Police seize record 2.3 tons of cocaine from fishing boat that broke down off coast of Australia
Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects' boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said Monday.
Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea
Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a fishing boat that had broken down near the coast of Queensland, arresting 13 people alleged to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate.
Inside Colombia-led operation that seized world record 225 tonnes of cocaine from ‘narco sub’
The six-week global naval operation dubbed ‘Orion’ resulted in the seizure of 1,400 tonnes of drugs including a massive 225-tonne haul of cocaine from a ’narco sub.’ The massive bust led by Colombia involved the security agencies of the United States,
Six Colombian ‘narco subs’ carrying 1,400 tons of drugs seized on way to Australia
A team of more than 60 countries, including the US, Brazil, Spain and the Netherlands, worked together to find the submarines that departed from Colombia. Altogether, the subs contained more than 1,400 tons of illicit drugs, including 225 tons of cocaine and 128 tons of marijuana, CBS News reports.
Six 'narco subs' carrying 1,400 tonnes of drugs seized en route to Australia
Colombian authorities have struck a major blow against international drug trafficking. In a six-week operation involving 62 countries, 1,400 tonnes of drugs worth around £6.7 billion were seized. A particular success was the interception of six 'narco-submarines' capable of carrying up to ten tonnes of cocaine.
Narco sub busted in Pacific with tonnes of cocaine was heading to Australia, New Zealand
New Zealand authorities have been involved in an international operation that seized 1400 tonnes of drugs, including tonnes of cocaine on a “narco sub” bound for Oceania. The six-week Operation Orion involved agencies from 62 countries,
Colombian navy intercepts narco-subs taking new route to Australia
Smuggling cocaine from South America to Australia is particularly lucrative, as a kilogramme of the illegal drug can fetch up to $240,000 (£190,000) there - six times more than in the US, Colombian security forces said.
Colombian navy intercepts ‘narco subs’ headed to Australia in massive drug bust
The Colombian Navy announced it intercepted six “narco subs” containing more than $8 billion worth of drugs in an international mission involving 62 nations, of which the United States was included, that was conducted over a six-week span.
1,400 tons of drugs, "narco subs" found on new Pacific trafficking route
More than 400 people were arrested in the operation targeting oceans, coasts, rivers and ports around the globe in October and November.
‘Narco sub’ bound for Australia seized in massive international operation that netted 1,400 metric tons of drugs
Six so-called “narco subs” stuffed with cocaine were captured in a Colombian-led international anti-drug operation, ...
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Nearly half a billion dollars of cocaine seized from broken down boat off Australian coast
Last week, six so-called “narco subs” stuffed with cocaine were captured in a Colombian-led international anti-drug ...
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Colombia touts 1,400 metric ton drug busts on 'narco subs'
These subs can travel 10,000 miles without refueling. More than 400 people have been arrested in the operation, which ...