easier than ever for the public to obtain … [Read more...]
Cocaine Entering Europe in Shipping Containers Presents ‘Major Challenge’ as Seizures Hit Record
By Axel Bugge LISBON, June 6 (Reuters) - The amount of cocaine seized by authorities in Europe doubled in 2017 to reach a record 140 tonnes in a strong indication of soaring mass supply of the drug coming from Latin America, the Lisbon-based EU drugs agency said on Thursday. Cocaine has made a dramatic comeback in Europe since the financial crisis when its high price dented … [Read more...]
Montenegro Seizes Drugs on Navy Training Ship
PODGORICA, April 19 (Reuters) - Montenegrin military police have seized around 50 kilograms of drugs on board a naval training ship, hours before it was scheduled to take students on a training cruise, the defence ministry and local media said on Friday. In a pre-dawn raid prompted by a tip-off, the military police found "tens of kilograms of matter that appears to be a … [Read more...]
U.S. Coast Guard Offloads Seized Cocaine Worth $360 Million Wholesale
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa offloaded approximately 27,000 pounds of cocaine Miami, Florida on Friday worth an estimated $360 million wholesale, the Coast Guard said. The drugs were seized in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Mexico, Central, and South America. The drugs are the result 12 separate vessel interdictions by the … [Read more...]