Nearly €100 million in cocaine found in tinned tuna, pineapple shipments
4 years, 6 months ago

Nearly €100 million in cocaine found in tinned tuna, pineapple shipments

NL Times  

Dutch customs agents found 493 kilograms of cocaine in a sea container loaded with tins of tuna. The discovery was made at the Port of Rotterdam on Tuesday, and had a street value of over 37 million euros, a spokesperson for financial crimes inspectorate FIOD told NL Times. Five days before the tinned tuna bust, authorities working out of Amsterdam and The Hague managed to seize a shipment of 780 kilograms of cocaine. Both cases were being investigated by Hit and Run Cargo Teams, a joint effort between the OM, Customs, the port police and financial crimes inspectorate FIOD.

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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 …

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 …

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  

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. Read our privacy policy Spanish authorities have confiscated 11 …

Colombians among 10 arrested at cocaine processing plant near German border
1 year, 1 month ago

Colombians among 10 arrested at cocaine processing plant near German border

NL Times  

Ten suspects were arrested on Wednesday at a cocaine processing plant in Overdinkel, as reported by sources close to the investigation to RTV Oost. The discovery of the cocaine laundry was made by police officers who responded to neighborhood complaints about strange odors in the area, the police reported on Wednesday. We doen op dit moment onderzoek in een pand …

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  

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. open image in gallery The drugs, which weighed 137 …

€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 …

Ports in a storm: Europe wants common approach to drug smuggling
1 year, 7 months ago

Ports in a storm: Europe wants common approach to drug smuggling

Dutch News  

Containers of fruit shipped from South America are the biggest risk for cocaine smuggling to Europe, according to a coalition working to fight drug crime. “International criminal organisations have a number of ingenious systems and constructions to evade controls as much as possible,” said the Belgian home affairs ministry in a press release. “Key figures in important administrative and checking …

Ports in a storm: Europe wants common approach to drug smuggling
1 year, 7 months ago

Ports in a storm: Europe wants common approach to drug smuggling

Dutch News  

Containers of fruit shipped from South America are the biggest risk for cocaine smuggling to Europe, according to a coalition working to fight drug crime. “International criminal organisations have a number of ingenious systems and constructions to evade controls as much as possible,” said the Belgian home affairs ministry in a press release. “Key figures in important administrative and checking …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

"There's much we don't know," public prosecutor says about drug trade network
3 years, 1 month ago

"There's much we don't know," public prosecutor says about drug trade network

NL Times  

Public prosecutor Ernst Pols says authorities still have a lot to learn about criminal networks in the Netherlands. "What we don't know, we can't know, and there is much we don't know," Pols said in an interview with NU.nl, The Douane intercepted nearly three times as much cocaine in the port of Rotterdam this year as in 2018. In total, …

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 …

Diving team finds 220 kilograms of cocaine underneath ship
3 years, 7 months ago

Diving team finds 220 kilograms of cocaine underneath ship

NL Times  

A specialized diving unit in Rotterdam working with the country's Customs office found 220 kilos of cocaine stashed in underwater compartments of a ship from that journeyed from Santos, Brazil to the port of Rotterdam. The narcotics were hidden in four sports bags stored in what authorities referred to as “sea lockers” at the bilge keel section of the Orange …

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 …

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 …

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 …

2,100 kilos cocaine found in two fruit shipments
4 years, 4 months ago

2,100 kilos cocaine found in two fruit shipments

NL Times  

The authorities at the port of Rotterdam discovered a total of 2,100 kilograms of cocaine hidden in two fruit shipments from Ecuador and Costa Rica over the weekend. The drugs had a total street value of over 157 million euros, the Public Prosecution Service said. The first batch of 1,100 kilograms of cocaine, worth over 82 million euros, was discovered …

Cocaine worth €56 million found in Ecuadorian banana shipment
4 years, 4 months ago

Cocaine worth €56 million found in Ecuadorian banana shipment

NL Times  

Approximately 56 million euros in cocaine was found hidden in a shipment of bananas. It was at least the fifth time this year that a banana delivery which originated in Ecuador was found to be concealing a large quantity of cocaine. Investigators from the hit-and-run cargo team in Rotterdam found 743 kilograms of cocaine in the container upon its arrival, …

€18m in cocaine found in Brazilian orange, printer ink shipments
4 years, 5 months ago

