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🇳🇴 VG
National & Local

The Customs Agency has seized 70 million user doses of cocaine in the last three years

Norwegian Customs has seized 70 million doses of cocaine in three years amid increasing smuggling pressures in the Nordic region.

Mar 4 • 11:20 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
National & Local

The Customs Authorities Have Seized 70 Million User Doses of Cocaine in the Last Three Years

Norway's Customs Authorities report seizing 70 million doses of cocaine over the past three years, signaling a rising smuggling pressure in Norway and the Nordic region.

Mar 4 • 11:15 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

The Customs Authority has seized 70 million user doses of cocaine in the last three years

The Norwegian Customs Authority reports seizing 70 million doses of cocaine over the past three years, highlighting a significant increase in smuggling pressures and evolving methods.

Mar 4 • 11:13 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

Six men arrested in Odense for smuggling and selling cocaine

Six men have been arrested in Odense, Denmark, for their involvement in the distribution of large quantities of cocaine and hashish, and possession of firearms.

Mar 2 • 13:52 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Crime & Justice

Frankfurt Airport: Sniffer Dog Finds Cocaine Worth 5.7 Million Euros

A customs dog at Frankfurt Airport uncovered 83 kilograms of cocaine hidden in three suitcases, with a street value of 5.7 million euros.

Feb 25 • 10:09 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
Crime & Justice

Attempting to smuggle a kilo of cocaine in a table

An individual was caught trying to smuggle a kilogram of cocaine hidden inside a table.

Feb 24 • 10:29 UTC
🌍 AllAfrica
National & Local

Nigeria: NDLEA Dismantles Drug Syndicate, Arrests Real Estate CEO, Grandma, Ivorian Mule

The NDLEA has arrested several individuals, including a real estate CEO and a grandma, who were involved in drug trafficking schemes using deceptive methods to smuggle opioids and cocaine.

Feb 23 • 05:27 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
Crime & Justice

The Customs Authority seized 27.5 kilos of cocaine at Svinesund

Norwegian customs authorities seized 27.5 kilograms of cocaine from a Romanian trailer during a customs check at Svinesund.

Feb 18 • 14:16 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
Crime & Justice

Gang jailed after cocaine found hidden in books

A UK gang has been sentenced to a total of 12 years for exporting cocaine concealed in books to Australia.

Feb 16 • 19:36 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

The Customs Miss Drug Containers - When New Technology Delays

Swedish Customs is facing a significant challenge in combatting drug smuggling, with only a few mobile scanners available to inspect millions of containers arriving in the country amid a surge in cocaine trafficking.

Feb 16 • 04:57 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Three Norwegians Charged in Major Cocaine Smuggling Case in Sweden

Three Norwegians have been charged in a significant drug smuggling case in Sweden involving 1.5 tons of cocaine.

Feb 15 • 17:16 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Drug Smuggling: French Navy Seizes 2.4 Tons of Cocaine in the South Pacific

The French Navy, in cooperation with U.S. authorities, has seized 2.4 tons of cocaine off the coast of French Polynesia, destroying the drugs at sea while allowing the ship and its crew to continue their journey.

Feb 15 • 03:48 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

“Incredibly Much Cocaine” – Six Charged

Six individuals have been charged in connection to the smuggling of 1.5 tons of cocaine into the port of Helsingborg, Sweden, valued at over 1.4 billion kronor.

Feb 12 • 12:17 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
Crime & Justice

Banana container in Helsingborg port contained cocaine worth 1.4 billion kronor

A banana container that disappeared from the port of Helsingborg in May was found to contain 1.5 tons of cocaine valued at 1.4 billion kronor, leading to the prosecution of six men for extensive cocaine smuggling.

Feb 12 • 11:58 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Many Faces of Francisco de Borbón, the Aristocrat Charged with Money Laundering for Drug Trafficking

Francisco de Borbón, a Spanish aristocrat, has been implicated in a major drug trafficking case involving a network laundering proceeds from cocaine smuggling.

Feb 12 • 04:30 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

An additional 523 kilos of cocaine found in drug smuggling case

A recent escalation in a drug smuggling case involves the discovery of an additional 523 kilograms of cocaine, bringing the total seizure to 1.9 tons.

