‘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 Lima, police said in a statement on Monday. At a press conference on Monday, police displayed the cocaine, which had been fixed to rubber sheets to appear as hundreds of ceramic tiles packed in wooden boxes inside a shipping container. The Andean nation seized a record 86.4 tonnes of drugs and illicit substances last year, 28 tonnes of which were cocaine hydrochloride, police data shows.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

Cocaine worth Rs 900 crore seized in Delhi, Amit Shah praises anti-drug efforts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cocaine worth Rs 900 crore seized in Delhi, Amit Shah praises anti-drug efforts

India Today  

The Narcotics Control Bureau on Friday seized over 80 kg of cocaine worth around Rs 900 crore in Delhi, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah reaffirming the government's commitment to a drug-free India and saying that the hunt against drug rackets will continue "ruthlessly". Amit Shah said the massive drug consignment worth approximately Rs 900 crore was tracked down by …

4 kg of MDMA worth ₹6 crore, cocaine worth ₹1.5 crore seized in Bengaluru
5 months, 2 weeks ago

4 kg of MDMA worth ₹6 crore, cocaine worth ₹1.5 crore seized in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Sleuths from the Anti-Narcotics Wing of the Central Crime Branch nabbed two Africans for allegedly peddling narcotics in Electronics City in south Bengaluru. Cocaine worth ₹1.5 crore seized In another case, Varthur police arrested a youth from Kerala allegedly peddling drugs and seized 16.6 grams of cocaine from him on July 12. CCB sleuths seized 746 grams of cocaine, worth …

Biggest ever drugs bust in Paraguay finds cocaine stashed in sugar on way to Europe
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biggest ever drugs bust in Paraguay finds cocaine stashed in sugar on way to Europe

The Independent  

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Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet

Hindustan Times  

ASUNCION, Paraguay — Authorities in Paraguay announced Tuesday the largest cocaine seizure in the country's history, after officials were surprised to find more than 4 tons of the drug stashed inside a shipment of sugar bound for Belgium. Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet President Santiago Peña told journalists …

Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet

Associated Press  

ASUNCION, Paraguay — Authorities in Paraguay announced Tuesday the largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history, after officials were surprised to find more than 4 tons of the drug stashed inside a shipment of sugar bound for Belgium. Agents from Paraguay’s anti-drug agency, Senad, guard sacks of cocaine at the Senad headquarters after the drugs were seized at the port …

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 …

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 …

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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Cocaine worth over Rs 200 crore seized from ship in Paradip Port
1 year, 1 month ago

Cocaine worth over Rs 200 crore seized from ship in Paradip Port

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha police, Central Industrial Security Force and custom officials on Thursday night seized 22 packets of cocaine worth a market value of Rs 200 crore from a cargo ship anchored at Paradip Port, nearly 120 km from here. According to customs officer Madhab Chandra Mishra, the cocaine packets were recovered from the ship MV Debi on Thursday night. …

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 comes undone as drug cartels exploit banana industry to ship cocaine
1 year, 4 months ago

Security in Ecuador comes undone as drug cartels exploit banana industry to ship cocaine

ABC  

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. Authorities on August 25 …

Drug cartels: How cocaine and bananas fuel violence in once-peaceful Ecuador
1 year, 4 months ago

Drug cartels: How cocaine and bananas fuel violence in once-peaceful Ecuador

The Independent  

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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, 4 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  

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Peruvian police seize cocaine bricks wrapped in Nazi insignia
1 year, 7 months ago

Peruvian police seize cocaine bricks wrapped in Nazi insignia

Al Jazeera  

Police found 58kg of cocaine bearing the Nazi flag and imprinted with the name of Germany’s war-time leader Hitler. Peru’s anti-narcotics police have seized 58kg of cocaine headed for Belgium in packages bearing Nazi symbols and imprinted with the name of Germany’s war-time leader Hitler. The Peruvian police’s anti-drug directorate showed videos and photographs to the Associated Press news agency …

Italy: Police find cocaine worth $880 million concealed in banana crates
1 year, 7 months ago

Italy: Police find cocaine worth $880 million concealed in banana crates

Firstpost  

On Tuesday, police in southern Italy reported finding 2,700 kg of highly pure cocaine concealed in two refrigerator-shipped containers holding bananas from Ecuador. The cargo discovered in the port of Gioia Tauro in Calabria would have been worth more than 800 million euros, according to a statement from Italy’s Guardia di Finanza police. Police said they had found a further …

€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 …

Colombian cocaine worth £40 million found hidden in banana shipment at Essex port
2 years, 5 months ago

Colombian cocaine worth £40 million found hidden in banana shipment at Essex port

The Independent  

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Drug smugglers deliver £68 million worth of cocaine to supermarkets by mistake
2 years, 6 months ago

Drug smugglers deliver £68 million worth of cocaine to supermarkets by mistake

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Drugs worth $1.5 million seized in SA after police bust truck driver's alleged 'essential worker' transport plan
4 years, 5 months ago

Drugs worth $1.5 million seized in SA after police bust truck driver's alleged 'essential worker' transport plan

ABC  

Police will allege an interstate truck driver in South Australia was planning to use his status as an essential worker to transport more than a million dollars' worth of drugs around the country. Key points: The drugs were seized at Port Adelaide on Tuesday and three men were arrested Police allege the value of the cannabis is more than $1.3 …

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 …

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 …

Record cocaine haul worth more than $1bn seized in Uruguay after drugs found in flour containers
5 years ago

Record cocaine haul worth more than $1bn seized in Uruguay after drugs found in flour containers

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A record haul of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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