Keywords: Drug trafficking


Moroccan authorities seize 61 kg of cocaine at Guergarat border crossing, arrest two suspects

Moroccan security authorities have seized 61 kilograms of cocaine during a joint operation at the Guergarat border crossing, south of Dakhla, dealing another blow to international drug trafficking networks operating across regional trade routes. The operation, carried out by officers from Morocco’s......

French customs seize 165 kg of cocaine hidden in truck's air conditioning system

French customs officers have seized nearly 165 kilograms of cocaine concealed inside the air conditioning system of a heavy goods vehicle during an inspection on the A6 motorway in Burgundy, dealing another significant blow to international drug trafficking networks. The operation took place on July......

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......