Keywords: Smuggling


Vietnam investigates alleged diamond smuggling network linked to leading jeweller

Vietnamese authorities have launched a major investigation into an alleged international diamond smuggling operation connected to the country's largest listed jewellery company, Phu Nhuan Jewelry (PNJ). The probe focuses on the suspected illegal importation of approximately 28,000 diamonds with an......

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......

Drug trafficking dispute blamed for deadly Sri Lanka prison riot

A deadly prison riot in Sri Lanka that claimed 26 lives was triggered by a dispute between rival inmate groups over drug smuggling inside the facility, according to a senior government official. The violence erupted at Negombo Prison, located in the coastal town of Negombo, about 35 kilometres north......

Italian authorities seize 340 kg of cocaine hidden in plantain shipment

Italian financial police have seized 340 kilograms of high-purity cocaine concealed inside a shipment of plantains at the Port of Vado Ligure, dealing another significant blow to international drug trafficking networks operating through European ports. Authorities estimate the seized narcotics would......

Massive drug trafficking ring exposed in Tangier after 700 kg chira seizure

Authorities in northern Morocco have dismantled a major drug trafficking attempt following the seizure of approximately 700 kilograms of cannabis resin, commonly known as “chira,” cleverly concealed within artificial watermelons designed to evade detection. The operation, carried out in......

France to try 14 people over deadly 2021 channel migrant shipwreck

Fourteen people will stand trial in France over their alleged involvement in the deadly 2021 Channel migrant shipwreck that killed 31 people, according to information confirmed by the National Anti-Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office. The defendants are suspected of being linked to human smuggling......

Nearly 1.9 tons of cannabis resin seized in major anti-drug operations in northern Morocco

Moroccan security services have intercepted nearly 1.9 tons of cannabis resin, locally known as “chira,” in two separate anti-drug operations carried out in the northern cities of Nador and Souk El Arbaa du Gharb, authorities announced. According to the General Directorate of National Security......

France seizes nearly four tonnes of cannabis linked to Morocco supply networks

French authorities have intercepted close to four tonnes of narcotics in two separate operations, exposing the sustained reach of international drug trafficking networks operating into French territory. The larger of the two seizures involved approximately 2.7 tonnes of cannabis resin discovered at the......