Feds seize more than 16 tons of cocaine at Philadelphia terminal
5 years, 6 months ago

Feds seize more than 16 tons of cocaine at Philadelphia terminal

CNN  

CNN — Under the cover of night, members of a ship’s crew loaded “bales” of cocaine onto a vessel bound for the United States, expecting to earn tens of thousands of dollars for the job. The alleged operation included nets, a crane and cryptocurrency Second mate Ivan Durasevic expected to be paid $50,000 in cryptocurrency for helping load the cocaine onto the vessel, Department of Homeland Security Special Agent Eric Mooney said in the affidavit. Durasevic used the ship’s crane to load the bales onto the vessel along with replacement seals for containers that the cocaine would be concealed within. He was assisted by seaman Fonofaavae Tiasaga, who allegedly admitted his role in bringing the cocaine onto the vessel and helping conceal it within legitimate cargo, the affidavit states.

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Australian police seize record cocaine haul worth £400m as ‘mothership’ remains out of reach
1 month, 1 week ago

Australian police seize record cocaine haul worth £400m as ‘mothership’ remains out of reach

The Independent  

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Australian police arrest 13 people and seize a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat
1 month, 1 week ago

Australian police arrest 13 people and seize a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects’ boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said Monday. The drugs had a sale value of 760 million Australian dollars and equaled as many as 11.7 million street deals if they had reached the country of …

$1billion cocaine importation foiled by police - as they charge top Comanchero
1 month, 1 week ago

$1billion cocaine importation foiled by police - as they charge top Comanchero

Daily Mail  

More than a dozen people have been charged over a multi-million dollar attempted import of cocaine into Australia, the largest in the nation's history. Australian Federal Police charged 11 men and two juveniles with conspiring to import 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into the country by sea. The largest attempted importation of cocaine in Australia's history has been thwarted by police …

Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea
1 month, 1 week ago

Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea

CNN  

CNN — Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a fishing boat that had broken down near the coast of Queensland, arresting 13 people alleged to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate. Authorities tracked a recreational fishing boat as it traveled out to sea where it allegedly met a mothership in international waters to fetch the cocaine …

Australian police arrest 13 in largest cocaine bust in country’s history
1 month, 1 week ago

Australian police arrest 13 in largest cocaine bust in country’s history

Al Jazeera  

Australian Federal Police say the 2.3-tonne seizure has a street value of $494m. Australian police have arrested 13 people in what authorities described as the largest-ever cocaine bust in the country’s history. The Australian Federal Police said on Monday that they had charged 11 men and two juveniles after tracking a fishing boat that allegedly travelled to meet a mother …

Cocaine seized in Vlissingen worth 118 million euros
1 month, 1 week ago

Cocaine seized in Vlissingen worth 118 million euros

NL Times  

Authorities in the Netherlands intercepted a massive cocaine shipment valued at 118 million euros during a routine inspection at the Port of Vlissingen. On November 28 and 29, 2024, customs officials uncovered 1,575 kilograms of the drug hidden among pallets of fruit imported from Colombia. "The discovery of this cocaine, with a street value of 118 million euro, reflects the …

Six Colombian ‘narco subs’ carrying 1,400 tons of drugs seized on way to Australia
1 month, 1 week ago

Six Colombian ‘narco subs’ carrying 1,400 tons of drugs seized on way to Australia

The Independent  

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DRI seizes 3.49kg cocaine worth almost 35 crores
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DRI seizes 3.49kg cocaine worth almost 35 crores

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Mumbai zonal unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Friday seized 3.49kg of cocaine from the alleged possession of a Liberian national who arrived in Mumbai from Sierra Leone. DRI seizes 3.49kg cocaine worth almost 35 crores Based on intelligence, the passenger was intercepted by DRI officials at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Friday. A total …

NCB confiscated 82.53 kg of cocaine worth ₹900 crore in Delhi, says Union home minister Amit Shah
1 month, 3 weeks ago

NCB confiscated 82.53 kg of cocaine worth ₹900 crore in Delhi, says Union home minister Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

The Narcotics Control Bureau on Friday confiscated 82.53 kilogrammes of high-grade cocaine worth ₹900 crore in the national capital, Union home minister Amit Shah announced on X. The NCB today confiscated 82.53 kg of high-grade cocaine in New Delhi The massive drug consignment worth approximately ₹900 crore was tracked down by a bottom-to-top approach after a quantity of drugs was …

