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Spain seizes 6.5 tons of cocaine off the coast of the Canary Islands

Spanish authorities have intercepted a merchant vessel carrying 6.5 tons of cocaine near the Canary Islands earlier this week, according to a statement released on Sunday. The operation was carried out by special police units, who arrested all nine crew members on board the Tanzanian-flagged ship. The......

US expands drug trafficking crackdown with deadly Pacific strike

The US military executed its eighth strike against a vessel suspected of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two individuals onboard. This marks the first such operation targeting a suspected drug smuggling vessel in the Pacific, following seven previous strikes in the Caribbean Sea.......

Morocco seizes over 53 kg of cocaine at El Guerguerat border post

Moroccan security and customs authorities foiled an international drug trafficking attempt on Saturday evening at the El Guerguerat border post, south of Dakhla. The operation resulted in the seizure of 53.6 kilograms of cocaine. According to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the......

Ten-month suspended sentence requested against former Macron ally Eva Son Forget for cocaine-related driving offense

Former French lawmaker Eva Son Forget, previously known as Joachim Son Forget, faces a potential ten-month suspended prison sentence and a €6,000 fine. Prosecutors accuse the ex-Macronist MP of refusing to comply with police orders and driving under the influence of cocaine during an incident in......

Morocco confronts rising Pouffa drug crisis with arrests and strategic reforms

Synthetic drug epidemic grips Morocco Morocco is facing a growing crisis fueled by the spread of “Pouffa,” a locally manufactured synthetic drug also known as the “cocaine of the poor.” Emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic and intensifying over recent years, the drug represents......

Two Nigerians arrested in Beirut for swallowing cocaine to smuggle into Lebanon

Beirut, September 11, 2025 – Lebanese authorities announced the arrest of two Nigerian nationals who allegedly ingested cocaine capsules to smuggle the drugs into Lebanon. The suspects, aged 59 and 34, transported the cocaine from Nigeria to Lebanon via Ethiopia, according to a statement from the......

Major drug bust in Morocco: Over 52 kg of cocaine seized at Tanger Med port

Moroccan police have seized more than 52 kilograms of cocaine at the port of Tanger Med, in what authorities describe as part of a wider crackdown on international drug trafficking networks. According to a statement issued by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) late Wednesday, the 52.296......

Colombian authorities arrest alleged leader of Italian mafia’s Latin American operations

Colombian authorities have detained Giuseppe Palermo, an alleged senior figure in the Italian ‘Ndrangheta mafia, accused of orchestrating large-scale cocaine shipments and managing trafficking routes to Europe. Palermo, also known as “Peppe,” was apprehended in Bogotá during......

Algerian president’s son faces renewed scrutiny in cocaine scandal

The reopening of the infamous El Bouchi cocaine case, involving over 700 kilograms of drugs and alleged links to Algeria’s ruling elite, has reignited political tensions in the country. At the center of the controversy is Khaled Tebboune, son of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, whose earlier acquittal......