News Briefing – Week of 1 June

Belgium, Cannabis, Cocaine, Ecuador, Heroin, Illegal pesticides, Newsbriefings, Publication, Seizure, The Netherlands

  1/06/2020 – As law enforcement focuses of the Coronavirus lockdown measures, a substantial increase in cannabis cultivation in Albania is anticipated. Recent seizures indicate that the Balkan route remains a favoured trafficking route for Europe destined cannabis. Albania is also about to conclude a draft law which allows for the cultivation of medical cannabis in…

News Briefing – Week of 25 May

Africa, Cannabis, Cigarettes, Cocaine, Colombia, Honduras, Latin America, Newsbriefings, Nigeria, Publication, South Africa, Wildlife trafficking

  25/05/2020 – Moroccan authorities are analysing seizures made in 2019. It is reported that 119 tonnes of cannabis were seized as well as 13.5 million cigarettes and 680 000 pills that indicate psychotropic substances.   25/05/2020 – The Colombian army discovered 516kgs of cocaine hidden in 5 plastic containers. It is believed that the now seized drugs were…

News Briefing – Week of 18 May

Belgium, Bolivia, Cannabis, Cocaine, Colombia, Illegal logging, Methamphetamines, Morocco, Newsbriefings, Peru, Publication, Seizure, South Africa, Wildlife trafficking

The lock-down measures adopted in Morocco have disrupted the usual routes used to traffic cannabis towards Europe. Indeed, traffickers were previously relying on the commercial shipping vessels or high-speed boats crossing the Mediterranean. So as to avoid detection, they are favouring longer and more expansive routes however such methodology requires drug hand-overs at high sea.  Burmese authorities…