Authorities in Guyana announced the seizure on Sunday (September 1) of about 4.4 tons of cocaine worth $200 million buried near a clandestine airstrip intended to be shipped by boat to Europe. “The drugs were found inside underground bunkers in the west, near the border with Venezuela,” said James Singh, …
Read More »Nearly 3 tonnes of cocaine seized from a ship in Senegal
A Senegalese navy patrol boat has announced the seizure of nearly 3 tonnes of pure cocaine from a vessel it intercepted 150 km (93.21 miles) off the coast on Tuesday, the navy said in statement. It said the boat and its cargo had been escorted to the Admiral Faye Gassama …
Read More »$100 million worth of cocaine seized in Liberia
Authorities in Liberia say they have seized $100m (£88m) worth of cocaine in a suburb of the capital Monrovia, the BBC reported. The operation also involved officers from the US international narcotics agency. It resulted in three arrests – of a Liberian, a man from Guinea Bissau and a Lebanese …
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