Senegal customs seize cocaine shipments worth over $50m
Senegal – Senegalese customs said Tuesday they had intercepted three shipments of cocaine with a total estimated value of... Read more
20 Jun, 2024
Venezuela seizes over 10 tons of cocaine
Caracas — More than 10 tons of cocaine were seized in Venezuela during a police and military operation, authorities... Read more
27 Oct, 2023
Brazil scientists developing new ‘vaccine’ for cocaine addiction
Belo Horizonte —Scientists in Brazil, the world’s second-biggest consumer of cocaine, have announced the development of an innovative new... Read more
26 Oct, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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
