World 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
World 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
Countries 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
World 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Cȏte d'Ivoire 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