More than 3 tons of cocaine caught in Vlissingen
November 15, 2023

Customs intercepted a large shipment of cocaine in the port of Vlissingen on Tuesday evening. According to the Zeeland-West-Brabant public prosecutor's office, 3,279 pressed blocks of cocaine were seized.

Ecuador
The cocaine was found in a shipment of bananas from Ecuador. The bananas were intended for a company in the Netherlands that, according to the Public Prosecution Service, probably has nothing to do with the drugs.

Typically, a block of cocaine weighs just over one kilo. This means that approximately 3,280 kilos of cocaine were found. That is the largest batch of cocaine found so far this year in Zeeland.

Due to the discovery, there was increased surveillance in the port area during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday by units of Customs, the Seaport Police and the Royal Military Police.

The drugs were collected and destroyed on Tuesday evening by Customs' Special Assistance Team. The Seaport Police and the Public Prosecution Service are further investigating the case.

The public prosecutor's office believes that the street value of the cocaine is approximately 246 million euros.

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a very big bust. i recognize none of the names. all very young and majority look the be of middle eastern or south east asian nationality. the nationalities appear to be an ongoing trend in GTA drug busts.

DRUGS International drug trafficking: couriers also arrested in Puglia
19 arrests, seizure of 34 million

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November 16, 2023
NEWS // FOREGROUND //
BARI – A criminal association based in Veneto was dismantled by the yellow flames. 420 kg of drugs from Albania and Holland seized . Assets and money worth around 2 million euros were seized. 1 7 couriers arrested in various Italian regions.

The story

In the early hours of today, 16 November, on behalf of the District Attorney's Office of Venice, soldiers from the Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza of Padua and the Central Investigation Service on Organized Crime (SClCO), with the help of canine units, two helicopters and other departments of the Corps, for a total of over 100 people employed, have implemented two orders of the Judge for preliminary investigations. Respectively, the application of personal precautionary measures was ordered against 19 subjects (14 in prison and 5 under house arrest, of which one resident in Germany), all under investigation for the crime of criminal association aimed at illicit trafficking of narcotic substances, and the seizure of assets worth approximately one million euros.

The measure of house arrest on German territory was carried out through the issuing of a European Arrest Warrant by the Venice Public Prosecutor's Office, which made use of the collaboration of Eurojust for contacts with the collateral body. Furthermore, three of the suspects, who at the time of the execution were in Albanian territory, were arrested by the police forces of that country, activated by the International Police Cooperation Service (SCIP), also through the Office of 'Security expert in Albania, following research ordered by the Ministry of Justice for the purposes of their subsequent extradition to Italy. At the same time, numerous searches are being carried out in the provinces of Treviso, Venice, Monza Brianza and Ravenna.

Furthermore, during the investigations, significant elements of corroboration to the circumstantial evidence of the interceptions were acquired, which led to the arrest of 17 couriers (in the provinces of Ancona, Arezzo, Bari, Bergamo, Bologna, Modena, Novara, Ravenna, Udine, Venice and Verona) and the seizure of cocaine, heroin, hashish and marijuana, for over 420 kilograms, with an estimated retail value of over 34 million euros, and cash for almost one million.

Without prejudice to the presumption of innocence, at the end of the investigative activity, still in the preliminary investigation phase, 65 subjects were currently registered in the register of suspects, mainly of Albanian and Italian nationality, believed, in various capacities, to be involved in the illicit trafficking of narcotic substances coming from Holland, through Germany, and from Albania, to be destined for the national territory.

According to the accusatory hypothesis, an Albanian resident in Ponte di Piave (IV) is considered the promoter of the criminal association. The investigations of the Fiamme Gialle of Padua, carried out under the direction of the District Attorney's Office of Venice, originate from the arrest of an Albanian man and an Italian woman, stopped in Padua in January 2020, and from the seizure of 2 kilos of heroin found in the car in use for them. The subsequent investigations, developed on the basis of the analysis of the telephone records of the subjects suspected of being close to the aforementioned arrested persons and of numerous observation and shadowing services, made it possible to reconstruct the drug trafficking chain, ascertaining their origin from Albanian subjects settled in Veneto , in turn able to supply large quantities from Albania and Holland.