Royal Navy warship seizes more than £40m of cocaine in Caribbean Sea
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Royal Navy warship seizes more than £40m of cocaine in Caribbean Sea

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cocaine with a street value of more than £40 million …

The nose knows: Border Patrol dog sniffs out 81 pounds of cocaine in Southern California bust
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The nose knows: Border Patrol dog sniffs out 81 pounds of cocaine in Southern California bust

LA Times  

A K-9 unit with the San Diego sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection assisted in the recent seizure of 31 bundles of cocaine, authorities said. The driver of a sport utility vehicle authorities say was carrying more than 80 pounds of cocaine may have gotten away with it if it weren’t for that meddling dog. Around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, …

Drug shipments to NL almost halved in first half of 2024
6 months ago

Drug shipments to NL almost halved in first half of 2024

Dutch News  

Drug hauls at sea ports have been falling in the last six months compared to the same period last year thanks to better cooperation, latest customs services figures show. Last year port and airport border police seized almost 60 tonnes of cocaine compared to 51 tonnes the previous year. Customs officials confiscated some 367 kg of heroin in the first …

German investigators seize cocaine worth nearly $2.8 billion, calling it their biggest find ever
6 months, 3 weeks ago

German investigators seize cocaine worth nearly $2.8 billion, calling it their biggest find ever

LA Times  

North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister of Justice Benjamin Limbach speaks Monday during a press conference in Duesseldorf, Germany, on the record cocaine seizure worth billions in a cross-state raid. German investigators announced Monday that they seized cocaine worth $2.78 billion from several container ships and arrested seven people in what they called the biggest cocaine find in the country. California Record 20 …

Drugs gang smuggled cocaine worth £2 million aboard cruise ship to UK waters
10 months ago

Drugs gang smuggled cocaine worth £2 million aboard cruise ship to UK waters

The Independent  

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Sharp drop in seized drugs in 2023-24
1 year ago

Sharp drop in seized drugs in 2023-24

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Seizures of high-value narcotics like cocaine and heroin by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in Mumbai and other parts Maharashtra have dropped significantly this financial year compared to earlier years. HT Image Agency sources said most seizures this financial year pertained to smuggling bids by passengers using the air route, often employing unique concealment methods. Most of the drug …

Mysterious packages washing up on Australian beach turn out to be huge cocaine stash
1 year ago

Mysterious packages washing up on Australian beach turn out to be huge cocaine stash

The Independent  

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Spain seizes 11 tons of cocaine in shipping containers. Most of the drugs found among frozen tuna
1 year ago

Spain seizes 11 tons of cocaine in shipping containers. Most of the drugs found among frozen tuna

The Independent  

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4 men receive up to 8 years in jail for importing 1,122 kg of cocaine via Amsterdam port
1 year, 2 months ago

4 men receive up to 8 years in jail for importing 1,122 kg of cocaine via Amsterdam port

NL Times  

Four men were sentenced to up to eight years for importing 1,122 kilos of cocaine via the port of Amsterdam in July 2022, the court in Haarlem reported on Friday. In July 2022, the Dutch police intercepted a container in the Amsterdam port, which was found to contain 1,122 kilos of cocaine concealed in bags of cocoa beans from Ecuador. …

Police seize £10 million worth of cocaine hidden in ship in Kent
1 year, 2 months ago

Police seize £10 million worth of cocaine hidden in ship in Kent

The Independent  

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Gujarat Police Seizes 80 Kg Cocaine Worth Rs 800 Crore Off Kutch Coast
1 year, 3 months ago

Gujarat Police Seizes 80 Kg Cocaine Worth Rs 800 Crore Off Kutch Coast

ABP News  

An official stated that police seized 80 kilogramme of cocaine, worth approximately Rs 800 crore, stashed on the edge of a stream near Gandhidham in Gujarat's Kutch district on Thursday, news agency PTI reported. "Today Gandhidham police seized 80 kgs of cocaine, which is worth about Rs 800 crore in the international market. #WATCH | Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi …

80 kg cocaine worth ₹800 crore recovered off Kutch coast in Gujarat
1 year, 3 months ago

80 kg cocaine worth ₹800 crore recovered off Kutch coast in Gujarat

Live Mint  

Gujarat Police Thursday said it has recovered 80 kg of cocaine, worth nearly ₹800 crore, dumped on the shore of a creek near the Gandhidham town Kutch district, PTI reported The cocaine, a powerful central nervous system stimulant drug, was found in 80 packets, each weighing a kilo, the Gujarat police said. The cocaine was perhaps left behind by smugglers …

