Cocaine price crash a blow for Colombian coca growers
Llorente — “Carlos,” a 36-year-old coca grower in Colombia, is stuck hanging onto kilos of the valuable paste used... Read more
26 May
Traveller stopped at OR Tambo with R2.15m cocaine ‘soaked into rug’
Cape Town – A 29-year-old man travelling from Brazil was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng after... Read more
22 May
Police find drugs worth R48m hidden in a container
Cape Town – Police recovered 16 boxes containing 140 sealed bricks of cocaine with an estimated value of R84... Read more
19 Apr
Ecuador seizes $330 million of cocaine bound for Belgium
Guayaquil – Ecuador confiscated about 8.8 tons of cocaine worth $330 million that had been hidden between bananas in... Read more
27 Feb
Senegal seizes cocaine off coast of Dakar
Dakar – A Senegalese naval patrol boat seized 800 kilograms (1 763 pounds) of cocaine aboard a vessel 335... Read more
25 Jan
Belgium expected to announce record annual cocaine haul
Antwerp – Belgium is expected to announce on Tuesday a new annual record for cocaine seizures at its port... Read more
10 Jan
Senegal seizes record cocaine haul
Dakar – Senegalese customs say they have seized 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of cocaine worth around $36 million aboard... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Woman, 23, nabbed at OR Tambo trying to smuggle cocaine worth R1.4m into SA
Pretoria – A 23-year-old woman was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday after attempting to smuggle... Read more
17 Oct, 2022
Liberia seizes $100 million of cocaine
Monrovia – Liberian authorities on Monday said they had seized some $100 million worth of cocaine, with help from... Read more
4 Oct, 2022
Ivory Coast arrests 30 in cocaine swoop
Abidjan – Police in Ivory Coast have arrested around 30 people after making a massive cocaine haul in two port... Read more
10 Jun, 2022