The investigations, which continued with environmental and telephone interceptions, the installation of numerous cameras and electronic positioning tracking systems, made it possible to acquire elements of responsibility towards Albanian subjects, operating between the provinces of Treviso, Venice and Padua, and who would be dedicated to the supply and distribution of significant quantities of drugs throughout the national territory.

Furthermore, during the investigative activities numerous couriers were identified, transporting cash and drugs in double floors built inside the vehicles used, shuttling between Italy, Albania and Germany, and two logistics bases in the Municipalities of Eraclea (VE). and Musile di Piave (VE), used for storage of imported narcotic substances.

The same organization also made use of encrypted mobile phones of Albanian origin, equipped with the "MATRIX" instant messaging system and used to take care of the logistics and movement of large quantities of drugs. The encryption keys of this communication system did not allow intercepting conversations between users, who were equipped with special codes for possible contacts. Precisely through the aforementioned platform the association would have been able to manage, in a secure manner, the orders received from customers, also located in regions of southern Italy (Puglia, Calabria and Lazio), and search for drivers willing to make deliveries, employing cars with special cavities accessible via sophisticated electronic devices.

The Venice Public Prosecutor's Office has also ordered asset investigations, which have made it possible to identify the assets attributable to the main suspects, for an estimated value of approximately one million euros, including a Swiss hemp production and cultivation company, formally registered in the name of his wife. of the dominus of the association. To which are added 7 properties and several valuable cars, which were subjected to preventive seizure.

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French naval ship intercepts 3.5 tons of coke near Barbados
December 4, 2023

A French naval frigate intercepted 3.5 tons of cocaine from a fishing vessel in the Caribbean southeast of Barbados on November 28. The mega batch of coke was probably intended for the European market. An unknown number of crew members have been arrested.

119 bales
After crew members from the French naval vessel La Combattante and a helicopter located the fishing vessel, the vessel was forced to stop and raided. 119 bales of cocaine were found on board, totaling 3,500 kilos of cocaine. It was determined that the crew of the fishing vessel was of Venezuelan nationality.

The crew members were arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling and handed over to Venezuelan authorities. The shipments of coke were seized and destroyed.

The operation was carried out by the armed forces of the Les Forces armées aux Antilles (FAA) in collaboration with French Customs, the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in France, and in coordination with American and Colombian allies.

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Published on: 08-12-2023 | 16:06
Dijk en Waard - After a drug lab was discovered on Einsteinstraat in Heerhugowaard thanks to research by the Northern Netherlands unit, it turned out to be hit again further down the street yesterday.

The area continued to receive the attention of the municipality and colleagues from the Heerhugowaard base team. During an integrated inspection by the municipality, police and environmental service, almost 100 kilos of Ketamine and hemp buds were found in a business premises. The street value of the ketamine is estimated at more than 2 million euros. One arrest has been made. Possible links between the two cases are now being investigated.

Mayor Van Dijk en Waard, Maarten Poorter: "It is clear that we tackle subversion and criminal activities seriously. We also make these company visits based on signals. We have good contact with many entrepreneurs and support this approach. Ultimately, it is in everyone's interest to nip subversion in the bud."

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AMTwo thousand December 10, 2023
Colombia's government will remove fines for consuming small amounts of the drug, in line with a change of focus in the fight against drug trafficking in the world's largest cocaine-producing country. A government decree published by local media announces the repeal of sanctions against the possession of "narcotic or psychotropic substances" intended for personal use and not for sale. The measure does not change the penalties of up to 20 years of imprisonment for crimes related to drug trafficking provided for by Colombian law, but puts an end to the fines of around fifty dollars that the police impose on users. "If the Constitution authorizes doses for personal use, police action should not focus on the persecution of drug addicts but on that of the big drug lords", explained President Gustavo Petro on the social network .) avoid the criminalization of drug addicts through corrective measures", reads the decree of 7 December. The possession and use of small quantities of marijuana, cocaine and some synthetic drugs had already been decriminalized by a decision of the Constitutional Court in 1994, but the fines were maintained by a decision by Ivan Duque 's conservative government in 2018. Petro, who also ordered security forces to cease operations against small-scale coca leaf farmers, advocates a change of direction in the fight against drug that Colombia is carrying out with the economic help of the United States, the main South American cocaine market. For its part, the opposition claims that these decisions limit the authorities' ability to fight drug trafficking, in a context of expansion of illicit crops and increased local consumption.

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