Security in Ecuador has come undone as drug cartels exploit the banana industry to ship cocaine
1 year, 4 months ago

Security in Ecuador has come undone as drug cartels exploit the banana industry to ship cocaine

Associated Press  

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Men walk through a lush plantation between Ecuador ’s balmy Pacific coast and its majestic Andes, lopping hundreds of bunches of green bananas from groaning plants twice their height. It is also wedged between the world’s largest cocaine producers, Peru and Colombia, and drug traffickers find containers filled with bananas the perfect vehicle to smuggle their product. …

€600 million cocaine shipment found at Rotterdam port; largest drug bust ever in NL
1 year, 5 months ago

€600 million cocaine shipment found at Rotterdam port; largest drug bust ever in NL

NL Times  

Customs officials in the port of Rotterdam made the largest drug bust ever in the Netherlands on Thursday. #HARC Lees hier verder:https://t.co/m9vuwC4ifZ pic.twitter.com/nbjzy4kwn1 — Openbaar Ministerie Rotterdam August 10, 2023 The container originated from Ecuador and arrived in Rotterdam via Panama. pic.twitter.com/FaxYDjwLyW — Douane August 10, 2023 Outgoing State Secretary of Financy Aukje de Vries praised the customs and their …

Australia seizes 800kg of cocaine worth $210m from cargo ship
1 year, 7 months ago

Australia seizes 800kg of cocaine worth $210m from cargo ship

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Australian authorities retrieved 29 packages containing numerous one-kilogramme blocks …

Italy Police recover over 2 tons of cocaine with a market value of more than 400 million euros floating in the Mediterranean Sea
1 year, 8 months ago

Italy Police recover over 2 tons of cocaine with a market value of more than 400 million euros floating in the Mediterranean Sea

Op India  

Over the weekend, using a regular surveillance aircraft, Italian police off the coast of Sicily recovered over two tonnes of cocaine floating in the Mediterranean Sea. The Guardia di Finanza, Italy’s financial police, said in a statement on Monday that they confiscated cocaine valued at more than 400 million euros that they discovered in 70 waterproof bundles floating in the …

‘At least $20m’ worth of cocaine headed for Turkey seized in Peru
1 year, 9 months ago

‘At least $20m’ worth of cocaine headed for Turkey seized in Peru

Al Jazeera  

Police say the drug bust happened at a warehouse at Peru’s biggest port El Callao. Peruvian authorities say they have seized 2.3 tonnes of cocaine disguised as ceramic tiles destined for Turkey via a growing maritime route for illicit drugs. The drug bust took place on Friday at a warehouse at Peru’s biggest port, El Callao, just outside the capital …

More than £260m worth of cocaine found floating in Pacific Ocean
1 year, 11 months ago

More than £260m worth of cocaine found floating in Pacific Ocean

The Independent  

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New Zealand police recovers 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific Ocean
1 year, 11 months ago

New Zealand police recovers 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific Ocean

Firstpost  

Wellington: New Zealand police said Wednesday they found more than 3 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean after it was dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate. New Zealand Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said the cocaine had been dropped at a floating transit point in 81 bales before it was intercepted by a navy …

€354 million in cocaine found at Rotterdam port; 34 arrested
2 years ago

€354 million in cocaine found at Rotterdam port; 34 arrested

NL Times  

In the period between the last days of 2022 and the first days of 2023, 34 people were arrested during checks in the port of Rotterdam and customs seized 4726 kilograms of cocaine. In the process, customs officers discovered 30 packages with a total of 1121 kilograms of cocaine in a container of frozen fruit juice from Brazil as well …

Royal Navy seizes cocaine worth £24m off Dominican Republic
2 years, 2 months ago

Royal Navy seizes cocaine worth £24m off Dominican Republic

Daily Mail  

Dramatic images show the torching of a smugglers' boat carrying cocaine with a street value of around £24 million following a tense chase with a naval warship in the Caribbean. HMS Medway and a US Coastguard team intercepted a South American drugs gang attempting to smuggle cocaine with an estimated street value of £24m through the Caribbean A US Coast …

Three cocaine shipments worth €180 mil. intercepted at Rotterdam port
2 years, 4 months ago

