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Customs seize N3.6bn drug-laced cookies
The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted two containers of cannabis-infused cookies and gummies worth N3.67bn at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/customs-seize-n3-6bn-drug-laced-cookies
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CARGO
Customs seize N3.6bn drug-laced cookies
The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted two containers of cannabis-infused cookies and gummies worth N3.67bn at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. Read More:
Global
The Punch
2d ago
CARGO
Customs intercept ₦3.67bn drugs hidden in imported cars, spare parts
The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted two containers of illicit drugs worth ₦3.67bn concealed among imported cars and spare parts at Tin Can Island P Read
Global
The Punch
3d ago
GEOPOLITICS
U.S. launches âOperation Southern Spearâ against drug cartels, but root cause remains untouched
In the murky waters of the Eastern Pacific, where the line between law enforcement and warfare has been deliberately blurred, the Trump administration has unlea
Global
Naturalnews.com
26d ago
WEAPONS
Nordic Monitor: Turkish intelligence linked to counterfeit Glock distribution networks - Greece is the destination and the transit corridor
Abdullah Bozkurt/StockholmA growing series of weapons seizures across Europe, along with Turkey-linked Glock cases extending into the Americas, has raised conce
Global
Blogspot.com
5d ago
Blogspot.com
5d ago
WEAPONS
Bloodshed on the Costa del Sol: How holiday hotspot is turning into underworld battleground with torture chambers and drive-by shootings as Spain sends in reinforcements
It was meant to be a peaceful evening on Malaga's seafront.
Global
Dailymail.com
8d ago
GEOPOLITICS
As Trump’s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and Drones
For decades, the Tohono O’odham Nation collaborated with DHS to stave off a border wall. Despite their cooperation, the Trump administration is barreling forwar
Global
ProPublica
2d ago
LAND BORDER
The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
Global
The Atlantic
14d ago
NARCOTICS
U.S. Troops, Ecuadorian Cops Take Down Cartel Jalisco Network in South America
U.S. Troops working alongside Ecuadorian law enforcement carried out a series of raids in the South American country targeting a network of the Mexican terroris
Global
Breitbart News
16d ago
NARCOTICS
Economic Digest: A Snapshot of Nepal’s Business News
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest presents a brief yet comprehensive roundup of major business developments in Nepal, delivered in clear and accessible summaries. Nepa
Global
Khabarhub.com
15d ago
GLOBAL TRADE
Cartels plan to smuggle cocaine into Europe inside booby-trapped drone submarines that will explode if police try to intercept them
The unmanned craft will either detonate automatically or be blown up by a remote operator, according to an intelligence report from the Colombian navy.
Global
Dailymail.com
3d ago
GEOPOLITICS
How Murdering Suspected Drug Smugglers Became the New Normal
A year after launching his explosive antidrug campaign, President Donald Trump routinely rains death on alleged cocaine couriers.
Global
Reason
16d ago
GLOBAL TRADE
HIGH IMPACT
Gardaí seize almost 100kg of cocaine, worth €6.8m, as part of international operation targeting criminal networks
Gardaí made the seizures as part of Operation Atlas Nexus, which targets five priority criminal markets.
Global
TheJournal.ie
21d ago
GLOBAL TRADE
Libya intercepts drugs from Europe bearing Gaddafi’s image (PHOTOS)
Libya has announced the seizure of around 100,000 narcotic pills bearing the face of former leader Muammar Gaddafi and smuggled in through Europe
Global
RT
28d ago
NARCOTICS
Mexican woman arrested for trying to smuggle $628K worth of cocaine into the US, CBP says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Blaze News exclusively that a 35-year-old woman from Mexico was caught smuggling cocaine into the U.S. Tuesday.The disco
Global
TheBlaze
7d ago
NARCOTICS
HIGH IMPACT
Indonesian police seize46.6 kg of meth, arrest suspected courier
Indonesian authorities seized 46.6 kilograms of methamphetamine and arrested a suspected courier in a recent joint operation, Langsa Police Chief Adjunct ...
Global
Antaranews.com
13d ago
NARCOTICS
HIGH IMPACT
10kg heroin seized in Amritsar, key operative held in cross-border smuggling case
Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence wing has busted a cross-border drug smuggling module. One key operative was arrested, and ten kilograms of heroin were reco
Global
The Times of India
24d ago
NARCOTICS
Asian coast guards call for closer co-op on fighting crime in South China Sea; drug trafficking, piracy, robbery among main concerns
Asian coast guard officials meeting in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, called for closer cooperation against drug trafficking in the South China Sea a
Global
Globalsecurity.org
29d ago
NARCOTICS
HIGH IMPACT
American women arrested after smuggling $1 MILLION worth of cannabis to Japan in suitcases
Photos released by Japanese media showed the staggering scale of the seizure, with dozens of small bags packed with marijuana sprawled across a table and spilli
Global
Dailymail.com
30d ago
MARITIME
HIGH IMPACT
Five Pakistanis held as Coast Guard seizes 526 kg drugs in Arabian Sea
Five Pakistani nationals were apprehended after a sea-air surveillance operation west of Lakshadweep; the contraband is estimated to be worth over ₹3,000 crore
Global
Business Standard
12d ago
MARITIME
HIGH IMPACT
Indian Coast Guard catches Pakistanis in Iranian dhow with 526 kg drugs: How maritime border agency busted a Rs 3,000 crore narcotics haul in Arabian Sea
The Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS seized around 526 kg of heroin and methamphetamine worth over Rs 3,000 crore in the international market after intercepti
Global
The Times of India
12d ago
HUMAN SMUGGLING
Moment boat smuggling 14 illegal immigrants intercepted off Newport Beach in latest federal takedown
New bodycam video shows the dicey moment federal agents with guns drawn boarded a suspected human trafficking boat.
Global
New York Post
5d ago
HUMAN SMUGGLING
Who Are "Los Cromos"—The CJNG's Criminal Arm In The Isthmus of Oaxaca—And How Do They Operate?
"Sol Prendido" for Borderland Beat In Oaxaca, the Isthmus zone is under siege by "Los Cromos," a criminal arm of the Jalisco New Generation...
Global
Borderlandbeat.com
7d ago
HUMAN SMUGGLING
800 vehicles checked in Palamu district in 2 hours
Palamu police inspected 792 vehicles in a 2-hour anti-crime drive at 12 locations, targeting illegal arms, drugs, liquor smuggling and human trafficking.
Global
The Times of India
9d ago
HUMAN SMUGGLING
Cartel Member Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Deadly Texas Human Smuggling Case
A federal judge in Texas sentenced a man from Houston, who was working with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, to 35 years in prison in connection with helping
Global
Breitbart News
11d ago
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