ATHENS, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Greece has seized drugs worth more than 100 million euros ($113 million) after intercepting a Syrian ship sailing for Libya, the coast guard said on Friday. Officials found about six tonnes of processed cannabis and 3 million super-strength "Captagon" amphetamine pills hidden aboard the Syrian-flagged "Noka," it said in a statement. The … [Read more...]
Greek Shipowner Denies Drug Trafficking Charges
by Constantinos Georgizas (Reuters) - Greek shipping tycoon Vangelis Marinakis, the owner of Olympiakos Piraeus and Nottingham Forest soccer teams, denied any links to drug trafficking on Saturday, a day after a Greek prosecutor brought preliminary charges against him. The prosecutor accused Marinakis of financing and storing drug substances and setting up a … [Read more...]
Italy Uncovers Massive Load of Hash in Ship’s Fuel Tanks
ROME, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Italian police said on Thursday they found 20 tonnes of hash worth as much as 200 million euros ($232 million) in the fuel tanks of a Panama-flagged ship that was stopped in international waters and escorted to Sicily. The entire 11-person crew, all from Montenegro, was arrested for international drugs trafficking, Italy's finance police said in a … [Read more...]
Colombian Authorities Seize Over a Ton of Cocaine Found on Ship Bound for Europe
Colombian authorities have seized more than one ton of cocaine that was discovered inside a container on a ship bound for Europe, the Colombian Navy reported Friday. The drugs were found following a joint-agency raid of the Singapore-flagged ship Cap San Tainaro in the waters off Barranquilla, Colombia shortly after the vessel departed Cartegena, Colombia bound for Antwerp, … [Read more...]
Greek Shipping Tycoon Denies Drug Trafficking Charges
ATHENS, March 24 (Reuters) - Greek shipping tycoon and the owner of Olympiakos Piraeus and Nottingham Forest soccer teams, Vangelis Marinakis, denied any links to drug trafficking on Saturday, a day after a Greek prosecutor brought preliminary charges against him. The prosecutor charged Marinakis with financing and storing drug substances and setting up a criminal group to … [Read more...]