Three cocaine shipments worth €180 mil. intercepted at Rotterdam port

NL Times  

Customs authorities intercepted a total of nearly 2,400 kilograms of cocaine in three different batches on Monday and Tuesday evening. The drugs carry a combined street value of over 180 million euros, the Public Prosecution Service said in separate statements released this week. Customs officers discovered 361 kilograms of cocaine in a container of peanuts sent from Argentina. Dutch authorities …

Dutch navy in the Caribbean seize over 4,500 kilos of drugs in one week
2 years, 4 months ago

Dutch navy in the Caribbean seize over 4,500 kilos of drugs in one week

NL Times  

The Dutch naval ship Zr. Ms. Groningen seized a massive 4,500 kilograms of drugs in three busts in the Caribbean this past week. They arrested five suspects and fished 550 kilograms of drugs - 450 kg cocaine and 100 kg marijuana - out of the water where the suspects dumped them when they saw the authorities approach. “When the suspects …

Italy seizes 4 tons of cocaine linked to Colombian Gulf Clan
2 years, 7 months ago

Italy seizes 4 tons of cocaine linked to Colombian Gulf Clan

The Independent  

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About €419 million in cocaine found at the Rotterdam port
2 years, 7 months ago

About €419 million in cocaine found at the Rotterdam port

NL Times  

Roughly 5,600 kilograms of cocaine was intercepted in the port of Rotterdam during 11 different seizures between April 17 and May 10. The biggest find was on April 17, when a total of 2,000 packages of drugs were found in three large crates, according to the Public Prosecution Service. “The fact that drug gangs are becoming increasingly resourceful in finding …

Police announce three mid-sized cocaine busts, cutting building discovery
2 years, 9 months ago

Police announce three mid-sized cocaine busts, cutting building discovery

NL Times  

Three mid-sized cocaine busts were announced by the Public Prosecution Service on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Police also arrested eight men working in a cutting building on Friday. An empty container was found at the Port of Rotterdam on March 3, which customs suspected contained drugs. On March 11, police received a tip about a cutting building –– a place …

Drug dealers tried to smuggle £250,000 of cocaine in baked bean tins
2 years, 11 months ago

Drug dealers tried to smuggle £250,000 of cocaine in baked bean tins

The Independent  

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Cocaine valued at €126.5 million found in three Rotterdam shipments
3 years ago

Cocaine valued at €126.5 million found in three Rotterdam shipments

NL Times  

Authorities at the Port of Rotterdam discovered three separate shipments of cocaine with an estimated combined street value of nearly 126.5 million euros. Some 1,686 kilograms of cocaine was found in sea containers taken off different ships on Wednesday, the Public Prosecution Service said. The largest discovery was 1,515 kilograms of the drug found in a sea container loaded with …

Police seize 1.5 tonnes of cocaine at Rotterdam port, hidden in cooking fat and pineapples
3 years, 2 months ago

Police seize 1.5 tonnes of cocaine at Rotterdam port, hidden in cooking fat and pineapples

Dutch News  

Police and customs officials have seized a further 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in two shipments at Rotterdam port in recent days. A week ago, 930 kilos of cocaine were found in a container from Curaçao hidden in used cooking fat. In September, European police organisation Europol said the increased use of shipping containers to conceal drugs had made the high …

Another 100 million euro cocaine bust made at the Rotterdam port
3 years, 3 months ago

Another 100 million euro cocaine bust made at the Rotterdam port

NL Times  

A shipment of cocaine worth over a hundred million euros was discovered at the Rotterdam port on Wednesday night. One of the largest-ever cocaine seizures at the Rotterdam port was found just 12 days ago in a shipment of wood sent from Suriname. Authorities found over 4,000 kilograms of the drug, which they valued at about 301 million euros. "We …

Authorities confiscate over 2,700 kilos of cocaine in six days in Rotterdam
3 years, 8 months ago

Authorities confiscate over 2,700 kilos of cocaine in six days in Rotterdam

NL Times  

Custom officials at the port of Rotterdam discovered 2,773 kilos of cocaine within a span of six days. The largest amount was found on Tuesday when officials uncovered 1,470 kilos of cocaine in a container filled with old cars and motors from the United States. Divers also revealed 50 kilos of cocaine in a crate tied under a cargo ship …

Hong Kong Police Seize Record 700kg Cocaine Smuggled into City by Speedboats
3 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong Police Seize Record 700kg Cocaine Smuggled into City by Speedboats

