Inspection of shipping containers at Belgium port turns up 4.78 tons of cocaine, weapons and $193,000 in cash
Prosecutors said eight people were detained following searches carried out in Belgium and the Netherlands earlier this month.
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Dozens sentenced to prison in Belgium's biggest ever drug smuggling trial: "Your honor, I played, I lost."
More than 120 defendants from Belgium, Albania, Colombia and North Africa were accused of having participated in a multinational cocaine and cannabis trafficking enterprise after investigators ...
Nearly 5 Tonnes Of Cocaine Seized At Antwerp Port
Belgian authorities said on Friday they had seized almost five tonnes of cocaine stashed in shipping containers at Antwerp port, as part of a cross-border investigation into a drug-trafficking ring.
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Belgian Authorities Seize over 5 Tons of Cocaine at Antwerp Port
Approximately 4.78 metric tons (5.26 US tons) of cocaine were discovered by Belgian investigators in containers at the port ...
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Location, location, location is valid for drug trafficking; Insight Crime highlights increase in seizures
On 9 November 2024, the National Drug Control Agency ( DNCD) carried out the country’s second-largest cocaine seizure, intercepting 2.2 tons of the drug. The cocaine, shipped from Panama and destined ...
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Dominican Republic Breaks Seizure Record Amid Renewed Caribbean Trafficking
Record-breaking cocaine seizures in the Dominican Republic highlight the resurgence of the Caribbean as a major trafficking ...
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Chile’s Arica Port Bust Underscores Role in Bolivian Cocaine Supply Chain
A massive seizure of cocaine precursor at Chile’s Arica port underscores its growing role as a trafficking hotspot for ...
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Nearly 5 tons of cocaine found in shipping containers in Belgium
The probe focused on a criminal organization involved in trafficking cocaine to Belgium from South America, Central America and Canada, the prosecutor's office said in a statement. The group ...