Read more about the article BELOW THE LINE: Cops Find Tonne Of Cocaine Strapped To Bottom Of Chinese Freighter In Italian Port
Pic shows: Officer holds a cocaine package in undated footage. Guardia di Finanza seized over a ton of cocaine from a Chinese multipurpose cargo ship, at the port of Savona, in Italy. (GuardiaDiFinanza/Newsflash)
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BELOW THE LINE: Cops Find Tonne Of Cocaine Strapped To Bottom Of Chinese Freighter In Italian Port

Police have seized over a tonne of cocaine strapped to the bottom of a freighter in an Italian port. The massive drug bust took place under the waterline at the Port of Savona in Liguria, in north-western Italy, after the Chinese-registered freighter arrived from South America. The footage shows divers…

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January 19, 2023
Read more about the article CAUGHT IN THE ACT: French Crook Turned Actor In One-Tonne Cocaine Bust
Picture shows some of the 1,000 killogrames of drugs seized in Spain, undated. Police carried out an operation to dismantle an international gang that sent cocaine to Europe from the Caribbean on sailboats. ( Newsflash)
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CAUGHT IN THE ACT: French Crook Turned Actor In One-Tonne Cocaine Bust

A robber turned movie actor has been arrested by police following the seizure of more than a tonne of cocaine from a luxury yacht. Star Jean-Claude Pautot, 66, appeared in the hit French comedy 'The Innocent' last year, playing a gangster after a life of real-life crime. He had spent…

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January 18, 2023
Read more about the article TUM-THING TO DECLARE? Cocaine Trafficker Seized After Complaining Of Stomach Ache
Image shows one of the packages filled with cocaine, undated photo. A man from Portugal was arrested after he tried to smuggle 51 packages of cocaine in the city of Stuttgart, Germany, in December 2022. (Zollfahndungsamt Stuttgart/Newsflash)
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TUM-THING TO DECLARE? Cocaine Trafficker Seized After Complaining Of Stomach Ache

A drug trafficker who swallowed more than 50 packages of cocaine was seized by customs police when he told them he had a stomach ache. Image shows one of the packages filled with cocaine, undated photo. A man from Portugal was arrested after he tried to smuggle 51 packages of…

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January 9, 2023
Read more about the article LOCK THE CASBAH: Stunning Miss North Africa Seized In Cocaine Raid
Photo shows Wahida Guerroudj, undated. She was arrested in Algiers, Algeria, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. (@wahida_guerroudj_officiel/Newsflash)
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LOCK THE CASBAH: Stunning Miss North Africa Seized In Cocaine Raid

A former Miss North Africa beauty queen has been seized by police after the reported discovery of huge stashes of cocaine and cash at her home in Algeria. Photo shows Wahida Guerroudj, undated. She was arrested in Algiers, Algeria, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. (@wahida_guerroudj_officiel/Newsflash) Accused Wahida Guerroudj was held in…

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January 3, 2023
Read more about the article BANANA DRAMA: Police Seize Cocaine Worth GBP 82m From Banana Boats
Picture shows the cocaine seized, undated. Customs found a total of 1279 kilogrames of cocaine in two containers of bananas with from Ecuador in Vlissingen, Netherlands. (Openbaar Ministerie/Newsflash)
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BANANA DRAMA: Police Seize Cocaine Worth GBP 82m From Banana Boats

Astonished Dutch customs officials discovered 1.3 tonnes of cocaine worth a whopping GBP 82 million hidden in containers stuffed with bananas. Picture shows the cocaine seized, undated. Customs found a total of 1279 kilogrames of cocaine in two containers of bananas with from Ecuador in Vlissingen, Netherlands. (Openbaar Ministerie/Newsflash) The…

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December 15, 2022