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Undeclared Weapons Found on Höegh Car Carrier Inside UN Vehicles, Owner Confirms

September 23, 2015 by Reuters

Undeclared Weapons Found on Höegh Car Carrier Inside UN Vehicles, Owner Confirms

  By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Weapons found by Kenyan police on a ship last week had been stashed inside a shipment of United Nations vehicles, the Norwegian company that owns the vessel said on Wednesday. Kenyan police said security agents on Thursday discovered firearms and drugs on the Norwegian-flagged Hoegh Transporter, which is … [Read more...]

Drugs and Weapons Reportedly Found on Höegh Car Carrier in Mombasa

September 21, 2015 by Mike Schuler

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 vehicles being transported by the ship. Local reports on Monday said that the illegal contraband was discovered during a search of the ship Höegh Transporter and its cargo over the weekend. The contraband was discovered … [Read more...]

Venezuela Arrests Seven Suspected of Smuggling Diesel Onboard PDVSA Tanker

September 14, 2015 by Reuters

Venezuela Arrests Seven Suspected of Smuggling Diesel Onboard PDVSA Tanker

  PARAGUANA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities have arrested seven people for allegedly attempting to smuggle diesel, an industry source and a law enforcement source said last Tuesday, as the government seeks to clamp down on contraband of its highly subsidized fuel. A tanker owned by state oil company PDVSA loaded 60,000 barrels of diesel fuel at the … [Read more...]

Smuggled Cigarettes Found Aboard Abandoned Ship in Greece

December 3, 2014 by Mike Schuler

Smuggled Cigarettes Found Aboard Abandoned Ship in Greece

Authorities in Greece are trying to piece together the source of a large quantity of smuggled cigarettes found onboard an abandoned ship at the Greek island of Zakynthos. The Hellenic Coast Guard reports that the local Port Authority found a large amount of contraband cigarettes in the cargo hold of the Palau-flagged MV Amaranthus while moored along the west coast of Ionian … [Read more...]

Two Lorry Drivers Charged in UK Over Afghans Found in Shipping Container

August 23, 2014 by Reuters

Two Lorry Drivers Charged in UK Over Afghans Found in Shipping Container

LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Two lorry drivers were charged on Saturday by British police investigating the death of an Afghan man who was among 35 suspected stowaways found in a shipping container at a dock in eastern England a week ago. Police said Stephen McLaughlin and Timothy Murphy, both aged 34 and from Northern Ireland, were charged with conspiring to facilitate … [Read more...]

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