The Seaport Cooperation Project (SEACOP) kicks off fifth phase

Africa, Latin America, Programme and Projects News, Publication, SEACOP

The trafficking of illicit goods -including drugs- is an international phenomenon with a devastating impact on social and economic development as well as on public health. The transatlantic axis, which stretches from Latin America via the Caribbean and West Africa to Europe, is a major route for these illicit flows. Orchestrated by transnational criminal groups…

News briefing week of 12 July

Cannabis, Cocaine, Drug policy, EU, GIFP, Marijuana, Methamphetamines, News, Newsbriefings, Publication, Seizure

13/07 Cocaine worth $15 million was seized in Puerto Rico, two men arrested, following the interdiction of a go-fast vessel in Mona Passage waters near Mona Island, Puerto Rico. The interdiction resulted from multi-agency efforts in support of U.S. Southern Command’s enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere and coordination with the Caribbean Corridor Strike…