€18m in cocaine found in Brazilian orange, printer ink shipments

NL Times  

Customs officers working at the Port of Rotterdam found two different shipments concealing a total of 242 kilograms of cocaine, the Public Prosecution Service said. Both shipments were discovered in containers which arrived on Wednesday and were screened on Saturday, beginning with a batch of 30 kilograms found in a sea container filled with the pulp of oranges. The much …

Some 370 kilos of cocaine found in shipments of orange juice, iron alloy
4 years, 8 months ago

Some 370 kilos of cocaine found in shipments of orange juice, iron alloy

NL Times  

Customs officials found shipments of cocaine in two unusual places over the past few days. Some 300 kilograms of cocaine was found in a haul of frozen concentrated orange juice, while another 70 kilograms was found within a shipment of ferronickel. A routine check of a sea container at the Rotterdam port led officials on Wednesday to the larger of …

Over 2,000 kilos of cocaine found at Rotterdam Port since Friday
4 years, 9 months ago

Over 2,000 kilos of cocaine found at Rotterdam Port since Friday

NL Times  

Customs authorities intercepted over 2 thousand kilograms of cocaine at the port of Rotterdam in multiple discoveries on Friday and Monday, the Public Prosecutor announced. On Friday, 1,170 kilograms of cocaine were found hidden in a container loaded with mangoes from Brazil. Later on Friday, another two bathes of cocaine were found, one of 20 kilos and one of 14 …

Customs catches 250 kilograms of cocaine, arrest 8
4 years, 9 months ago

Customs catches 250 kilograms of cocaine, arrest 8

NL Times  

Customs officials monitoring the Rotterdam Port found five different batches of cocaine from Friday to Tuesday, the Public Prosecution Service said in separate statements. It started on March 13 when 20 kilograms was found hidden in the machinery of a refrigerated sea container filled with frozen chicken. The following day, officers found two more shipments of drugs hidden the same …

Video: Costa Rica’s biggest-ever cocaine bust was headed to Netherlands
4 years, 10 months ago

Video: Costa Rica’s biggest-ever cocaine bust was headed to Netherlands

NL Times  

With reporting by Jamie de Geir. The largest drug bust in Costa Rica’s history involved over five thousand kilograms of cocaine destined for The Netherlands. Gracias a efectivo trabajo de la #PCDCR, al hombre que conducía el cabezal donde iba el contenedor con más de 5 toneladas de cocaína, le fueron impuestos tres meses de prisión preventiva. Esta droga se …

Three weekend busts uncover 775 kilograms of cocaine
5 years ago

Three weekend busts uncover 775 kilograms of cocaine

NL Times  

Customs officials in and around Rotterdam found a total of 775 kilograms of cocaine in three separate investigations. A batch of 170 kilograms of the drug was found on a ship this past weekend after the vessel's captain reported "that he saw people on his ship who were not part of the ship's crew," police said. Customs officials searched the …

Police on course to seize record amount of cocaine in Rotterdam in 2019
5 years, 1 month ago

Police on course to seize record amount of cocaine in Rotterdam in 2019

Dutch News  

Police have intercepted a haul of 300 kilograms of cocaine at Rotterdam docks after receiving a tip-off. The Telegraaf reported that a record 23,000 kg of cocaine had been seized at the port this year, with an estimated street value of €1.2 bn. A customs officer identified only as ‘Peter’ told the Telegraaf he was concerned that extra customs personnel …

Police on course to seize record amount of cocaine in Rotterdam in 2019
5 years, 1 month ago

Police on course to seize record amount of cocaine in Rotterdam in 2019

Dutch News  

Police have intercepted a haul of 300 kilograms of cocaine at Rotterdam docks after receiving a tip-off. The Telegraaf reported that a record 23,000 kg of cocaine had been seized at the port this year, with an estimated street value of €1.2 bn. A customs officer identified only as ‘Peter’ told the Telegraaf he was concerned that extra customs personnel …

Cocaine seizures at the Port of Rotterdam skyrocket, already surpassing 2018 figures
5 years, 1 month ago

Cocaine seizures at the Port of Rotterdam skyrocket, already surpassing 2018 figures

NL Times  

Even with nearly two months left to go in the year, authorities at the Port of Rotterdam this year have already surpassed the record amount of cocaine caught there in 2018, according to an investigation by De Telegraaf. Some 23 thousand kilograms of cocaine was intercepted at the largest port in Europe, a 28 percent increase over the 18 thousand …

