US Authorities Intercept Cocaine Shipment off Puerto Rico

US Authorities Intercept Cocaine Shipment off Puerto Rico

The U.S. authorities seized a 989 kilograms (2,176 pounds) cocaine shipment and apprehended thirteen men following ...

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IOM: Migrant ”Ghost Ships” Here to Stay

IOM Migrant ''Ghost Ships'' Here to Stay

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says the spectre of large, disposable crafts bearing hundreds of ...

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Abandoned Vessel Found in Zakyntos Island

Abandoned Vessel Found in Zakyntos Island

The Hellenic Coast Guard has found an abandoned vessel loaded with cigarettes in Zakyntos island while conducting a ...

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Is Piracy Prosecution Model Applicable to Maritime Drug ...

Is Piracy Prosecution Model Applicable to Maritime Drug Smuggling

In the last four years the traffic of heroin destined to Europe and North Africa has shifted dramatically from the ...

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Heroin Laden Ship Blown Up

Heroin Laden Ship Blown Up

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta oversaw the operation to blow up the ship caught with the heroin haul worth over ...

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Liberian-Flagged Bulker Busted for Cocaine Smuggling

Liberia-Flagged Bulker Busted for Cocaine Smuggling

The Colombian Navy has seized 39.8 kilograms of cocaine found aboard the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier “Ping May”, ...

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Spanish Navy’s Pride and Joy Used for Cocaine Smuggling

Spanish Navy's Pride and Joy Used for Cocaine Smuggling

Spain’s Guardia Civil has discovered 127 kilograms (280 pounds) of cocaine on board the training ship Juan ...

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UN Sanctions Operator of North Korean Ship Smuggling Arms

Chong Chon Gang

The U.N. Security Council committee has imposed sanctions on Ocean Maritime Management, operator of a North Korean ...

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EU Urges Libya to Prevent Migrant Tragedies at Sea

EU Urges Libya to Prevent Migrant Tragedies at Sea

In the wake of the recent sinking of a migrant boat off the Libyan coast which took the toll of dozens of lives, ...

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HNLMS Groningen to Fight Drug Smuggling in Caribbean Waters

HNLMS Groningen En Route to Port of Curaçao

HNLMS Groningen left the port of Den Helder, on April 28th, bound for the Caribbean, where the patrol vessel will ...

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Ghana Navy Moves to Counter Piracy and Drugs Smuggling ...

Ghana Navy Moves to Counter Piracy and Drugs Smuggling in Gulf of Guinea

Ghana’s Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral GW Biekro, is convening a conference of senior international ...

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