Feb 11 • 11:08 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
Crime & Justice

Cocaine smuggled in cakes, hidden in the body

Authorities discovered cocaine concealed within cakes as part of a smuggling operation.

Feb 11 • 10:16 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
Crime & Justice

They smuggled cocaine hidden in cakes. Police want to charge seven foreigners and one Czech

The police in Czechia are seeking to charge seven foreigners and one Czech national for smuggling over 30 kilograms of cocaine hidden in cakes transported from Germany to Prague.

Feb 11 • 09:55 UTC
🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
Crime & Justice

Eight people smuggled cocaine into the Czech Republic in cakes, police proposed charges

Eight individuals have been implicated in smuggling cocaine into the Czech Republic concealed within cakes, and the police have suggested pressing charges against them.

Feb 11 • 09:26 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
Crime & Justice

Europol: Cocaine Ring Revealed in Iceland

A criminal network smuggling cocaine from South America to Iceland has been dismantled, with 24 arrests made across Europe.

Feb 10 • 20:15 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

Ten men detained in Portugal in smuggling case

Ten men have been detained in Portugal connected to a cocaine smuggling case involving Denmark.

Feb 10 • 13:18 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

Ten men jailed in Portugal in major Danish cocaine case

Ten men have been jailed in Portugal linked to a cocaine smuggling case related to Denmark, involving a total of 1.3 tons of cocaine.

Feb 10 • 12:27 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

A criminal group that perfumed cocaine packages and hid them among marble sinks is captured

A criminal organization has been dismantled for smuggling cocaine from Brazil to Spain by concealing it in marble sinks and spraying it with perfume to evade detection.

Feb 9 • 12:24 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

Princess Marie celebrates milestone birthday in the USA

Danish authorities report the arrest of six Danish citizens in Portugal connected to a cocaine smuggling case involving 1.3 tons of the drug.

Feb 6 • 07:56 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

All city buses in Aarhus have been canceled

Six Danish citizens have been arrested in Portugal following an investigation into the smuggling of 1.3 tons of cocaine, with cooperation among Danish, Spanish, and Portuguese police.

Feb 6 • 06:46 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

The huge cocaine seizure took place in a Portuguese port city. A Danish network was behind the smuggling

Danish authorities reported the seizure of 1.3 tons of cocaine in Portimão, Portugal, implicating a Danish biker gang in the smuggling operation.

Feb 6 • 06:10 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

Proud Danish Police Chief: "We have crippled, slowed down, and certainly disrupted cocaine smuggling as much as possible"

Danish police seized 1.3 tons of cocaine in a significant operation in Portugal, marking the largest cocaine bust in Danish history, and emphasized their success in disrupting smuggling activities.

Feb 6 • 06:10 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

Argentina seeks America's extradition of Maduro

An Argentine judge has requested the extradition of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro from the United States, where he faces federal charges related to drug terrorism and cocaine smuggling.

Feb 5 • 22:50 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

Six Danes arrested in Portugal in case of 1.3 tons of cocaine

Six Danish citizens have been arrested in Portugal after a lengthy investigation and cooperation between Danish, Spanish, and Portuguese police, related to the smuggling of 1.3 tons of cocaine.

Feb 5 • 14:11 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

Six Danes arrested in Portugal for a ton of cocaine

A coordinated operation led to the arrest of eleven individuals, including six Danish citizens, for their involvement in smuggling 1.3 tons of cocaine, with significant quantities seized during transshipment in Portugal.

Feb 5 • 13:57 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Impressive find: France confiscated more than 4 tons of cocaine

France confiscated over 4 tons of cocaine from a ship believed to be traveling from Central America to South Africa, with the cargo destroyed at sea away from its economic zone.

Feb 5 • 07:06 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The former head of the UDEF introduced 58,000 kilos of cocaine and made over 30 million euros

A report reveals that Óscar Sánchez Gil, the former head of UDEF, assisted a criminal organization in smuggling 58,000 kilos of cocaine into Spain, amassing over 30 million euros in the process.

