Keywords: Drug Trafficking


Ceuta drug tunnel case advances as key suspect appears before Spanish justice

A major development has emerged in the investigation into a suspected drug-smuggling tunnel linking Ceuta and Morocco, after one of the main suspects voluntarily turned himself in to Spanish authorities following more than 18 months on the run. The individual, identified as R.J.T., appeared before Spain’s......

Former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to appear before New York court in drug trafficking case

Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is set to appear before a New York court on Wednesday for a procedural hearing in the criminal case brought against him and his wife Cilia Flores by U.S. authorities. Maduro, who has been held at a detention facility in Brooklyn since January 3, is expected......

Italy seizes 770 kilograms of cocaine hidden in banana shipment at Vado Ligure port

Italian authorities have uncovered one of the country’s largest recent anti-drug operations after seizing 770 kilograms of high-purity cocaine concealed inside a refrigerated container carrying bananas at the port of Vado Ligure, in northwestern Italy. The shipment, which originated from one of......

Clermont-Ferrand hit by new shooting linked to suspected drug trafficking network

Five young men were wounded by gunfire during the night from Sunday to Monday near a suspected drug trafficking location in Clermont-Ferrand, in central France. Two of the victims suffered serious injuries, according to local judicial authorities, as investigators examine the possibility of a targeted......

More than one tonne of cocaine seized at Sea as three suspects face charges in Paris

French authorities have opened a major organised crime investigation after more than one tonne of cocaine was seized aboard a vessel intercepted in the Indian Ocean, leading to the prosecution and detention of three foreign nationals in Paris. A Brazilian man and two Bolivian nationals were formally......

France seizes 2.5 tonnes of cannabis hidden in container at Le Havre Port

French customs authorities have intercepted a significant shipment of cannabis resin hidden inside a container passing through the port of Le Havre, in a case highlighting the continued use of maritime routes by international trafficking networks. The seizure, carried out at the end of June, involved......

Casablanca police seize 45 kilograms of cocaine hidden in food shipment container

Moroccan authorities have opened an investigation after discovering 45 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside a maritime container carrying imported food products in Casablanca, in what officials describe as a suspected attempt at international drug trafficking. The seizure was carried out after the judicial......

Colombia president-elect appoints Jorge Eduardo Mora as defense minister amid security crackdown plans

Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo De La Espriella has named retired Major General Jorge Eduardo Mora as his incoming defense minister, signaling a tougher security agenda centered on confronting armed groups and organized criminal networks. The announcement, made on Monday, places Mora in charge......

Mexico seizes nearly three tonnes of cocaine in Pacific anti-drug operation

Mexican authorities have seized nearly three tonnes of cocaine and arrested four suspects during a maritime anti-drug operation in the Pacific Ocean, as the government continues to intensify its crackdown on organized crime and narcotics trafficking. The operation was carried out by the Mexican Navy,......