700 kilograms of cocaine were discovered in a shipment from Guatemala by a Spanish freight company in Esparreguera. 5.4 kilograms of cocaine valued at €378,000 was discovered by authorities in sweets consignments at Dublin airport Another 5.4 kilograms of cocaine valued at HK$5.5 million were found in cans of pineapple at Hong Kong airport. 13…
Details224 kilograms of methamphetamine valued at USD $18 million were seized and 22 suspects arrested by police authorities as a Mexico-U.S narco-trafficking ring was dismantled Links between police and drug trafficking has been blamed for Ecuador’s rise as a drug transit territory The European commission praised the efforts of Albania in fighting organised crime and…
DetailsUNODC is expected to collaborate with Fiji in its efforts against drug trafficking, corruption and terrorism as the Pacific region is considered vulnerable to transnational organised crime The alleged leader of Portsmouth drug trafficking organisation, Antwan Black, has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison; disrupting drug supply in the region Detectives from the…
DetailsDominican Republican authorities arrested seven people including an intelligence officer and seized RD$3 million in connection with a drug trafficking case. Bolivia is allegedly becoming the new drug trafficking hub in South America. Several Paraguayan politicians are reportedly linked to drug-trafficking cases, mafias and assassinations. Portuguese authorities arrested two Ukrainians and seized 600 kilograms of cocaine…
DetailsThe World Anti-Doping Agency asserted that organised crime is the biggest threat to sport with 25 percent of world sport controlled by criminal groups German authorities confiscated a 330kg heroin shipment valued at €50 million. It is believed to be the largest heroin shipment to Germany in decades The African Union released a report, assessing…
DetailsIn the UK, a number of high profile drugs traffickers have been arrested, including Kevin Hanley, Johnny Kock, and several people implicated in the recent yacht seizure off the Irish Coast Five kilograms of cocaine were seized and three members of an Albanian organized crime network were arrested by the UK’s National Crime Agency. Eight…
Details200 kilograms of heroin, 1.3 tonnes of cannabis and 599 kilograms of cocaine were seized and 1150 people were arrested, following Operation Archimedes coordinated by Europol across Europe. Mexican drug cartels have begun trafficking cocaine directly from Southern America, displacing the Colombian middlemen. The European Union and the United Nations pledged their continued support for…
Details• Four kilograms of cocaine and 200 grams of cannabis were seized by French authorities in an official Vatican car. Two people were arrested in connection with the drugs. • Twelve members of a North England gang, that were arrested in 2013 with around £1m worth of cannabis and cocaine were sentenced to between two…
DetailsThe Global Commission on Drug Policy released a report stating that drug control is out of hand, calling for a shift towards decriminalisation and regulation of most illegal drugs, while cracking down on violent drug gangs. Following a three-year investigation in New Brunswick, Canada, 28 people were arrested, disrupting a major organised crime and drug…
Details• 2,800kgs of cocaine were unloaded off the US Coast Guard Cutter Legare and put on display in Miami this week. The haul was the result of a successful two-part US Coast Guard operation which targeted “go-fast” vessels operating off the coasts of Panama and Colombia. • Police in Costa Rica seized an SUV containing 400kgs…
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