News 18  

Hong Kong police announced a record-breaking 700 kilogramme cocaine seizure on Sunday with officers suspecting the huge shipment was smuggled into the city on speedboats. Police said the bust was made on Friday when officers intercepted a man with a trolley in the Fo Tan industrial district and found 150 bricks of cocaine in cardboard boxes. “We believe were transported …

Border Force officers seize almost a tonne of cocaine worth £76m hidden among bananas
3 years, 11 months ago

Border Force officers seize almost a tonne of cocaine worth £76m hidden among bananas

The Independent  

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Police seize nearly a TON of cocaine with £76million street value hidden in shipment of bananas
3 years, 11 months ago

Police seize nearly a TON of cocaine with £76million street value hidden in shipment of bananas

Daily Mail  

Cocaine with a street value of £76 million has been seized after being found in a shipment of bananas at Southampton. The class A drugs were discovered by border officers within a shipping container onboard a ship during a routine inspection. The class A drugs were discovered by border officers within a shipping container onboard a ship during a routine …

Some 115,000 kilos of cocaine seized last year
3 years, 11 months ago

Some 115,000 kilos of cocaine seized last year

NL Times  

In total, authorities confiscated around 115 thousand kilos of cocaine destined for the Netherlands in the past year. Vlissingen is also an increasingly popular port for drug trafficking, with 6,055 kilos of cocaine seized there last year, compared to 3,008 kilos in 2019. Rotterdam prosecutor Ernst Pols attributes the increase to a combination of more cocaine being trafficked to the …

Russia in cooperation with US seizes 330kg of cocaine in rare joint operation
4 years ago

Russia in cooperation with US seizes 330kg of cocaine in rare joint operation

The Independent  

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US Probe Agency Seizes 1,000 Kg Meth in California in Historic Drug Haul
4 years, 2 months ago

US Probe Agency Seizes 1,000 Kg Meth in California in Historic Drug Haul

News 18  

Federal authorities on Wednesday showed off results of Southern California raids early this month that led to the biggest domestic seizure of methamphetamine in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history. “The largest DEA domestic seizure of methamphetamine in history is a significant blow to the cartels, but more importantly it is a gigantic victory for communities throughout Southern California and the …

Cocaine-laden Aircraft Crashes into Mexico Following High Speed Police Chase, Two Dead
4 years, 3 months ago

Cocaine-laden Aircraft Crashes into Mexico Following High Speed Police Chase, Two Dead

News 18  

It’s raining cocaine in Mexico, it seems. A light aircraft carrying almost half a ton of cocaine crashed in central Mexico after a high-speed airborne chase with authorities, and two people aboard died, the defense ministry said on Wednesday. Monday’s crash came less than two weeks after a business jet reported stolen in Mexico crashed in a Guatemalan jungle near …

Dutch Navy makes two large drug busts in the Caribbean; Up to €105m in cocaine
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch Navy makes two large drug busts in the Caribbean; Up to €105m in cocaine

NL Times  

Dutch naval vessel Zr.Ms. Groningen led two more drug seizures in the Caribbean, capturing just over two thousand kilograms of illegal drugs in the process. On Monday, the Dutch crew deployed its Fast Raiding Interception Special Forces Crafts while working with the British Royal Navy to stop a suspicious go-fast speedboat. The Dutch street value of the cocaine was estimated …

Dominican Republic narcotic agents seize at least $32.3 million worth of cocaine bound for Europe
4 years, 3 months ago

Dominican Republic narcotic agents seize at least $32.3 million worth of cocaine bound for Europe

Daily Mail  

Narcotic agents have confiscated a massive cocaine shipment inside a shipping container while conducting a routine search at a port in the Dominican Republic. The National Directorate of Drug Control said the drug bust took place Wednesday night at the Multimodal Caucedo Port in Boca Chica. The Dominican Republic's National Directorate of Drug Control announced the seizure of 673 bundles …

Up to €16M in cocaine found in shrimp, wine shipments
4 years, 4 months ago

Up to €16M in cocaine found in shrimp, wine shipments

NL Times  

Authorities working at the port of Rotterdam found two batches of cocaine hidden in sea containers which were taken off a ship which originated in Ecuador. A quantity of 210 kilograms of the drug was found bundled and stashed in a shipment of wine, and 46 kilograms was found in a frozen shrimp delivery. The smaller batch of cocaine was …

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