Over 1,500 kilos of cocaine destined for Vlissingen seized at Rotterdam port
5 years, 2 months ago

Over 1,500 kilos of cocaine destined for Vlissingen seized at Rotterdam port

NL Times  

The authorities seized a total of 1,550 kilograms of cocaine in two shipments destined for Vlissingen at the port of Rotterdam in October. One shipment containing 750 kilograms of cocaine was seized on October 31st, the Prosecutor announced on Wednesday. On October 16th, a check at the Rotterdam port led to the discovery of 800 kilograms of cocaine. This container …

Prosecutors push up to 10 years for €22M cocaine bust hidden in frozen fish
5 years, 2 months ago

Prosecutors push up to 10 years for €22M cocaine bust hidden in frozen fish

NL Times  

Prosecutors on Tuesday alleged that a group of seven men were at least partly responsible for the importation of approximately 1,125 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of frozen fish. The OM concluded their case at a court in Rotterdam this week, and asked the judges to sentence the men to prison terms ranging from 6.5 to 10 years. …

Come get your misplaced cocaine, say Rotterdam police
5 years, 4 months ago

Come get your misplaced cocaine, say Rotterdam police

NL Times  

The Rotterdam police are looking for the person who misplaced a backpack on Witte de Withstraat on Friday night. On Tuesday last week, the police found a total of nearly 3 thousand kilograms of the drug in containers on Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam, AD reports. The drugs were hidden in two containers, one containing fragrance oil the other …

Customs officials seize three tonnes of cocaine in Rotterdam
5 years, 4 months ago

Customs officials seize three tonnes of cocaine in Rotterdam

Dutch News  

Customs officials based in Rotterdam’s port have seized two consignments of cocaine this week, totalling almost three tonnes, the public prosecution department said in a statement. The second haul, on Tuesday night, involved 1,300 kilos of the drug hidden in a container with drums of banana pulp. The public prosecution department said in February that police and customs officials found …

1,250 kilos of coke found hidden in produce, fruit concentrate deliveries
5 years, 4 months ago

1,250 kilos of coke found hidden in produce, fruit concentrate deliveries

NL Times  

The police and customs officers in the port of Rotterdam made two large cocaine busts over the weekend. They found a total of 1,250 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipment of produce and a shipment of fruit concentrate, the police said in a statement on Tuesday. On Sunday customs officers found 750 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a container …

Port worker gets 6 years for cocaine trafficking
5 years, 5 months ago

Port worker gets 6 years for cocaine trafficking

NL Times  

A 44-year-old port worker from Rozenburg was sentenced to six years in prison for involvement in large-scale cocaine smuggling. The court considered it proven that the man, who worked at a transhipment company at the port of Rotterdam, was involved in three shipments involving a total of 1,150 kilograms of cocaine, NOS reports. The court considered it proven that the …

Container Ship Seized After Record $1.3 Billion Cocaine Bust: CBP
5 years, 6 months ago

Container Ship Seized After Record $1.3 Billion Cocaine Bust: CBP

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Federal prosecutors seized a container ship that had carried 35,000 pounds of cocaine into U.S. waters. The MSC Gayane was seized on July 4 after U.S. Customs and Border Protection obtained a search warrant for the massive vessel, which is roughly the length of three football fields, federal authorities said Monday. “Their vigilance and inspectional scrutiny resulted …

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 …

Over 800 kilograms of cocaine intercepted at Rotterdam port
5 years, 6 months ago

Over 800 kilograms of cocaine intercepted at Rotterdam port

NL Times  

Customs officers seized over 800 kilograms of cocaine at the port of Rotterdam early in June, the Public Prosecutor announced on Sunday. A massive 720 kilos of the drug were discovered in a banana shipment on June 6th, and two smaller shipments totaling in 86 kilograms were discovered on June 4th. On June 4th customs officers discovered two batches of …

1,500 kilos of cocaine seized in international drug bust; 14 arrested
5 years, 9 months ago

1,500 kilos of cocaine seized in international drug bust; 14 arrested

NL Times  

The Dutch and Belgian police seized 1,500 kilograms of cocaine at the port of Antwerp on Friday. On Monday a police SWAT team raided the company in Kapelle, after the truck that contained the cocaine arrived there. The Dutch police launched a new approach to dealing with the large-scale import of cocaine in containers with fruit as cover cargo. As …

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