Feb 4 • 18:29 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Federal Police arrests suspect of international drug trafficking and seizes 1.7 tons of cocaine in the Port of Salvador

The Federal Police arrested a suspect involved in a criminal organization responsible for smuggling large quantities of cocaine abroad through the Port of Salvador, seizing approximately 1.7 tons of the drug.

Feb 4 • 13:33 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

White Noise. They carried two powered speakers, but inside they hid the bricks with the dolphin mark

A couple traveling in a utility vehicle with a minor was found with 41 kilos of cocaine hidden in audio equipment near San Antonio de las Juntas in Salta.

Feb 3 • 20:05 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

PHOTO: On the A3 highway, almost 4 kilograms of cocaine and 1.9 million forints were seized. USKOK has initiated an investigation

The USKOK has begun an investigation into a 26-year-old Croatian and Serbian national suspected of smuggling nearly 4 kilograms of cocaine as part of a criminal organization.

Feb 2 • 16:29 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Burðar­dýr received a heavy sentence for liquid smuggling

A man from Lithuania has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for attempting to smuggle three liters of liquid cocaine into the country.

Jan 30 • 10:51 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Three sentenced for bringing in a BMW full of cocaine

Three individuals from Lithuania received prison sentences for smuggling 5.7 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a BMW.

Jan 26 • 13:39 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The police took six hours to remove all the bales of 10 tons of cocaine from a mountain of salt

The police spent six hours excavating 10 tons of cocaine hidden in a salt mountain, which has ties to a previously apprehended ship in 2013.

Jan 15 • 04:30 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
Crime & Justice

Not only the wife but the brain of the regime. Who is Cilia Flores, with whom Maduro once met in prison

Cilia Flores, the First Lady of Venezuela, along with her husband Nicolás Maduro, faces U.S. charges of drug terrorism and corruption related to cocaine smuggling after being captured during a military operation in Caracas.

Jan 9 • 16:53 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Crime & Justice

The connection with the narcos for the cocaine river. And the super witness ready to pin him down

The article discusses an indictment against former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro for drug trafficking, detailing millions of dollars exchanged for diplomatic passports and smuggling operations involving cocaine from Colombia to the U.S. and Europe, with testimony from an ex-military intelligence chief as a key witness.

Jan 5 • 05:29 UTC
🇺🇸 New York Times
Crime & Justice

U.S. Indictment of Maduro Cites Cocaine Smuggling, Trade in Which Venezuela’s Role Is Believed to Be Modest

The U.S. has indicted Venezuelan President Maduro for cocaine smuggling, although it is believed that Venezuela's actual involvement in the drug trade is limited.

Jan 4 • 01:06 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

Contrary to Trump's claims, Venezuela is not the main source of cocaine in the USA

Official data contradicts Trump's administration's assertion that cocaine shipments from Venezuela are causing a drug overdose crisis in the United States, revealing that major smuggling routes largely bypass Venezuela.

Jan 3 • 18:52 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Jailed Brits who smuggled cocaine disguised as Angel Delight escape death sentence

A British couple, Lisa Stocker and Jon Collyer, have been released from prison in Bali after avoiding a death sentence for smuggling cocaine hidden as Angel Delight.

Jan 2 • 19:22 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
Crime & Justice

Instead of gifts, they found seven kilograms of cocaine in the trunk. Two Czechs unwittingly smuggled drugs abroad

Two Czech individuals unknowingly smuggled seven kilograms of cocaine hidden in their luggage while traveling abroad.

Dec 29 • 20:20 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Huelva, the new drug smuggling hub of the south: cocaine seizures surge

The article discusses the increase in cocaine seizures in Huelva, highlighting a recent crackdown on a money-laundering network connected to drug trafficking in Málaga.

Dec 29 • 08:51 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

'Angel delight' drug smugglers DAYS away from walking out of hell-hole Bali prisons

Three drug smugglers, including Brit Lisa Stocker, are set to be released from Bali prisons after avoiding execution for a cocaine smuggling operation worth £300,000.

Dec 28 • 12:56 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Galicia faces a surge of cocaine shipments under EU alert for increased corruption in the ports

Galicia is grappling with an influx of cocaine smuggling amid EU warnings regarding rising corruption in ports, prompting fiscal and customs inspectors to enhance detection strategies in Vigo.

Dec 28 • 04:30 UTC

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